Posted on 03/10/2019 11:35:42 AM PDT by Mariner
BRIDGEPORT, Calif.
Authorities in California searched for a sixth day Saturday for a missing Marine after he failed to return from a backcountry skiing trip through the Sierra Nevada.
First Lt. Matthew Kraft began trekking a section of the rugged Sierra High Route on Feb. 23 and was scheduled to complete it on Monday or Tuesday near Bridgeport, a town northeast of Yosemite National Park, 1st Marine Capt. Paul Gainey said.
Kraft is an infantry officer who received survival training in the field.
"He has the skills to survive in austere environments, and we're hoping for the best here," Gainey said.
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100 miles.
50+ft of heavy snow. Constant avalanches. Zero degrees. 100mph winds. No rescue options.
From what I’ve seen, the back-country trails and forests of California are used as hiding places by some very dangerous people.
Have they checked to see if anyone’s chained to a bed in Mexico?
So he went by himself? That’s dumb and he knew better.
In the middle of winter?
Most experienced hikers take a month to hike it in the summer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_High_Route
I’m pretty sure this guys is the very first to even imagine trying it in the winter.
If he makes it he will be an international legend.
If he’s a Marine, are we certain he just doesn’t WANT to be found? ;)
Prayers up for his safe return.
Marines are not allowed to die without permission.
If a man wants to disappear off the face of the earth, this is the way to do it.
You're right, the serial killers and sex offenders probably just get hotel rooms when it gets too cold.
LOL! True Dat! ;)
God bless him.
“May God send angels to his aid.”
It has been 15 days so far.
There are no animals up there to eat.
Even if he carried only SPAM, he’s running short of calories by now. He’s using AT LEAST 4,000 per day just to survive.
A Delorme would be helpful to stay in touch. But with 226” plus of snow for February at Mammoth... Prayers up for this brave young man.
If he didn’t take along snowshoes and proper gear in that deep snow, he’s in big trouble. Fifteen days? Not good.
I'm not sure confidence is the right word. Perhaps 'arrogance' or just 'stupidity'.
The Donner party was caught up in a bad Sierra Nevada winter in 1846, and only 48 of 87 survived with many resorting to cannibalism.
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