[pct-l] pct hiker lost n found

[randy_forsland at hotmail.com (Randy Forsland)]

Getting lost on the first day has to be some sort of record. Even Hooter
made it to the kickoff without incident...

If this guy continues with his hike, it could be a very exciting year for
Rescue..

Redwood
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pea Hicks" <phix@optigan.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:33 AM
Subject: [pct-l] pct hiker lost n found


> hi all-
>
> didn't see anyone else post this news item from a couple days ago, so i
> figured i'd chime in:
>
> http://www.10news.com/news/4336115/detail.html
>
> *****************************
> Lost Hiker Found After Six-Hour Search
> Hiker Lost In Rural Area, Calls For Help
>
> POSTED: 3:02 pm PST March 31, 2005
> UPDATED: 9:15 am PST April 1, 2005
>
> SAN DIEGO -- A 50-year-old hiker is safe Friday after getting lost during
> a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail in Pine Valley.
>
> Raymond Sorensen of Santa Barbara was found in good condition after a
> six-hour search in the rural East County terrain Thursday afternoon, San
> Diego County sheriff's Sgt. Don Robbins said.
>
> Sorensen was dropped off in Campo on Wednesday with plans to hike the
> entire trail, which stretches 2,650 miles up to the Canadian border,
> Robbins said.
>
> But Sorensen contacted authorities at about 10 a.m. Thursday, saying he
> had lost his way in the general area of Boulder Oaks, near Interstate 8 in
> the southeastern reaches of San Diego County, Robbins said.
>
> Deputies searched the back-country locale and its environs into the early
> afternoon, then called in a sheriff's helicopter and a search-and-rescue
> team, Robbins said.
>
> At about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities found the man in the Campo area,
> sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos said. As it turned out, he had wandered to a
> spot not far from a sheriff's substation.
> *****************************
>
>
> i'm still having trouble getting a mental picture of exactly where he went
> wrong...?
>
>
> pea
> pct05
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