View Full Version : Missing "camper" around Erwin TN
nitegaunt
11-20-2010, 13:53
Just ran across this article today in the local news here in Tennessee. Apparently this man is missing near the Erwin area.
http://www2.tricities.com/news/2010/nov/19/rescue-crews-search-missing-camper-erwin-ar-665380/
Man, it seems like a lot people are going missing this year.
Man, it seems like a lot people are going missing this year.
....... and a lot more bear activity too!
Wise Old Owl
11-20-2010, 17:33
300 lbs and heart problems...Sad to hear.
Well dang... I hiked the 8 mile section between Indian Grave Gap and Uncle Johnny's yesterday and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. A hunter and 2 hikers - that was it.
Wonder if he went north or south?
Well dang... I hiked the 8 mile section between Indian Grave Gap and Uncle Johnny's yesterday and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. A hunter and 2 hikers - that was it.
Wonder if he went north or south?
I think they said he was planning on walking near the AT. He probably wanted to have an adventure so he decided to go on a bushwack. I think hes alive, just a bit lost.
I think they said he was planning on walking near the AT. He probably wanted to have an adventure so he decided to go on a bushwack. I think hes alive, just a bit lost.
He's probably at Lost Cove....
(That would be funny under different circumstances...)
This one ends good. He's OK. His daughter really loves him, He's a lucky guy.
http://www2.tricities.com/news/2010/nov/20/missing-camper-wanders-out-of-woods-unha-41678-vi-22315/
Seems like he was lost and doesn't want to admit it.
A good reason to carry a compass around Erwin: If you can walk a straight line in any direction you'll come to a highway before you starve to death.
Pedaling Fool
11-20-2010, 20:50
Just ran across this article today in the local news here in Tennessee. Apparently this man is missing near the Erwin area.
http://www2.tricities.com/news/2010/nov/19/rescue-crews-search-missing-camper-erwin-ar-665380/
Another news article concerning the AT that didn't get picked up by the AT RSS feeds forum.
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=66706
kayak karl
11-20-2010, 23:08
Seems like he was lost and doesn't want to admit it.
and you know that how???
kayak karl
11-20-2010, 23:09
A good reason to carry a compass around Erwin: If you can walk a straight line in any direction you'll come to a highway before you starve to death.
did he say he didn't have a compass???
The two key pieces of information from the intiial article
Wigand said Vandenboss was an outdoor and camping enthusiast, who had spent time hiking in Texas.
"He also stayed in the New Mexico Mountains for about three months," Hughes said. "He loves the outdoors."
Prior SAR experience tells me this guy likes to get into the woods and stay there for a while, NOT on or near busy trails
did he say he didn't have a compass???
I was just making a statement, not talking about this guy specifically.
Speakeasy TN
11-21-2010, 07:00
And the total bill to taxpayers is???????????????
Way less than the sales tax he paid at the hostel.
and you know that how???
He was totally lost, I just know.