[pct-l] Out of Contact Hikers on PCT HAVE BEEN FOUND....

[The Dosey Family]

Bill, They are safe and accounted for and the sad part about this is that 
the story is not a very
glamorous one,    Apparently they got themselves dehydrated and that with a
blown out knee, and they pulled off the trail early and coupled with a bad
cell phone and overall delayed time frame to contact me and Walla.... Home
support that sends out a search party because they fell out of contact....

They have since opted for the time being to pull off the trail and let the
knee heal for a bit before trying this again in the future.....

I can't thank everyone enough for your help and support. It is really a 
pleasure to know that there are still people out there that will pull 
together to help each in a time of need.
You are all wonderful people.
Thank you again
Wes Dosey




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Burge" <bill at burge.com>
To: "PCTL Listserve" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Out of Contact Hikers on PCT HAVE BEEN FOUND....


>
> VERY glad to hear their OK.
>
> Would like to know the story.  I mean, it is part of being a member of
> a family/community...  :-)
>
> Probably without even really being aware of it, they became an
> important part of what was/is going on.
>
> I was at L-Rod's today and notes were up asking anyone with info to
> let someone know.  People discussed what they saw about the trail and
> weather conditions for that area when they went through.
>
> We wish them the best of luck and happiness and hope that they were
> (and will continue) following their hearts and heads.
>
> BillB
>
>
>
> On May 15, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Gary Wright wrote:
>
>>
>> On May 15, 2009, at 3:44 PM, The Dosey Family wrote:
>>> Hikers have been recovered They just showed back up on the grid,
>>> Thank you
>>> all so much for your e mails and support.  They are safe and sound,
>>> and off
>>> the trail for a bit.
>>
>> With the hiker's permission, could you share with the list any
>> "lesson's learned"?
>>
>> Was there an equipment failure?
>> If there was a navigation error, how could it have been prevented?
>> Miscommunication regarding the next check-in?
>> What would they do next time in a similar situation?
>>
>> I think this sort of "analysis" after even minor incidents is helpful
>> to the hiking community.
>>
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