found alive

If they are indeed alive. The father did something right. Cant wait to hear the story.

Good for them.

Skam
 
That is great! I heard on the news they were in T-shirts and blue jeans when they left. I would love to hear details

Paul
 
That is great news! I just heard the report of them still missing only two hours ago on the radio. These stories validate why I carry survival gear in all my vehicles year round.
 
It is good news. The sacbee article mentions they were found 6 miles from their truck and at a higher elevation than where they left the truck. It also says they built a snow cave in a river bed as emergency shelter. I have to wonder about that "riverbed" thing. :)

I wonder if they got turned around, or if the storm somehow made it impossible to get back to their truck.
 
I just read that they actually had heavy winter coats, wool caps, etc. They were more prepared that at first thought. Stayed in a culvert, etc. Good outcome.
Ron Athay
 
I just saw my favorite cable news moment for 2007, CNN's Anderson Cooper, interviewing that kids at their home, and asking the oldest son Christopher....

AC:When did you know you were lost?

CD:Uuugh, when we couldn't find our way back to the truck....

The look on Anderson Cooper's face when he realized how dumb that question was, was to funny!
 
The Last Confederate said:
I just saw my favorite cable news moment for 2007, CNN's Anderson Cooper, interviewing that kids at their home, and asking the oldest son Christopher....

AC:When did you know you were lost?

CD:Uuugh, when we couldn't find our way back to the truck....

The look on Anderson Cooper's face when he realized how dumb that question was, was to funny!
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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/12/19/cooper.family.rescued.cnn

it's here about 1 minute into the video
 
Read an article this morning that said they made a shelter with branches their first night, and then found the bridge for the two subsequent nights. I understand it was more of a culvert "bridge" than a traditional bridge and they stayed inside the culvert to shield themselves from the elements. Link just in case you're interested. http://news.aol.com/story/_a/father-and-kids-survive-3-days-in-snow/20071219130009990002

The video above is excellent with the Anderson Cooper interview. One of the best news stories I've seen in months that CNN did. :)

No mention of a fire of any kind. I can't imagine my going into the woods, especially this time of the year, without some matches and a knife. The whole thing worked out, thank goodness. I was following this story as it unfolded on TV. I clapped when they found them. It warmed my heart. My wife heard me clapping and wondered what the heck I was doing.... she had not heard of the rescue.
 
We need to get their address and send them a mini survival kit:thumbup:

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I am glad that they are OK. I hope that more people learn to be more careful when they are heading out to the woods. No one had a way to start a fire. No one had a compass. No one knew that they were missing until the youngest was not at school on Monday morning. They were not reported missing to authorities until 8:00 PM Monday night.

No one plans to get lost, but suburban America needs to know some rudimentary issues before they traipse off into the woods for an outing. Everyone knows now to wear seatbelts when in a car. Everyone knows now to protect their identity online. Everyone knows now the dangers of hitchhiking. One day maybe everyone will know to plan for an emergency when they go into the wilds. I am not sure how to get the word out, but for the sake of safety, I hope that certain precautions become common knowledge.

This family is very lucky they were not seriously injured, thank goodness.
 
Midnight Scout said:
I am glad that they are OK. I hope that more people learn to be more careful when they are heading out to the woods. No one had a way to start a fire. No one had a compass. No one knew that they were missing until the youngest was not at school on Monday morning. They were not reported missing to authorities until 8:00 PM Monday night.

No one plans to get lost, but suburban America needs to know some rudimentary issues before they traipse off into the woods for an outing. Everyone knows now to wear seatbelts when in a car. Everyone knows now to protect their identity online. Everyone knows now the dangers of hitchhiking. One day maybe everyone will know to plan for an emergency when they go into the wilds. I am not sure how to get the word out, but for the sake of safety, I hope that certain precautions become common knowledge.

This family is very lucky they were not seriously injured, thank goodness.
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Well said. This could have been mitigated if they told someone where they were going, when they are returning and had an ounce of bush sense. This is true of most cases.

That said they did some things right and that cant be overlooked.

Happy no SAR people got hurt in that nasty terrain and weather.

Skam
 
Everybody has got lost before, but really if people would take the time to at least look at a map of the area they are gonna be in, the nearest roads and where the creeks run to before they set out you'd see a lot less people in that situation.

Also probably should always carry a source of fire with you.:thumbup:
 
Its a feel good story. But they got lucky, real lucky. They did a couple of smart things, from what I've read, but they got REAL lucky too.

They kept their feet from freezing by laying in a square and keeping feet to tummy. Thats smart.

They spelled help in the snow. That was good too.

But no fire. Nothing I read said anything about putting anything underneath them to insulate them from the ground. No knife either AFAICT.
 
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