Air Force Veteran and 2 sons die while hiking

[Earth Angel]

Maybe I see conspiracies everywhere but the thing that caught my eye on this story was this quote from his father in law

[QUOTE]The tragedy crushed Decareaux's father-in-law, who described the family as tightly knit, "always on the go and adventurous." Decareaux was a doting father and spiritual man who had retired from the Air Force in recent years and was working with the Defense Department in a job he couldn't discuss, even privately, Keith Hartrum said.[QUOTE]

This was an experienced hiker who went out with two kids aged 8 and 10 and died overnight, even before the kids did.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/14/air-force-veteran-and-his-2-sons-die-while-hiking-missouri-trail/

[norman]

"Hide in plain sight", doesn't cover this kind of thing.

Most people who are good hearted and can DO something, are NOT hiding.

Sounds like this guy was another GOB to silence, just like err... what's his name, the ex British 'Blair' foreign minister who died under extremely similar circumstances a few years ago.

[mosquito]

....just like err... what's his name, the ex British 'Blair' foreign minister who died under extremely similar circumstances a few years ago.

Robin Cook

[WhiteFeather]

That is so Terrible......Sending out my heart, love and prayers to the family. Those children to lose a life so young of 8 and 10.

[ozarkflyfisherman]

So sad. I hike and fly fish the Ozarks every weekend. It makes no sense that he went out there w/o the proper gear for his kids. The local radio station, KMOX here in St. Louis had a few calls this morning questioning the details to this sad event. It does not add up.

[Ammit]

I do not know the area they were hiking but, find it rather strange that they die in 20 degree temps!! Even if wet surely you would survive. But like I say, i don't know the area.

Very very sad...

[13th Warrior]

I do not know the area they were hiking but, find it rather strange that they die in 20 degree temps!! Even if wet surely you would survive. But like I say, i don't know the area.

Very very sad...

You must be thinking 20 deg.C?

[Carmody]

USA still uses degrees F, and 20F is about 7 below zero in C.

That the USA is still using F and gallons..and feet inches...and SAE inch measurements for screws ... microns vs micrometers, and so on.

Although, due to marketing (I suspect), the gallon was reduced from UK 4.56liters, to US 3.78 liters.

One of ~THE~ very last countries in the world to not switch to the metric system.

Oddly enough, foot-inches are almost an exact perfect duplicate of pyramid inches/feet.

Lookee that pyramid on the dollar, there.

Same crap, different day.

Hegemony, from..way back..it seems. Still among us...and doing exactly what, for who?

[Bill Ryan]

I do not know the area they were hiking but, find it rather strange that they die in 20 degree temps!! Even if wet surely you would survive.

This was my first thought. (I am an experienced hiker, also.) The man was only 36, and knew what he was doing. He only had a light jacket, and it started raining and then the temperature plummeted when he and his children were soaked. But it should have been possible to somehow huddle together and stay alive all night, even if they dug a shallow hole to half-bury themselves, covering themselves with mud and vegetation. Not very comfortable, but they would have made it to first light. It's the windchill that usually drains the body temperature and kills.

British mountaineers Doug Scott and Dougal Haston (http://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/dougscott.htm) stayed alive and uninjured when they were benighted at 28,750 ft -- less than 300 ft from the top of Everest -- by digging a snow cave and rubbing each others' bodies to stay warm (and awake, which is important). The Ozarks should not have claimed their lives. Cellphone and flashlight batteries drained.... hard to understand (*). But yes, it may simply have been a tragic accident, and his classified work in the Air Force a coincidence.




(*) For anyone reading this who gets into trouble in the wilderness and has a cellphone -- text messages (SMS) only need a very weak signal to get through, and also use very little battery. Trying to call out on audio may not work, and will certainly drain the battery faster. Do always remember this... it may save your life one day.

[Christine]

Yes, I noticed this piece of news too and wondered about it. Another story that doesn't add up. If indeed there is a purge underway we can expect to pick up more of these tragedies. It seems there is a suspicious death every fourth day... we need to bear witness so this doesn't go unnoticed.