Hiker found dead

[Chimera]

his friends/family saying he was an experienced hiker so when he was getting cramps and he tell them to go ahead that he will meet them...they listened to him

[*$kїđž!™]

They. Say he was found 600ft down a precipice

[nervewrecker]

his friends/family saying he was an experienced hiker so when he was getting cramps and he tell them to go ahead that he will meet them...they listened to him

Same thing I heard.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[matix]

That looks insanely unsafe for that helicopter to be that low

[pugboy]

how on earth did they find the body though, if it was 600ft down a precipice
how do you know which part of a cliff to go down and start looking

[SMc]

^^^ That pilot is a boss- on another note shouldn't they have them stretcher on a winch things that pretty much every other search & rescue outfit has?

[Redman]

Make the hike organizers foot the bill for rescues that are due to negligence.

If they left him behind....slackness.....

[TurboSingh12]

his friends/family saying he was an experienced hiker so when he was getting cramps and he tell them to go ahead that he will meet them...they listened to him

Same thing I heard.

So the moral off the story is Keep yuh arse home....

[ismithx]

How an experienced hiker gets cramps? Serious question, if you are really an experienced hiker you supposed to know the science of avoiding cramps something not adding up

[j.o.e]

How an experienced hiker gets cramps? Serious question, if you are really an experienced hiker you supposed to know the science of avoiding cramps something not adding up

Eh? The body will respond with cramps at a moments notice, experience has nothing to do with that. Athletes of professional level get cramps, he's a regular guy who hiked for fun, he can catch a cramp. Maybe what he thought was a cramp might have been something else, that is possible.

[Monkey Man]

yunno i have some experience in de bosh...

even if u in a large group, u can fall behind the leading group and you can end up in the middle, with persons infront you and behind you out of the line of sight.

so u could be in the middle and fall off a drop and persons may pass they very spot and not notice you dead down there.

[bignog]

Rowley turn lagahoo .....no one is safe

[Redman]

yunno i have some experience in de bosh...

even if u in a large group, u can fall behind the leading group and you can end up in the middle, with persons infront you and behind you out of the line of sight.

so u could be in the middle and fall off a drop and persons may pass they very spot and not notice you dead down there.

Yep

But those that doing this commercially can't avoid their responsibilities.

[pugboy]

that's why they will prob have a document to sign next time

hunters in yankeeland use gps tracker collars on their dogs
time to start using that here

few ppl in this country would have attempted any kind of strenuous activity 10hrs long
yet so many are experts

[shake d livin wake d dead]

that pilot is ah boss doh

[ADONI]

that pilot is ah boss doh

Same thing I was saying! I sure he done get a wuk foreign and buss out of T&T already!

[Chimera]

that was risky as hell tho

what was the point of putting so much people life in danger

they dont have baskets and winches?

[*$kїđž!™]

You all saying pilot is a boss but what if something went wrong there...we would be saying he is a fool for going so low....
Another classic example how trinidad has no safety measures in place...that could have been disaster......
Baskets and winches....u mean we don't even have that in trinidad.....
What the airguard does do then when training for search and rescue...

[gundelero]

let's see what the autopsy report says....

[Chimera]

apparently since the TTAG helicopters are grounded, they use these helicopters for everything, even for things they not equipped for


from what i reading on fb, the air guard helicopters are properly equipped and they would usually carry out this sort of retrieval

[16 cycles]

have to weigh trekking outta the bush with a cadaver vs chopper recovery risks....

that said....happy we have pilots at that skill level....

[shake d livin wake d dead]

apparently since the TTAG helicopters are grounded, they use these helicopters for everything, even for things they not equipped for


from what i reading on fb, the air guard helicopters are properly equipped and they would usually carry out this sort of retrieval

Chopper used here belongs to noc..and these are nothing close to those belonging to AG

[ADONI]

Skies really quite with choppers since 2015 or so...

[KM_2NR]

Skies really quite with choppers since 2015 or so...

Not in my area

[*$kїđž!™]

let's see what the autopsy report says....

Broken neck

[Gem_in_i]

On FB seeing so many people asking why his dil didnt stay back with him or check on him etc. All kind of theories about her.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

hearing Island Hikers membership were suspended