voyageur said:
c.a. said:
This UT video is more of compact version of Davids research.
Top 10 Strangest National Park Disappearances - Volume 1
Published on Jun 16, 2015
https://youtu.be/PEae0u52M-c
These were chilling stories, some old and some new. In the fist video the narrator said something like 189 men and 59 woman disappeared in parks (or what he was reviewing), with 25% in the Willamette Forestry Region.
Thanks for posting these video's and the accompanying information.
At 27 seconds (of the first video) is the case of Jessica Garcia, possibly another case within the Yosemite National Park.
She was very fortunate to have been found by search teams. She like others, also found near a body of water.
It is an on going cover up as David has stated.
October 8, 2012 Modesto Bee | ModBee.com
Yosemite worker from Ceres rescued with broken pelvis, leg
Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article3146773.html#storylink=cp
Search teams on Tuesday afternoon found a Yosemite National Park employee from Ceres who went missing over the weekend.
Yosemite officials confirmed that Jessica Rose Garcia, 23, was found about 1 p.m. less than two miles up the South Fork Drainage of the Merced River in a rugged area in the southern portion of the park. She was hurt, but conscious.
"Overall, she seems to be doing well," park spokesman Scott Gediman said. "She was able to be short-hauled. This is very, very good."
"Short-haul" is what rangers call it when a helicopter lowers a harness on a steel cable, then picks up an individual and carries him or her — with an accompanying ranger — to a nearby meadow. The decision to short-haul Garcia was made because of the steep, rough terrain where she was found.
According to a Facebook page started by Garcia's family, she was being taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. A post Tuesday afternoon said she suffered a fractured pelvis and fractured femur, but was alert and stable.
Garcia last had been seen at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, walking east along Forest Drive after leaving orientation at the Wawona Hotel. She was dressed in her work uniform, a dark-green polo shirt and dark-green jacket, black slacks and black loafers. She was found about two miles from where she last was seen and apparently had been hiking off-trail.
Garcia hikes regularly. "According to her friends, that's usually what she does on her weekends," said Yosemite spokeswoman Kari Cobb. "She's comfortable with the outdoors."
Garcia worked in Yosemite Valley through the summer and then moved to Wawona recently to start work at the hotel there.
Cobb described the area as "very forested," with steep terrain and some dropoffs. She said temperatures in the area have been in the mid-70s during the day, dropping to the low 40s at night.
Gediman said it was not clear how and when Garcia got hurt.
Search-and-rescue teams included six dog teams, the park helicopter, rangers on horseback and 23 rangers on foot, Cobb said.
Bee breaking news editor Patty Guerra can be reached at pguerra@modbee.com or (209) 578-2343.
Updated: Yosemite searches for missing resort employee — 9 Oct, 2012
http://thesheetnews.com/2012/10/09/yosemite-searches-for-missing-resort-employee/
Updated Oct. 9, 8:45 p.m. Jessica Garcia, an employee of DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., has been located alive after she was reported missing when she did not show up for work at the Wawona Hotel on Sunday, October 7. Garcia was located
at approximately 1 p.m. this afternoon by a member of the Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue Team less than two miles up the South Fork Drainage of the Merced River in the southern portion of Yosemite National Park. She was hiking off-trail in this rugged area of the park. She will be transported to a local hospital for a medical evaluation
Approximately 50 people were involved in the Search and Rescue operation today. This included 6 dog teams, 15 ground searchers, a Park Ranger on horseback, the park helicopter, and other personnel.
Yosemite National Park Rangers are searching for Jessica Rose Garcia, who did not show up for work at the Wawona Hotel. Garcia, a 23-year-old female and an employee of DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, Inc., was scheduled to work at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, and did not report for work. This was to be Garcia’s first day working at the Wawona Hotel.
Yosemite National Park Rangers checked at her park residence Saturday morning and she was not there. It was determined that Garcia was last seen on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 6, by a co-worker. She was last seen walking east along Forest Drive near the stables in Wawona at approximately 11:30 a.m. Garcia had just come from an orientation meeting with her supervisor at the Wawona Hotel.
She was dressed in her work uniform, a dark green polo shirt with the DNC logo on it, black slacks and black Rockies work loafers. She was also wearing her dark green DNC jacket, which has the DNC logo on the left side of the chest.
Garcia is a Hispanic female,
5’ 03” tall and weighs approximately 170 lbs. She has shoulder length black hair and brown eyes. Garcia is fit and hikes regularly. She is described as being shy and reserved around strangers. She was in possession of her cell phone and personal ID.
Search and rescue teams include six dog teams, the park helicopter, rangers on horseback and 23 rangers on foot. The search area includes the South Fork of the Merced River and in and around the Wawona area.
Yosemite National Park is asking for assistance with any information on Garcia’s whereabouts. Please call the Wawona Ranger Station at 209.375.9520, or Yosemite Dispatch at 209.379.1992, with any information regarding Garcia. The Yosemite Dispatch is available 24-hours per day. –NPS
South Fork Merced River
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Fork_Merced_River
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215451/Missing-woman-23-rescued-Yosemite-Park-fractured-pelvis-surviving-days-wilderness.html
According to a post on Garcia’s Facebook page, the young woman suffered a fractured pelvis and fissured or broken femur, but was listed in stable condition.
Garcia had last been seen Saturday morning walking from the Wawona Hotel. She was dressed in her work uniform, a dark green polo shirt and dark green jacket, black slacks and black loafers.
We don't know why she went there,’ Gediman said. ‘That will be part of the interview by park rangers.’
The park's helicopter, rangers on horseback, 23 rangers on foot and six dog teams were used in the search. In total, about 50 people helped find Garcia.
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South Fork of the Merced River - Ground Sation Setup - GoPro Hero4 4K
https://youtu.be/rmgNF0DdC7A
http://www.yosemite.ca.us/forum/
http://calipidder.com/wp/2010/11/solitude-in-yosemite-valley-hike-2-sierra-point/
PS: Your very welcome!