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<v Speaker 1>Hello friends. In this video, we bring you volume eleven

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<v Speaker 1>of our ten Unsolved National Park disappearances. It's one of

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<v Speaker 1>our most popular series, so sit back, relax, and have

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<v Speaker 1>a listen. Dwayne Miles. On October nineteenth, twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>seventy eight year old Dwayne Miles told friends he was

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<v Speaker 1>planning on going on a day hike and would be

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<v Speaker 1>hiking off trail south of the Graves Creek Campground and

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<v Speaker 1>exit near Graves Creek Corral in Olympic National Park. He

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<v Speaker 1>was reported as overdue when he failed to show back

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<v Speaker 1>up the next day. He was last seen on October

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<v Speaker 1>nineteenth at the Graves Creek trailhead wearing black rain pants

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<v Speaker 1>and a camouflage jacket. He was known to carry a

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<v Speaker 1>dark colored backpack. Dwayne's wife eight nine inches tall, weighs

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and eighty five pounds, and has blue eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>He is described as a fits and very skilled hiker

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<v Speaker 1>who often travels alone off trail looking for shed el candlers.

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<v Speaker 1>His vehicle was found parked at the Graves Creek Campground

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<v Speaker 1>and the search is focused in that area. His friends

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<v Speaker 1>were conducting their own searches while dog teams and foot

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<v Speaker 1>searchers conducted extensive searches as well. Nobody came across a

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<v Speaker 1>single clue as to Dwayne's whereabouts. The search on the

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<v Speaker 1>twentieth included National Park Service staff as well as search

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<v Speaker 1>and rescue teams from Olympic Mountain Rescue, Everett Mountain Rescue,

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<v Speaker 1>and Olympic Correction Center trackers. Another search began late on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty second, with a quick look around the area

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<v Speaker 1>near his car. Sunday's windy, rainy weather curtail search efforts,

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<v Speaker 1>but on Monday the search intensified, but again to no avail.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone who has visited the Graves Creek area since October nineteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>or who has any information regarding Dwayne Miles whareabouts It's

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<v Speaker 1>as to police call eight day eighth sixty five three

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<v Speaker 1>zero zero zero nine. Kim Crumbough and Mark O'Neill Mark

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<v Speaker 1>O'Neill sixty seven of Chimacum, Washington and Kim Crumboll seventy

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<v Speaker 1>four of Ogden, Utah, both retired from the National Park Service,

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<v Speaker 1>were reported missing by a family member on September nineteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one, after they felt return from their four

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<v Speaker 1>ninth backcountry trip on Sunday, September nineteen, park crews located

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<v Speaker 1>a vacant campsite with gear on the south side of

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<v Speaker 1>Shoshonee Lake, as well as a canoe paddle, personal flotation devices,

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<v Speaker 1>and other personal belongings on the east shore of the lake.

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<v Speaker 1>The National Park Service said, despite Mark's body being found

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<v Speaker 1>the next day and after an autopsy concluded he had

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<v Speaker 1>died of hypothermia, Kim's wharebouts are still unknown. Yellowstone National

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<v Speaker 1>Park officials have confirmed that the search for Kim is

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<v Speaker 1>now being called a recovery mission, as the authorities say

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<v Speaker 1>they are looking for remains at this point. Kim Crumbo,

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<v Speaker 1>a former Navy seal, spent two decades working as a

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<v Speaker 1>river ranger, park ranger, and wilderness coordinator in Grand Canyon

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<v Speaker 1>National Park. He was a member of the Potawatomi Tribe

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<v Speaker 1>and a board member of the Rewilding Institute, a conservation program.

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<v Speaker 1>He was also a frequent contributor to the Salt Lake Tribune,

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<v Speaker 1>which reported he was known for writing letters to the

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<v Speaker 1>editor about protecting wolves, wild horses, and the environment. The

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<v Speaker 1>Park Service said the average year round temperature at the

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<v Speaker 1>lake is about forty eight degrees fahrenheit and survival time

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<v Speaker 1>is estimated to be only twenty to thirty minutes in

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<v Speaker 1>water at that temperature. Recovery efforts for Kim Crumbo included

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<v Speaker 1>boat crews and foot searches. Sonar equipment, dog teams, and

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<v Speaker 1>helicopter crews also joined the effort, but no trace of

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<v Speaker 1>Kim has been found. If you have information that could

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<v Speaker 1>help investigators piece together a timeline of events, or if

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<v Speaker 1>you were in the Shoshonee Lake area between sept twelfth

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<v Speaker 1>through the nineteenth, twenty twenty one, please contact the National

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<v Speaker 1>Park Service at three oh seven three four four two

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<v Speaker 1>four two eight. Joel Thomasin thirty one year old Joel

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<v Speaker 1>Thomason went on a solo hike in Yosemite National Park,

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<v Speaker 1>telling friends of his plans to hike from hetch Hetchee

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<v Speaker 1>to then fish in Lake Eleanor, and then returned to

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<v Speaker 1>hetch Hetchee. He began on the sixth of September twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one and was due back on the ninth. Joel

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<v Speaker 1>is described as a white male, standing five feet ten

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<v Speaker 1>inches tall, with hazel eyes and brown hair worn buzz short.

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<v Speaker 1>Ark officials noted that he may have decided to stay

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<v Speaker 1>out longer and extend his trip to Cherry Lake to

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<v Speaker 1>the north or east as far as the Grand Canyon

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<v Speaker 1>of the two Alumnie River. Park officials are asking all

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<v Speaker 1>wilderness travels north of Tioga Road and between Cherry Lake

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<v Speaker 1>or any unattended or possibly abandoned equipment. They added that

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<v Speaker 1>he was likely carrying the kayak packed in a large

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<v Speaker 1>red fouchs attached to the exterior of his backpack. His

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<v Speaker 1>family provided this list of additional equipment he may have

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<v Speaker 1>had with him, which includes a floppy booney hat, a

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<v Speaker 1>dark blue or gray hammock, large yellowish tan caddy pack,

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<v Speaker 1>and black daypack, a black and yellow collapsible sink, a

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<v Speaker 1>bright red inflatable kayak, a small collapsible stove and a

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<v Speaker 1>black bag, a kayak paddle, a petsil Zipka headlamp, a

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<v Speaker 1>a bright green mummy style sleeping bag, and a fishing

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<v Speaker 1>pole with other fishing gear. Who's wearing tan or blue

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<v Speaker 1>zip off pants. Park officials ask if any of these

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<v Speaker 1>items are found, please leave them in place, note the

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<v Speaker 1>location using coordinates if possible, take photos and email the

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<v Speaker 1>information to Yosemite dot Search dot Rescue at gmail dot com,

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<v Speaker 1>or you can call them at two zero nine two

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<v Speaker 1>three eight seven zero four six, or you can call

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<v Speaker 1>her text the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch tip

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<v Speaker 1>Line at eight eight eight sixty five three zero zero

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<v Speaker 1>zero nine. If anyone saw someone fitting that description during

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<v Speaker 1>these times, they're encouraged to call Yosemite Search and Rescue

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<v Speaker 1>at two zero nine two three eight seven zero four six.

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<v Speaker 1>Richard Judd. As of July twenty second, twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>seventy two year old Richard Judd was a third person

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<v Speaker 1>that month who have been reported missing in Yosemite National Park.

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<v Speaker 1>Richard and a still unidentified hiking partner or camp near

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<v Speaker 1>Lower Merced Pass Lake when they went on a day

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<v Speaker 1>hike towards Lower Ottawa Lake and Red Peak Pass on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>According to the National Park Service and the Madera County

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<v Speaker 1>Sheriff's Office, they got separated from each other somewhere between

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<v Speaker 1>Lower Merced Pass Lake and Lower Ottawa. Richard Judd's hometown

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<v Speaker 1>has also not been made public by authorities at this time.

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<v Speaker 1>Lower Merced Pass Lake is about fifteen miles from Happy Isle,

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<v Speaker 1>the trailhead where people can start the Mist Trail and

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<v Speaker 1>hike to the Half Dome cables. The hike from Lower

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<v Speaker 1>Merced Pass Lake to Red Peak Pass is about three

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<v Speaker 1>and a half miles. A vehicle belonging to Judd or

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<v Speaker 1>his hiking partner was parked at the Quartz Mountain trailhead

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<v Speaker 1>in the Sierra National Forest and outside Yosemite National Park,

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<v Speaker 1>about twenty three miles south of Lower Merced Pass Lake.

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<v Speaker 1>Authorities described Richard as being five feet eleven inches tall,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and fifty pounds, with brown eyes, short, very hair,

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<v Speaker 1>and a beard. He was last seen wearing a blue

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<v Speaker 1>shirt and gray or blue pants. His last known location

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<v Speaker 1>was in the Yosemite back country, about fifteen miles from

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<v Speaker 1>the popular trailhead junction at Happy Isle on the Merced River.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone with any information has urged to call her text

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<v Speaker 1>the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch tip line at

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<v Speaker 1>eight eight eight sixty five three zero zero zero nine

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<v Speaker 1>Yilsemite National Park. Averaged between sixteen and seventeen fatalities per

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<v Speaker 1>year from twenty fourteen to twenty nineteen. According to Park

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<v Speaker 1>Service statistics, over that same span of time, Yilsemite search

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<v Speaker 1>and rescue personnel conducted an average of two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>forty missions annually. There were one hundred and thirty three

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<v Speaker 1>deaths of the park from two thousand and seven to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen, the second highest total among national parks after

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<v Speaker 1>Lake Mead National Recreation Area on the Colorado River in

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<v Speaker 1>Arizona and Nevada, which had two hundred and one deaths.

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<v Speaker 1>According to twenty twenty analysis by Panish, Shay and boyle LLP,

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<v Speaker 1>a plain As personal injury law firm with offices in

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<v Speaker 1>Nevada and California, Yilsemite was the fourteenth most deadly national

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<v Speaker 1>park during the same time spent when factoring in the

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<v Speaker 1>number of visitors, with twenty eight point zero one deaths

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<v Speaker 1>per ten million visits. Stephen van Pelt Just after eleven

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<v Speaker 1>thirty eight on July twenty third, the Sheriff's office received

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<v Speaker 1>information about a climber identified as Stephen van Pelt, thirty three,

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<v Speaker 1>of Salem, who had fallen during his descent on Mount Jefferson.

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<v Speaker 1>Deputies learned the climber had fallen among extreme mountain terrain.

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<v Speaker 1>A witness described losing sight of him after he fell

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<v Speaker 1>several hundred feet. The sheriff's office said resources including six

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<v Speaker 1>mountain rescue team searched for Stephen over the last several

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<v Speaker 1>days among the extreme mountains terrain with glacier drips, falling rocks,

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<v Speaker 1>and debris. The decision to suspend the search was announced

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<v Speaker 1>a few days later. The sheriff's office said the Van

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<v Speaker 1>Pelt family is aware of the decision and have been

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<v Speaker 1>conducting their own searches. The Lynn County Sheriff's Office was

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<v Speaker 1>or Vallas Mountain Rescue, Eugene Mountain Rescue, Deshoot's Mountain Rescue,

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<v Speaker 1>Portland Mountain Rescue, Hood River Mountain Rescue, Oregon, United Emergency Management,

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<v Speaker 1>Reserved three hundred and fourth Life Flights, Eidenheigh Fire Department,

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<v Speaker 1>States Forestry Service. There is a bit of a strange

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<v Speaker 1>twist here. The witness claimed to have seen Stephen fall

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<v Speaker 1>but lost sight of him after several hundred feet as

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<v Speaker 1>previously stated. But if that's the case, whether they lost

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<v Speaker 1>seen him and led the police and search teams to

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<v Speaker 1>that exact spot almost immediately. So why haven't they been

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<v Speaker 1>able to find his remains? Or was there no sign

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<v Speaker 1>of anyone at all ever falling in that area, no

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<v Speaker 1>disturbance of the land below whatsoever. This witness's statement is

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<v Speaker 1>the reason this started and ended as a recovery mission

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<v Speaker 1>and not a search for a live and missing person.

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<v Speaker 1>There have been no updates or answers in this case

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<v Speaker 1>since July when it all happened, and the National Park

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<v Speaker 1>Service and other authorities have been very tight lipped. Mount Jefferson,

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<v Speaker 1>which stands at ten four hundred and ninety five feet,

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<v Speaker 1>of the Cascade Range that hasn't interrupted in the past

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<v Speaker 1>ten thousand years. Ellis Boudeine. On July fifteenth, twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>a four year old boy named Ellis Boudein is believed

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<v Speaker 1>to have gone missing sometime in the evening hours while

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<v Speaker 1>Reserve in Louisiana, United States. The child is believed to

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<v Speaker 1>have fallen into the water of a murky and swampy canal.

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<v Speaker 1>His mother immediately dove in to try and save her son,

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<v Speaker 1>sight of him almost immediately in the dirty water. Authorities

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<v Speaker 1>almost immediately began building a dam to start during the

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<v Speaker 1>canal in search of ELL's remains, and the Jefferson Parish

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<v Speaker 1>Sheriff's office say the dam would take one day to

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<v Speaker 1>of relentless searching with no results, the underwater search was

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<v Speaker 1>dam broke, we knew this dam was an Army Corps

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<v Speaker 1>of Engineers project. Sheriff Joseph Lupento with the JPSO said,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we accomplished a lot more than I would

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<v Speaker 1>have ever expected. Officials had hoped that draining the area

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<v Speaker 1>year old's body in the dark and debris choked water.

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<v Speaker 1>We always knew it was a long shot, Sheriff Joseph

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<v Speaker 1>Lupento said of the canal draining plan. It wasn't a

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<v Speaker 1>we accomplished a lot. The search would continue in a way,

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<v Speaker 1>it's available, said the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. During the

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<v Speaker 1>active search, the authorities and search teams were able to

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<v Speaker 1>check alligator dens using the sonar equipment. Our job is

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<v Speaker 1>This is one that I would love to put all

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<v Speaker 1>We've exhausted a lot of options. Our investigation goes where

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<v Speaker 1>investigation as much as we can, the sheriff said, even

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<v Speaker 1>though there is no real closure, A memorial sits at

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<v Speaker 1>or as normal as possible. A family friend said that

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<v Speaker 1>On October twenty fourth, twenty twenty one, a forty eight

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<v Speaker 1>year old man named John Davis from Humboldt County, California,

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<v Speaker 1>was hunting and hiking with his son when he disappeared

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<v Speaker 1>during some unusually heavy rains which it hit the area

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<v Speaker 1>that night. John was last seen in the early morning

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<v Speaker 1>authorities found his dog, but there was no trace of

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<v Speaker 1>John himself anywhere. Search teams started out on that exact

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<v Speaker 1>eight mile bridge in the hopes of finding him alive

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<v Speaker 1>and well. Family and friends requested the help of the

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<v Speaker 1>community at large, and particularly asking anyone who it lives in

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<v Speaker 1>any surveillance footage they may have, and also to try

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<v Speaker 1>the family which contains suggestion on what to wear and

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<v Speaker 1>bring on the search. It urges everyone who would like

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<v Speaker 1>to search as ask to wear reflectors, download ONYX map,

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<v Speaker 1>prepared if you're willing to camp out on the mountain

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<v Speaker 1>during the search. Page also states brain is supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>hit Monday, so far as only Monday, so bring rain

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<v Speaker 1>Davis from Humboldt County is described as having brown hair

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<v Speaker 1>and blue eyes, stands five feet eleven inches tall and

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<v Speaker 1>wearing a camouflaged rain jacket and neon green pants with

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<v Speaker 1>with any information please call him at seven zero seven

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<v Speaker 1>four six three or zero eight six. Lester Young's Whitmyer.

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<v Speaker 1>He was reported missing on July second. Whitmeyer's belongings and

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<v Speaker 1>vehicle were located in the Willamete National Forest east of

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<v Speaker 1>oak Ridge. However, his whereabouts remain unknown. Lester is described

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<v Speaker 1>as white and has gray hair and brown eyes. Stands

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<v Speaker 1>ten pounds. He is commonly seen with the beard and

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<v Speaker 1>glasses and has ties to the Redmond area. The Lane

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<v Speaker 1>This is all the information publicly given at this time

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<v Speaker 1>about Lester's disappearance. Anyone with any information regarding his whereabouts

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<v Speaker 1>is asked the police call the Lane County Sheriffs Office

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<v Speaker 1>at five four one six eighty two four to one,

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<v Speaker 1>year old Robert Bob Alan Wildner of Apple Valley, California,

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<v Speaker 1>was supported missing on May seventh, twenty twenty one. He

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<v Speaker 1>was supported to be camping around the Hot Springs area,

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<v Speaker 1>possibly in an attempt to repair and retrieve his other

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<v Speaker 1>return or contact his family is expected on May five,

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<v Speaker 1>which led to them reporting him missing a few days later.

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<v Speaker 1>Saline Valley, where Bob was supposedly going to visit and

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<v Speaker 1>spend some time as in the remote area of the

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<v Speaker 1>National Park, with the fifty five mile drive from Big

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<v Speaker 1>Pine taking close to three hours because of the rugged road.

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<v Speaker 1>His keys and cell phone were found in his truck

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<v Speaker 1>at his campsite, a broken down Ford F two forty

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<v Speaker 1>slash three fifty long bed Inial County. Search and Rescue

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<v Speaker 1>has been scared during the area near and around Saline

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<v Speaker 1>Valley for any sign of Bob, but nothing has been

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<v Speaker 1>or what could have happened to him. Both ground teams

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<v Speaker 1>One member of a social media group described as usual

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<v Speaker 1>attire as always wearing a baseball cap to protect his

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<v Speaker 1>bald head, white facial hair, most likely wearing shorts, a

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<v Speaker 1>T shirt and flip flops. Probably has a backpack with

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<v Speaker 1>hot springs. Search teams included fifteen members from Ino Saar

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<v Speaker 1>Mono SAAR China Lake Mountain Rescue Group. Canines were provided

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<v Speaker 1>through Karta and aero support was provided by China Lake

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<v Speaker 1>Naval Weapon Space. The temperatures were reaching as high as

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<v Speaker 1>ninety four degrees on most days and even peaked at

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and five degrees in Death Valley was not

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<v Speaker 1>safe for ground and foot searches, which thwarted that day's efforts.

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<v Speaker 1>Aero Ricon continued, however, with a large scale grid search

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<v Speaker 1>plan for that Thursday morning. No updates have been posted

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<v Speaker 1>in this case since June. In December, a San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>man was found dead in one of the thermal pools

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<v Speaker 1>Jessica Sweener Stacks. It's been almost a year and the

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<v Speaker 1>fate of twenty eight year old Jessica Sweener Stycks is

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<v Speaker 1>still unknown. She was supported as missing just after ten

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<v Speaker 1>pm Friday, January first, twenty twenty one. Jessica and an

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<v Speaker 1>unnamed mail companion launched a boat in the Tallahatchie River

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<v Speaker 1>that morning at County Road forty six. The two planned

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<v Speaker 1>to float downstream in the little aluminum boat when the

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<v Speaker 1>water was high. People often shoot wild hogs from the river,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's unclear if that's what she and her male

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<v Speaker 1>but there's no information as to why she did this

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<v Speaker 1>or where she went. Authorities were notified about ten pm

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<v Speaker 1>that night after she failed to turn back up. About

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<v Speaker 1>fifty people were originally searching for The number later dwindled

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<v Speaker 1>to about a dozen. The searchers included two game wardens

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<v Speaker 1>from Idawamba County, members of the Union County Search and Rescue,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Union County Sheriff's Department, as well as an

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<v Speaker 1>MHP helicopter and a thermal imaging drone. Authorities searched until

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<v Speaker 1>the next morning and into the night. On Sunday, officials

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<v Speaker 1>searched all day until dark. The search area included an

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<v Speaker 1>Bridge on Mississippi Highway thirty west in Eda. Searchers combing

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<v Speaker 1>the area later located the boat about a mile up

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<v Speaker 1>river from the Rocky Ford Bridge. Her purse was in

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<v Speaker 1>the boat. Authority sent the sheriff declined to identify the

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<v Speaker 1>man she was with. Jessica left several footprints behind near

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<v Speaker 1>the river, but she hasn't been seen since leaving the boat.

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<v Speaker 1>Her boots were later found they had been cut off

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<v Speaker 1>She didn't have her cell phone with at the time

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<v Speaker 1>she left the boat. It was later located and turned in.

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<v Speaker 1>Jessica had three children who are now being raised by

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<v Speaker 1>relative of hers who lives in Texas. Anyone with any

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<v Speaker 1>information about this strange disappearance is asked to call the

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<v Speaker 1>Lyon County Sheriff's Department. This is the most recent information

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<v Speaker 1>in the case, and it's worth saying here that the

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<v Speaker 1>rocky Ford Bridge is known for being very haunted and

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<v Speaker 1>has had many tragedies, both unexplained and otherwise happening on

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<v Speaker 1>near and around it. Well, folks, there you have it,

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<v Speaker 1>another ten mysterious disappearances from around the country. I look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to your thoughts in the comment section, but we

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<v Speaker 1>do ask that you please keep it friendly and respectful.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meanwhile, be good to yourselves in each other.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay safe out there in the woods. I'll see you

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<v Speaker 1>just a little further down the trail. I'm Steve. Starton

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll talk to you next time.