If you scenerio is the true, which I believe it is, getting back to the real snow cave in 100 mph winds was no easy task. I was once in extremely high winds, in the dead of winter, trying to get from point A to point B and it was horrible. I did find a slight shelter from the wind along the way to catch my breath.I can imagine James getting more hypothermic along the way, and probably losing things as he went to ease the burden of his path. The things he shed could very well be buried by now.
I wonder if the sheriff and others will change their theory in light of the autopsy. Why would someone volunteer to stay behind with a half of an orange, light clothing and no equipment.
About the phone call home, everything he said sounded lucid and truthful except for the questions pertaining to his buddies. He said that one was flying a plane, the other went down to town to get help. It makes me wonder about the phone connection and if the son misunderstood about the buddies or if there was a clue in the statements.
The son did say he immediately knew his father was in trouble by the sound of his voice.
It did strike me that the relationship between the husband and wife was one of protecting the other from harsh facts. He told the son more info than he told his wife. And her response to him was the same.
Yeah, especially on a steep, slippery slope with no gear and no visibility...
If we assume they spent the night, and woke up early on Saturday, is it possible the entire scenario might happen before the storm rolled in?When did the storm actually hit?
For instance, if the accident occurred before 10 am, and the storm hit late... like 4pm, is it possible he could have followed such a scenario as I proposed and still make it to the big cave in moderate winds (at least alot less that hurricane) and daylight?
-Bruce