Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Young family found dead on a hiking trail including the dog

Why do people keep assuming they all succumbed at the same time?

I think heat is BY FAR the most likely scenario. And for context- . I consider myself pretty used to extreme temps, and could see some situations where I may end up hiking in very hot weather. I’m not just automatically scared of the temp.

That being said, there are really only two people to think about here- the adults. The baby and dog were going to stay with them no matter what. If one parent started struggling, it’s unlikely that the other would have immediately left them. They also would have probably had to been in dire conditions before they realized it was a true emergency.

So, one starts feeling ill. They slow down together. Now they’re out in the heat even longer. They take a break. They aren’t improving. Maybe by the time the other decides to go get help- they are struggling themselves. We have no clue how long they struggled- for all we know they could have been out overnight.

Alternatively- the baby fell ill first. I can’t even imagine the panic for the parents. They realize their baby is not okay, and maybe they start trying to rush back. But it’s 100+, and the route back to the car is a brutal uphill at the end of a 9 mile hike. So now one of the parents is struggling. See above situation.

A family is not going to split up at the first sign of an issue- especially when there’s a baby involved. And with heat exhaustion, they would not realize how much trouble they were in until it was maybe too late. Add in confusion from the heat, and it all makes a lot of sense.

It’s easy to become so accustomed to heat that you forget how dangerous it can be.

Wasn't talking about Carbon Dioxide, two different beast.

Phil

You ever hear of anyone killed by CO on an open mountaintop

They said the temps that day were between 107-109.

LOL

Heat stroke can be fatal.

Heat stroke can be fatal. But not likely to all three at the same time. And then there's the dog.

I cooked on a line today/tonight for over ten hours that was
Running that exact temperature. Will be worse tomorrow. I’m alive. So is. my crew.

I cooked on a line today/tonight for over ten hours that was
Running that exact temperature. Will be worse tomorrow. I’m alive. So is. my crew.

You cook any dogs alive today champ

CO2 is heavier than air and sinks into the low point or valley. This trail was on or near the mountaintop, furthermore CO2 poisoning shows on toxicology tests so this was no type of gassing

Wrong Carbon Dioxide is heavier than air.

That does not make a bit of sense - but, clearly, you have cooked your own goose.

How about butane ? It's a lighter gas.

There was no excessive heat, and heat itself does not kill it accelerates dehydration that was not found, these people were murdered and they know why and are not saying for fear of starting a panic

It’s easy to become so accustomed to heat that you forget how dangerous it can be.

Dustyone: Tell us what happened please. Tell us who the terrorists are, their motive in choosing these hikers, and most importantly the method used. Standing by.

they know why and are not saying for fear of starting a panic

It kills someone every year around here. Heat to dehydration to delirium to dead.

Makes sense. No way a government would ever want to strike fear in its constituents and incite them to panic and stay inside their homes instead of going out and about.