ploddinTod

Well, hindsight is always 20/20 when it comes to giving survival suggestions. I once saw an episode on the Discovery Channel's "I Shouldn't Be Alive" show in which the circumstances were very similar to the Kim tragedy.

A young couple takes a wrong turn on a mountainous road, lose their way, a storm blows in creating huge snow drifts and stranding them. After the storm ceases they strike out on foot to find their way to help. They become hypothermic and exhausted, and only because of luck do they bump into a rancher out driving his property checking on things.

Remember the old warning we gave our kids in case they should become lost: HUG A TREE.
This means stay put until help arrives. In both of these cases, it appears that this was the best option for survival. Hunker down in your shelter (vehicle), make your area visible from the sky by starting a fire, place bright colored objects around, etc.

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