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Sierra ordeal: Man dies, woman survives
sfgate.com ^ | 12/7/12 | Will Kane

Posted on 12/07/2012 10:05:40 AM PST by GSWarrior

A woman trapped for six days in the Sierra was found by her brother as she crawled along a snow-covered dirt road where she and her male companion had been testing the man's new four-wheel-drive Jeep, authorities said Thursday.

Paula Lane's companion didn't survive the ordeal and died in the snow after leaving Lane in the vehicle and setting out to find help, said a spokesman for the Alpine County Sheriff's Department.

Lane crawled past her companion's dead body as she was trying to make it to safety, said Undersheriff Robert Levy.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


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1 posted on 12/07/2012 10:05:46 AM PST by GSWarrior
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To: GSWarrior; SpinnerWebb
He decided to pull off the highway to test out his Jeep Cherokee in the snow.

Clifton drove around a locked gate on a closed dirt road, and after driving a few miles became stuck in the mud.

Nature has a way of weeding out stupid people

2 posted on 12/07/2012 10:12:42 AM PST by tx_eggman (Liberalism is only possible in that moment when a man chooses Barabas over Christ.)
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To: GSWarrior

Do not leave civilized areas without a well stocked survival pack and means of emergency communication.

One single mishap or poor decision can result in an agonizing experience or death.


3 posted on 12/07/2012 10:13:41 AM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: GSWarrior

Depart from the known path at your own peril.


4 posted on 12/07/2012 10:14:59 AM PST by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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To: chris37

And 1st rule - make sure someone knows where you are going and when you should be expected back.


5 posted on 12/07/2012 10:16:36 AM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: GSWarrior

Should have brought warm clothing.
Should have brought a survival kit.
Should have stayed on the main road.

Once they go stuck, they should have remained with the vehicle and created a smokey fire. Spare tires create a lot of smoke.


6 posted on 12/07/2012 10:16:55 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio)
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To: SMARTY
The lines really are our friends.
7 posted on 12/07/2012 10:20:01 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Kartographer

Ping.


8 posted on 12/07/2012 10:21:57 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: GSWarrior

They’d have made it out with a winch equipped Wrangler.


9 posted on 12/07/2012 10:22:18 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: GSWarrior

Should a bought a Ford


10 posted on 12/07/2012 10:22:35 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: GSWarrior
A similar thing happened to a software developer in this region a few years back, I think.

Went off the highway, got lost/stuck.

He left the vehicle to find help and died. She stayed behind and lived.

11 posted on 12/07/2012 10:23:31 AM PST by wideawake
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To: GSWarrior
Clifton drove around a locked gate on a closed dirt road...

I think that's the hint about where things went wrong.

12 posted on 12/07/2012 10:23:31 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state." - Cornelius Tacitus, Roman Senator)
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To: GSWarrior

Further point: The additional sub-dermal fat that women carry often makes all the difference in cases of surviving exposure to cold.


13 posted on 12/07/2012 10:24:56 AM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: tx_eggman

I used to drive in some real harry areas when I lived in NW New Mexico. I knew the limits of my VW THING so did not push it beyond those limits. Never had a problem.


14 posted on 12/07/2012 10:25:15 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (The parasites now outnumber the producers.)
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To: BenLurkin
The lines really are our friends.

I say no

The lines mock us.
The lines teach us conformity.
They teach us to do as we are told.
The lines keep us from exercising our minds.
They keep us from stretching our wings and testing our limits.

Ignore them at your own peril but be smart and have a plan to cover your ass. Know where you are going. Make sure someone else knows. Bring sufficient kit to ensure the ability to deal with unknowns and get back between the lines safely.

Otherwise, be safe and stay on the approved path.

</fevered rant on a slow boring day>

15 posted on 12/07/2012 10:28:05 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred.)
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To: wideawake

“He left the vehicle to find help and died. She stayed behind and lived.”

They had snow, therefore fresh water, and shelter in the vehicle. With that, they could survive for weeks.

Out in the cold without warm clothes, you might only survive for hours. Not exactly a tricky decision there.


16 posted on 12/07/2012 10:31:20 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: BenLurkin

Yup!

Young people are irresponsible and don’t think past their noses.

They have NO common sense because they watch WAY too much TV, where everything ‘works out’ and problems are just ‘cinematic’. They have the most smug and smart a#@ attitude about ‘the rules’, too!


17 posted on 12/07/2012 10:31:20 AM PST by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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To: Boogieman

>> Not exactly a tricky decision there.

I dunno... I’d have to know more about the woman he was trapped in the car with. If it was my ex, for instance...


18 posted on 12/07/2012 10:34:08 AM PST by Nervous Tick ("You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.")
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To: SMARTY

>> Young people are irresponsible and don’t think past their noses.

With the exception of the body part you chose for illustration purposes, I’d have to agree in general.


19 posted on 12/07/2012 10:36:00 AM PST by Nervous Tick ("You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.")
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To: SMARTY

This story does not mention the ages of the unfortunate couple. I had the impression they were elderly.


20 posted on 12/07/2012 10:40:15 AM PST by GSWarrior (Click HERE to read entire tagline.)
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