Hiker rescued from Appalachian Trail - Clay County Progress

[WhiteBlaze]

Hiker rescued from Appalachian Trail Clay County Progress, NC Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:31 PM CDT A 76-year-old man from the New Orleans, La. area was rescued on the Appalachian Trail in Clay County early Saturday morning. Romalice “Sarge” Ellis was suffering from low blood sugar when he called his daughter and ...

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[Slo-go'en]

Sounds like this is the same guy who said his food and water was stolen a few days ago. Too bad he had to be resuced off the trail, at least he gave it a try.

[ColdFire]

Rock must have snuck out of the old folks home again.

[Mother Nature]

Good heavens. I picked him up near Hogpen Gap with the same problem having been treated locally by emts overnight as someone took his food. I took him to the Blueberry Patch in Hiawassee. I had previously retrieved him from Hightower Gap with the same hypothermic symptoms and in diabetic stress. Each time he reassured me he was not getting back on the trail this year.

Sarge, I love you but go home and get your dog and do the little sections you promised me you were going to do!

[Desert Reprobate]

Yellow blazing via ambulance

[TOW]

Wow, that's all I got to say.

[jesse]

"food and water stolen"???? I wonder where he forgot he left it.

[Newb]

"food and water stolen"???? I wonder where he forgot he left it.

Yeah, I hate to say it, but if there is a pattern of ill health here involving blood sugar levels it's very possible he misplaced his foodbag.

[mweinstone]

my sugar is 37 this morn. some with reactive hypo would be grumpy, ive learned not to kill till my crap rises. i never get above 90. ever. and my foodbag being my life, i dont play. as far as him misplaceing food, i doubt it very much. stolen is stolen and misplaced is misplaced and senile is personal. sarge, try again with more planning. and dont leave your testing equiptment and glucose in the food bag. carry them in your undys warm so the meter works.

[Homer&Marje]

Good thing he did not make it to New Hampshire. They might have sent him a bill for the rescue

Too bad though if he was just a victim of bad circumstance....sounds like he really needs to get his diabetes in control before taking on big undertakings. IMHO.

[TOW]

Rumor is that there are other hikers missing food bags in the area he was hiking in as well........

[Kanati]

Rumor is that there are other hikers missing food bags in the area he was hiking in as well........

HUH? What's up with that? Could that be a vagrant waiting until people are asleep to take their supplies?

[sasquatch2014]

When i read this topic, i think about that sort of things http://sourceradix.com/m/mon.html
You may check that, and most likely it would change your mind. Whatever.

Mods please ban this jack@$$. It's getting old.

[Lone Wolf]

Rumor is that there are other hikers missing food bags in the area he was hiking in as well........

sleep with all your stuff. nothin' gets stolen

[mtnkngxt]

If it really is a problem, a local may want to put a food bag out that may or may not have curry and cayenne powder mixed into all of the food in large tast bud murdering amounts.