Posted on 07/26/2023 5:29:36 PM PDT by Twotone
The mummified remains of three people discovered at a remote camping site in the Colorado wilderness were identified on Tuesday as two sisters and a teen boy who were planning to “live off the grid,” a report said.
Christine Vance, 41, Rebecca Vance, 42, and Rebecca’s 14-year-old son were identified as the bodies discovered earlier this month about 1,000 feet from a site near the Gold Creek Campground, according to the Colorado Sun.
The trio are believed to have started hiking in July 2022, about a year before they were discovered dead.
A family member told the coroner that they had been planning to “live off the grid.”
Gunnison County Coroner Michael Barnes told the Sun that malnutrition and “exposure to the elements” were likely to have contributed to their deaths.
“It was a significantly harsh winter for us this year, and it always is here,” Barnes told the paper, “but we did have more snow than we have had in the past couple of winters.”
One of the bodies was located by a hiker on Sunday, while two others were found by authorities on Monday, Gunnison County Sheriff Adam Murdie said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Mummified bodies identified. Sounds like they were not really prepared.
The nostalgic view of nature is erroneous. Nature is brutal.
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Jeezis I saw the photo of them just before they left to go out there. No way in hell if I was that kid would I go on their stoner hippie hazy adventure. They all look massively hung over and out of shape.
The adults should’ve know better sounds like they were not prepared but then why did they even want to live off the grid? But the 14 year old lost his life because he was under their care.
Now non-living off the grid.
There is always more to a story than initially stated.
“The nostalgic view of nature is erroneous. Nature is brutal.”
Sprain your ankle in the backcountry, it might kill you in the long run. A mere cut turns into a staph infection and you’re dead.
Break a leg, forget about it you’re a goner. Incoming Northerly front? Good luck but it probably won’t turn out well.
Unless you absolutely know what you’re doing and you have experience to back that up - Nature is completely unforgiving.
“Jeezis I saw the photo of them just before they left to go out there. “
Photo at link.
Off the grid: Check
Living: Not so much
Yeah they might have had a chance in a temperate climate. Or at least lasted long enough to change their minds. Winter in the Rockies in a tent?
They got it half right.
They’re off the grid. They just didn’t get the living part
quite right.
Maybe next... oh well...
Off the grid, but on the slab.
My family hunted elk up there. Not very friendly terrain. Darned cold in the winter. Horrible way to go. God bless them.
“The nostalgic view of nature is erroneous. Nature is brutal.”
Yup. And it’s even more so if you are not prepared and are lacking in backwoods’ skills.
I bet they had no idea how much firewood it take to keep a campfire goin 3- 5 months. At least 2-3 cords, I bet they had no where near that.
Climate Change is murder. Arrest the MAGAS. Signed, Hillary Clinton.
The pics at the link show two women that couldn’t hike 2 miles without resting and a snack.
I have no desire to live off grid, but I stay in excellent shape and have read numerous books on survival and other pertinent topics.
You never know…
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