Has this already been discussed? There are very few details here - I’m interested to know more about what happened as she settles in. How scary for her family!
“ A Woodland Hills hiker who was reported missing for two weeks inside Zion National Park in Utah was found and reunited with her family Sunday.
A vigorous search for 38-year-old Holly Suzanne Courtier had been underway after she failed to show up for a scheduled shuttle departure from the park Oct. 6. Courtier, who had been dropped off for a hike earlier that day, was reported missing Oct. 8, according to the National Park Service.”
That's awesome that she was found. Kudos to the SAR teams and other resources who didn't give up.
Im curious about the “credible tip”. Like did they see her and she was a-ok? If so what’s the situation? Or did they see her and she was obviously distressed in which case why did they not stop to help?
That's awesome that she was found. Kudos to the SAR teams and other resources who didn't give up.
Im curious about the “credible tip”. Like did they see her and she was a-ok? If so what’s the situation? Or did they see her and she was obviously distressed in which case why did they not stop to help?
I was curious about that, too. I was wondering if it was people who saw her heading a certain way on the 6th (when she was fine) and didn't realize she was missing until seeing it in the news later.
California hiker Holly Courtier, who was missing in Zion National Park for 12 days, suffered a head injury shortly after she began hiking and became disoriented, her daughter told CNN. “She injured her head on a tree,” Kailey Chambers texted to CNN. “She was very disoriented as a result and thankfully ended up near a water source — a river bed. She thought her best chance of survival was to stay next to a water source.”
Post by wanderingback on Oct 19, 2020 20:30:32 GMT -5
Yeah I just saw that!
Someone I used to be friends with went missing hiking in Hawaii last year and was found after 17 days.
It’s sad though how many people don’t get found I do a lot of things on my own, but hiking/running on trails alone is something I’m definitely weary of and won’t do.
That's awesome that she was found. Kudos to the SAR teams and other resources who didn't give up.
Im curious about the “credible tip”. Like did they see her and she was a-ok? If so what’s the situation? Or did they see her and she was obviously distressed in which case why did they not stop to help?
Maybe they saw her from afar but weren't easily able to get to her?
H and I were hiking on a mountain once and we heard someone calling for help, but because of the extremely rough terrain and the danger of getting lost ourselves if we left the trail, we kept hiking until we found a spot with cell service and then called park rangers who later located and rescued the other person.
Someone I used to be friends with went missing hiking in Hawaii last year and was found after 17 days.
It’s sad though how many people don’t get found I do a lot of things on my own, but hiking/running on trails alone is something I’m definitely weary of and won’t do.
Glad she was found!
Yes between this and the guy running who encountered the cougar - buddy system!!
Im curious about the “credible tip”. Like did they see her and she was a-ok? If so what’s the situation? Or did they see her and she was obviously distressed in which case why did they not stop to help?
Maybe they saw her from afar but weren't easily able to get to her?
H and I were hiking on a mountain once and we heard someone calling for help, but because of the extremely rough terrain and the danger of getting lost ourselves if we left the trail, we kept hiking until we found a spot with cell service and then called park rangers who later located and rescued the other person.
I read another article that made it seem like they saw her and went to get help ASAP. The first article made it seem like they came across her and mentioned it a great deal of time later which was odd. Really I think the first article was just not very informative.
How amazing that you took part in someone’s rescue!! I hope everything turned out ok. So glad you were there at the right time!
The mother of a childhood friend went for a walk in the woods behind their house, and was missing for about 3 days. My friend and I were maybe 10. Best anyone can figure she fell and hit her head and became disoriented—in woods she’d walked in daily for years, less than a mile away from a half dozen neighborhoods and a major road. It was very scary at the time. Nobody knew where she was, if she was alive, people suspected her husband for all kinds of foul play, and it took a major search effort to find her, and she was very dehydrated.
I’m glad this woman was found, and that she had the wherewithal to stay near water until she was found. Her family must be so relieved.
Someone I used to be friends with went missing hiking in Hawaii last year and was found after 17 days.
It’s sad though how many people don’t get found I do a lot of things on my own, but hiking/running on trails alone is something I’m definitely weary of and won’t do.
Glad she was found!
Yes between this and the guy running who encountered the cougar - buddy system!!
My future buddy will be a solar powered drone with camera, GPS, cell service, and a radio transmitter. Set a timer on it, and if you do not turn it off, it elevates and calls for help, then leads rescuers to you.
Im curious about the “credible tip”. Like did they see her and she was a-ok? If so what’s the situation? Or did they see her and she was obviously distressed in which case why did they not stop to help?
Maybe they saw her from afar but weren't easily able to get to her?
H and I were hiking on a mountain once and we heard someone calling for help, but because of the extremely rough terrain and the danger of getting lost ourselves if we left the trail, we kept hiking until we found a spot with cell service and then called park rangers who later located and rescued the other person.
Oh wow that is great that you were able to help someone. Did you call back to them and let them know you were going to get help? It seems so easy to disappear in the woods. I have read all these stories where someone was there one minute and gone the next.
Maybe they saw her from afar but weren't easily able to get to her?
H and I were hiking on a mountain once and we heard someone calling for help, but because of the extremely rough terrain and the danger of getting lost ourselves if we left the trail, we kept hiking until we found a spot with cell service and then called park rangers who later located and rescued the other person.
Oh wow that is great that you were able to help someone. Did you call back to them and let them know you were going to get help? It seems so easy to disappear in the woods. I have read all these stories where someone was there one minute and gone the next.
We tried to call back to them, but I don't think they heard us. We could just barely hear them, and I think that was only because the wind was blowing their voice towards us. It ended up being someone who was kind of a dummy and had decided to blaze their own trail up the mountain, and got themselves trapped on a ledge where they couldn't climb either up or back down. The rangers said they had to be rescued with ropes.
It really is easy to disappear in some of these wilderness areas. This particular story happened in Maine (Katahdin, for people who know it), and a lot of people underestimate just how vast, heavily forested, and utterly remote the interior sections of the state are. If you get lost, you could wander around in there for a very long time.
The head injury makes sense. I was so curious about this because she was a seasoned hiker and Zion is SO heavily trafficked in many areas. I am glad she was found.
The head injury makes sense. I was so curious about this because she was a seasoned hiker and Zion is SO heavily trafficked in many areas. I am glad she was found.
Yeah, the initial wording was odd. When they said they had a “credible” witness after so much time and in such a busy park I almost wondered if she had deliberately wanted to go missing/stay in the park and accidentally ran into someone. I can totally see someone wanting to escape everyone and go off grid at this point of the pandemic.
The head injury makes sense. I was so curious about this because she was a seasoned hiker and Zion is SO heavily trafficked in many areas. I am glad she was found.
Yeah, the initial wording was odd. When they said they had a “credible” witness after so much time and in such a busy park I almost wondered if she had deliberately wanted to go missing/stay in the park and accidentally ran into someone. I can totally see someone wanting to escape everyone and go off grid at this point of the pandemic.
The head injury makes sense. I was so curious about this because she was a seasoned hiker and Zion is SO heavily trafficked in many areas. I am glad she was found.
Yeah, the initial wording was odd. When they said they had a “credible” witness after so much time and in such a busy park I almost wondered if she had deliberately wanted to go missing/stay in the park and accidentally ran into someone. I can totally see someone wanting to escape everyone and go off grid at this point of the pandemic.
Post by onomatopoeia on Oct 20, 2020 12:08:45 GMT -5
Poor woman, that must have been so scary. She must have been starving and freezing, since she only expected to be out for a day and wouldn't have brought much with her. I'm glad she found water.
Poor woman, that must have been so scary. She must have been starving and freezing, since she only expected to be out for a day and wouldn't have brought much with her. I'm glad she found water.
When I first saw the info about this I thought it would have been someone else falling off of Angel’s Landing, since that seems to happen with some regularity there.
I hiked in Zion last October, and we were very cold in the early morning, just in the half hour before dawn waiting for the shuttle. I can’t imagine 12 days of it. One article said she was without food the entire time. Wow. Though the park spokeswoman said “she was able to leave of her own capability with minimal assistance,” so I wonder if there’s more to the story. Regardless, I’m glad she was found alive.
The head injury makes sense. I was so curious about this because she was a seasoned hiker and Zion is SO heavily trafficked in many areas. I am glad she was found.
I have a friend in SARS and he recommended about 10 years ago that we get a personal locating beacon (PLB) especially for my husband who does a lot of off trail hiking by himself. He actually had to use it earlier this year when he dislocated his shoulder.
If you do a lot of hiking/outdoor stuff in remote areas I highly recommend getting a PLB.
I have a friend in SARS and he recommended about 10 years ago that we get a personal locating beacon (PLB) especially for my husband who does a lot of off trail hiking by himself. He actually had to use it earlier this year when he dislocated his shoulder.
If you do a lot of hiking/outdoor stuff in remote areas I highly recommend getting a PLB.
I have a friend in SARS and he recommended about 10 years ago that we get a personal locating beacon (PLB) especially for my husband who does a lot of off trail hiking by himself. He actually had to use it earlier this year when he dislocated his shoulder.
If you do a lot of hiking/outdoor stuff in remote areas I highly recommend getting a PLB.
I have a friend in SARS and he recommended about 10 years ago that we get a personal locating beacon (PLB) especially for my husband who does a lot of off trail hiking by himself. He actually had to use it earlier this year when he dislocated his shoulder.
If you do a lot of hiking/outdoor stuff in remote areas I highly recommend getting a PLB.
Oh wow just looked and they are really expensive!
Yup. That’s the problem. I meant to include that in my first post.
Right now we both have the Garmin inReach mini. The downside of that one is that you need to have a monthly plan but it does allow texting. The one my husband had before was slightly more expensive for the initial purchase but did not require a monthly plan. It did not have any texting capability - basically you push a button and your location goes to a SARs team. It did last about ten years.
The head injury makes sense. I was so curious about this because she was a seasoned hiker and Zion is SO heavily trafficked in many areas. I am glad she was found.
It also has so many terrain features. It would be really easy to get stuck somewhere difficult to see.
Yup. That’s the problem. I meant to include that in my first post.
Right now we both have the Garmin inReach mini. The downside of that one is that you need to have a monthly plan but it does allow texting. The one my husband had before was slightly more expensive for the initial purchase but did not require a monthly plan. It did not have any texting capability - basically you push a button and your location goes to a SARs team. It did last about ten years.
If anyone does go for a PLB (either the kind with monthly subscription or not), make sure to register it and maintain an up-to-date contact number. Although they are undoubtedly useful and can save lives, unfortunately many people misuse them (often accidentally) and proper registration saves a lot of time tracking down whether someone really needs help or not. See for example
Can't find the story at the moment, but there was also a case of campers in Alaska calling for a rescue (using a PLB) because they failed to realize that daylight up there lasts a lot longer in summer (couldn't sleep) and also didn't think the mosquitoes would be so bad.