Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => General Chat => Topic started by: RedLeader on February 10, 2011
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http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/774517--survivorman-fan-found-dead-in-muskoka-wilderness (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/774517--survivorman-fan-found-dead-in-muskoka-wilderness)
Just before dawn on Thursday morning, Richard Code disappeared into the darkness and lit out for the Ontario wilderness, bringing little more than a few supplies and the skills he had learned from watching Survivorman, a reality show about subsisting in the bush.
The 41-year-old left behind a note, asking his landlady to call police if he failed to return by Sunday night. On Monday, she reported him missing and on Wednesday afternoon, Code’s body was found in a marshy, snowed-in area just north of Huntsville.
Just goes to show what can happen when you're not properly prepared!
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having read it it sounds like he wasn't too badly prepared
Code left home at around 4 a.m. and, as he often does, left a note with Ellis telling her when he would be back. He included a map with his GPS coordinates as well as a checklist of what materials he brought, which included a multi-tool, an axe, matches, a lighter, an emergency blanket, fishing tools, a compass, a survival book, maps and some cash. He did not use a cellphone.
they seem to harp on about a lack of formal training, sounds a lot like that film "into the wild" very sad :'(