Two women hikers missing in Alaska - OK

[Maddy]

This is not good. Sure hope they are found safe.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/17/denali.search.ap/index.html

 

[Maddy]

This article has more detail.
http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/438758.html

 

[Jay H]

I had a backcountry permit for the Savage river drainage area, that stream can be kind of high at times, especially now since it's not even the summer season...

Let's hope they find these two hikers...

Jay

 

[hermit]

Good news,they are ok.

 

[Mats Roing]

Good news,they are ok.

Do you have a news link?

 

[imarchant]

Do you have a news link?

fox news

 

[Jay H]

Nice, glad they were found, read an article on adn.net but they don't have any more info than what Ian posted... I'd be interested to see where they were found and the why part...

One thing about Denali National Park, doesn't matter where you are in it, on McKinley or on Polychrome Mtn or just Wonder Lake, you do lose the entire concept of time!!! Sat, friday, July, August, doesn't matter!

Jay

 

[kevinmac]

saved by cell phone:

saved by cell phone:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/440111.html

 

[erugs]

Search not over yet

A cell phone call was received, the women, though, have not yet been found:
http://www.startribune.com/20440649.html

 

[Breeze]

the plight of these two women has been taken up by many people, they are all the talk on Iditarod and dogsled fora.

Lots of teams up there in the area doing summer training and my gut just prays that they are located soon.

Breeze

 

[carole]

Looks like they have been picked up.

 

[Jay H]

Never would I think you'd get cell service in McKinley... I probably wouldn't of even packed a cell phone, but since not familiar with the dry creek area, the article mentioned they were near the northern border of the park, perhaps they could pick up coverage there..

Jay

 

[1ADAM12]

This is great news indeed. Looks like they will be fine!

 

[DougPaul]

Never would I think you'd get cell service in McKinley... I probably wouldn't of even packed a cell phone, but since not familiar with the dry creek area, the article mentioned they were near the northern border of the park, perhaps they could pick up coverage there..

According to the map, there are some fairly flat zones extending to the highway in the new search area ("The new search area is north of Mount Healy about 5 miles west of the Parks Highway, the main highway that connects Anchorage and Fairbanks.") The area might have some coverage if there are cell towers on some high spots near the highway.

Doug

 

[erugs]

NOW, they're with their families again: http://home.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/

What a relief.