>>1927056This is a tough one because most agree she followed the recommended procedure. When you're lost, and fail to find your way back, shelter in place, try to send an alarm, and wait for SAR to find you. That's what she did - she was in her shelter for almost a month, in one place. Her cell phone shows she tried sending messages (also recommended because they may go through without you knowing). She wasn't, however, proficient with map and compass, nor with GPS.
Consensus seems to be that SAR slipped up a bit, possibly because she had wandered into land belonging to the Navy, so it wasn't searched as it should have been. It's just a sad chain of unfortunate circumstances.
In short:
>Use map and compass, GPS>Have satellite emergency beacon>Use signals (whistle, flare, flashlight, smoke)>Don't get lost in the first place - "stay found" on your map>>1927061Don't leave your pack. That's where you have shelter and food. A technique similar to what you describe is part of Lyle Brotherton's Ultimate Navigation Manual, but he says to tie paracord to your pack. Don't be a LARPer though and bring paracord just to "tie to my pack if I get lost".
>>1927343Source? You may be confusing her with another dead hiker story. That time it was a tranny granny who was raped and blackmailed by another hiker. She eventually escaped but died in a suspicious RV fire shortly after.
