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Mercy
06-25-2008, 17:39
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371605,00.html

FRESNO, Calif. — Rescue crews searched the central Sierra Nevada on Wednesday for nine teenagers and two adult hikers missing in a rugged area of the mountains.
The teens, ages 13 to 16, and two 30-year-old adult guides did not meet up with a third guide as planned on Saturday, Fresno County authorities said. The group was on a two-week Outward Bound adventure.
A Fresno County Search and Rescue Team, volunteer mountaineers, rescuers on horseback and a helicopter were searching the area, which has an elevation of 9,000 to 10,000 feet.
The group set out June 14 for a hiking and climbing trip in a mountainous area of the Sierra National Forest about 10 miles west of Kings Canyon National Park (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371605,00.html#). They had supplies to last them through Friday, according to the Fresno County sheriff's office.
A guide who separated from the group Saturday to scout a possible climb returned to a rendezvous point later in the day, but the group never arrived. He spent two days searching on his own before reporting them missing.
The teenagers, who were not identified, came from all over the country to participate in the trip, the sheriff's office said. Their parents have been notified, authorities said.

MOWGLI
06-25-2008, 17:41
My wife brought this to my attention this morning. Probably because I'm taking our daughter to hike in the Sierra in a couple of weeks.

That's a lot of people to be missing nearly 5 days. Hope they find them soon.

rafe
06-25-2008, 17:42
There have been lots of wildfires in CA (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/25/california.fires.ap/index.html) these last few days. I wonder if that's part of the picture.

MOWGLI
06-25-2008, 17:44
There have been lots of wildfires in CA (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/25/california.fires.ap/index.html) these last few days. I wonder if that's part of the picture.

I could be wrong, but probably not. The forest above 10,000' is not very thick, and there is plenty of water for them to retreat to in the event of a fire.

Mercy
06-25-2008, 17:44
I'm not sure they are missing yet. One guy goes to scout things out, and didn't meet back up with the group. The group is out for two weeks from June 14.

That's why my question mark after "11 hikers missing?"

Mercy

notorius tic
06-25-2008, 17:51
Hope they are found safe

Frolicking Dinosaurs
06-25-2008, 17:52
Prayers for their safety and for the families - especially the parents of the teens.

warren doyle
06-25-2008, 18:38
Overblown by the 24-hour news channels.
Bad press for Outward Bound.
Wouldn't want to be in the third guide's shoes right now.

Two Speed
06-25-2008, 18:49
Could be a minor navigational faux pas, could be far more serious. Not real sure I'd want to be in any of their shoes right now.

4eyedbuzzard
06-25-2008, 19:33
"SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A wilderness adventure company says nine teenagers and two adults who were missing in the central Sierra Nevada have been found safe.
Brad Mushovic, executive director of Outward Bound's wilderness programs, says the missing group called the organization after hiking to a nearby store.
They turned up safe just hours after Fresno County Sheriff's officials began searching for them. Authorities say they had failed to meet up with a third guide as planned Saturday during their two-week backpacking and rock climbing trip.
Mushovic says the group told him Wednesday afternoon that they were awaiting searchers at the Florence Lake Store, just north of where they went missing" http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFrRzeduXUewg3DcewuZQ2meCoOwD91HBOUO0

MOWGLI
06-25-2008, 19:40
Mushovic says the group told him Wednesday afternoon that they were awaiting searchers at the Florence Lake Store, just north of where they went missing"

Not far from Muir Trail Ranch. Glad they're safe.

Mercy
06-25-2008, 21:31
Glad they're found... has anyone ever said if the group was lost? Or if they just failed to meet the third guy, who went beserko and started all this ruckus?