When people go missing in the mountains: 2 Unsolved Cases

[@emilygibson6275]

Beautiful video Luke and.!:)

[@scottculver]

The best thing you can do is helping to let others know about these cases, this is very important. Great work Luke.

[@twentiethcenturyboy6328]

Great to see a new video from you my friend. Sadly, this one plucks at the heart strings. Very kind of you to make this video. Interesting facts and tribute to some fellow hikers. 😢

[@lifeofluke]

Thanks Alan! Yeah this is not a happy video, but rather a tragic one. It's sad whenever someone is lost unexpectedly.

[@andrewmacaulay1585]

Thank you. We seem to forget as time passes by.. the search should never stop for those that Presently explore these areas by others. New Brunswick Canada

[@MageBlackstone]

Beautiful awareness video. Thanks for making it!

[@randtimmer1213]

Excellent video! Enjoyed it.

[@wanderlustinyyc]

Very well done video, maybe one of your best!

[@ryansmith7974]

I stumbled on that plaque for Tyler I was out exploring alone. When you get out there at a point you realize your insignificants and frailty, and yet you're pulled forward by a sense of wonder and curiosity.

[@agesadventures]

Yeah, that totally looked like a boxer! That's an awesome plaque for Tyler. It's so easy to disappear or get lost in the forests we have. That is why I carry my Zoleo with me out there. It's not a guarantee of rescue, but it's certainly a good safety piece to have. We've had a number of people go missing on Vancouver Island. I always keep my eye out when I'm in the woods to see if there is anything that may be them or anything that looks out of place out there. Search and Rescue do a great job and it's nice to have them. It's good that you're telling these stories. It lets people know to be more careful out there.

[@bxx7666]

Hiking in 2010 with no GPS in that wilderness is a death sentence if you're not an expert navigator

[@jondevaney6860]

Wrong. Being an adequate navigator, with a map and compass, would probably be enough. GPS units are not foolproof - batteries run out, and GPS units can get lost or destroyed (fall into lakes or down cliffs). I have 50 years of hiking experience, a lot of it off trail (thanks to my geology field work projects): map and compass bushwacking in northern Ontario boreal forest; forest walks by map (compass rarely needed) in south and north British Columbia; and summers spent mountain hiking in alpine tundra of the Arctic Islands. Most of this was done before GPS units were available, and I was an expert navigator. Besides navigation skills, being fit (endurance, agility, balance, coordination), healthy, and well nourished (hydrated, adequate carbohydrate intake) contribute to avoiding problems on difficult hikes. Knowing your route and terrain (from guidebooks, etc.) is obviously important. Accidents can happen though, even to the well prepared - experience helps in coping with bad events.

[@conradcoolerfiend]

@@jondevaney6860 gps is essential though going solo, in emergency situations. illness, injury etc.

[@fullhalf420]

that was my backyard for 14 years..been almost on every logging road for 400 klm in every direction..no GPS. you do have to be careful though..bears cougar lynx..I wasn't on foot though..

[@fullhalf420]

that was my backyard for 14 years..been almost on every logging road for 400 klm in every direction..no GPS. you do have to be careful though..bears cougar lynx..I wasn't on foot though..

[@bartleygerba]

Nicely done..

[@lifeofluke]

Thanks!

[@lattakia3812]

Nice soundtrack

[@conradcoolerfiend]

carry gps comms. nice video luke

[@bobgillis1137]

Interesting and likely tragic. I hope some answers eventuate for the families. I haven't done extensive hiking like yourself, but certainly enough to know that it is hard to underestimate the natural risks posed by wilderness. The remoteness compounds such risk. When hiking alone, I tend to do less risky things, as even a sprained ankle far from help could pose a serious hazard to returning. My tenants in Kaslo had an incident that may have proved fatal if they were more remote or alone. The male in a couple had instinctively tried to protect his dog from a falling off an edge, only to fall and break his own collarbone on the nearby bottom. Had his wife not been a nurse or not been there at all, it may ended with dire results. Thanks for the vids.

[@keithquinn5624]

Nice vid, I’m local too, in between the mountains Saxifrage and Cayoosh…. Don’t go there. There is something there.

[@mylesbw10]

Something there? Can you elaborate..

[@betweenthepines4000]

Happens every week in the sea to sky. Luckily 999 of 1000 are generally found or recovered

[@davidbrooks1724]

Crazy no clues on either.

[@lifeofluke]

Yes, the mystery is what drew me to these stories, just incredible that one can vanish without any trace!

[@ParkourBrian]

My heart still breaks for Ryan’s family after his Disappearance from Sun Peaks

[@hedsy]

Do you use any sort of gps emergency device like Garmin or Zoleo? I'm thinking of getting one but I dont know which option to choose.

[@lifeofluke]

Personally I don't have either, but a friend has used the Garmin inreach mini, which seems to work pretty well. The device cost itself isn't really the main issue for me, but the expensive cost of a plan to connect it to the satellite network.

[@betweenthepines4000]

Zoleo. It was $220 cdn and $22 per month. If needed, the best $22 a month you will spend.

[@alexkickscan]

I have a Garmin Inreach Mini. It's about ~$20/month which is a bit steep but I like the piece of mind I get from it. Just skip eating out once a month and you've paid it off.

[@lattakia3812]

​@@lifeoflukeYou can suspend the subscription & re-enable it later. This means that your monthly charges are $0 when it is suspended.

[@timwalker6239]

consider the like button smashed.

[@relaxingnature2617]

good video ....BUT ....it is a mindboggling editing error not have included good maps with red arrows for every time you mentioned place names -- these names mean absolutely nothing without you showing us on the maps -- therefore this video is only half as effective in solving the mystery's than it wouldive been with good satellite and topo maps to attach to the story's as you tell them

[@davidwardell625]

Dog runs loose around while hiking. Wild life known to infancide their young because of that ask a biologist. Dog may initiate the Bear or Mountain Lion attack. Did the missing have a dog with them...

[@estebansimarrocliment4924]

Este no es un planeta seguro,como nos han contado,desconocemos a "los otros habitantes" la electrificación de las ciudades y pueblos nos contamina y a su vez protege de estos seres.Por resumir,las desapariciones en grandes bosques inexplicables son forzadas por estos seres,y en un número pequeño de casos por atravesar inconsciente y casualmente portales dimensionales.Logicamente,pueden ser también accidentes,ataques de animales,etc... Nunca, repito,nunca estéis a partir de las 15:00 en una zona boscosa,no urbanizada,o,habitada,al lado de un río o lago. Nunca,por favor.