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9 y/o boy survives in BC Canada

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9 y/o boy gets sepeerated from hiking group in BC wilderness park.

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Nine+year+survives+night+alone+bush/2041924/story.html



so many things went wrong here...improper clothing, adult hikers not paying attention in the group (children should be in the middle of the group with an adult taking up the rear of the group), and he wandered instead of staying put....

good ending though, it was NOT warm last night here, let alone that area of BC
 
Wow. People do stupid stuff in the parks, think they are all safe from all their ignorance just because there is a park ranger at the gate. This little guy got lucky
 
its amazing how people dont realize how easy it is to get lost in the woods and that 100ft away from the trail really is the true wild
 
I used to take my daughter, and sometimes her friend with her, to the park. I showed them my big orange Fox 40 whistle and blew it and told them if they heard 3 blasts on it to stop where they were and wait for me. A couple of times they got involved in talking and running and got too far ahead so I whistled to remind them to be aware of where they were.

Of course I could catch up quickly but the point was: communication.
Which depended on me watching where they were.

How could a youngster wander off in the woods and no one noticed?
 
Just shows how much some parents or adults actually pay attetion to their kids at times.:mad:
 
It is soooo important to talk to your kids about safety when outdoors. Many times kids are just playing games hiding and wind up getting lost. Then they won't answer your calls cause they think it's a game or they're in fear of getting in trouble etc. Parents can easily get side tracked in conversation or distracted some other way. It only takes a minute for a kid to wander off. The child could be 50' of the trail, but you can't see him through the thick brush. The whistle is sooo important. Even though my 5 year old daughter is never out of my sight, she always has her whistle on her. She knows if she doesn't see Daddy or Mommy to stay put and blow that whistle...

I'm not giving the adults in that group a pass, but the write up was very vague on to what went down.

Parents, keep an eye on your kids, it only takes a minute!
 
My little bloke is 4. I decided he will not wear any camo unless he cuffed to my wrist. Untill he is 15 untill then camo and bush colours are forbiden unless we are hunting/stalking together.
I have a mate who was called in for a horseback search. City people ( and by that I mean people who don't know a forum like this exsists) had stopped during a road trip at a small stop. They are everyewhere here a solid wooden table covered with a roof, a rubbish bin. Maybe a earth toilet.
Anyway they turned their backs and the three yr old wandered off. He was found two days later 50 ft from where Ian had ridden but wearing greens and browns no body saw him. He was apparently too scared to call out knowing he was in trouble.
He was ok dehydrated and a bit of exposure. Good thing about this country if you have to spend a night out you have a good chance of waking up 95% of the place the temps are ok and except fot the far Nth and their waterways we are the top of the foodchain.
But already he helps me lighting the fire and has a small beltorder with whitsle, water, torch and poncho.
Carl
 
When I was a scout leader we always had an adult at the beginning and at the end of the file. One of my nightmares, though, was one of the kids leaving the trail to relieve himself, without his buddy staying put to alert the trailing adult, then taking the wrong fork when he returned to the trail. We did everything we could think of to drill into the kids that, if they get serperated, to stay put on the trail so we could backtrack and find them.
 
some good points warrigal ;)

I can understand kids wandering off, "playing" or not thinking but I can't understand the adults or organizers in this group not preparing and making sure if something happened, the kid(s) would have a better chance with proper clothing and emergency gear...
 
Dantor said:
I can understand kids wandering off, "playing" or not thinking but I can't understand the adults or organizers in this group not preparing
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These same people never prepare for themselves let alone their spawn.

I see stupid people everywhere.

Skam
 
I'm hunting for real input here...

My daughter turned 3 yesterday. She has a pack, with a dolly in it and some clothes. She's NOT READY to be let out of sight. Period.

My son, at 6, has learned his whistle, his SAK, his leatherman, his bandana, kows to stay put, and carries (and knows what to do with) a space blanket in his walkabout bag (yep, that one, Esav). Incidentally, he also has an FAK, some sweets, and does a good job charging and using his windup flashlight- which is a great night time tool for being found.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I used to take my daughter, and sometimes her friend with her, to the park. I showed them my big orange Fox 40 whistle and blew it and told them if they heard 3 blasts on it to stop where they were and wait for me. A couple of times they got involved in talking and running and got too far ahead so I whistled to remind them to be aware of where they were.

Of course I could catch up quickly but the point was: communication.
Which depended on me watching where they were.

How could a youngster wander off in the woods and no one noticed?
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Give the kids a whistle too. That kid would have been found in minutes if he had a fox 40.
 
warrigal said:
My little bloke is 4. I decided he will not wear any camo unless he cuffed to my wrist. Untill he is 15 untill then camo and bush colours are forbiden unless we are hunting/stalking together.
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No need for camo and bush colors at all, unless you're hiding from or stalking humans. Most animals are color blind. Get the kind of clothing hunters use that is blaze orange but has wood patterns printed on it. That way, you'll be very visible to other hunters (and rescuers, and each other) yet still blend into the woods as far as animals can see.
 
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