QUOTE(TechnoG @ Mar 19 2015, 12:10 AM)
i thought the first thing to look out for when getting lost in jungle is river
no?
the red things on the stick are probably from a market bag. There is a picture of a bag like this taken in their room
-plastic may be on the stick to wave down helicopters or swat flies
-the paper around the stick on the ground may be from a chewing gum wrapper
-they made attempts to call 911 the day they went hiking. Subsequent 911 calls were not made until the morning, so they went most of the night without making another attempt
-the phones were briefly powered on in the days to follow probably to check for a signal. The 911 calls stop after the first couple of days, but the phones are still powered on and off
-the last time the phone was powered on was 3 days after the pictures were taken in the dark
-the pictures in the dark were taken about a week after they went missing. Searches had been going on for a bit at this point and some of the parents had flown in. Some question the thoroughness of the searching
-there were about 90 pictures taken in the dark in a short time period during the same night. All but three are completely black
-there are apparently side trails off the main trail they were initially following on which they could have gotten lost
-since they were at the continental divide, rivers run toward town on one side and away from town on the other.
They may have followed the river thinking it was toward town when it was away
-lots of people suspect foul play but many of the theories are crazy
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