George Thought Gerry Was Late.
Gerry awoke to a torrential downpour the following morning. She was scheduled to meet with George that day, but she had not yet been able to inform him of her need for assistance with the situation. She attempted to send him another text message but was unsuccessful. “I’ve been missing since yesterday. A 3 or 4 mile detour off the trail is recommended. Please contact the police to find out what to do. Xox.” This message was likewise unable to be delivered. Despite the fact that George had not received a text message from his wife since the previous morning, he was not very concerned at the time of the incident. The connection was intermittent, and when Gerry did not arrive at their meeting site on time, he assumed that the rain had caused her to be late for the appointment. The next night, he slept in his SUV, confident that he would see his wife’s joyful face before the sun rose in the morning.
Gerry Was Nowhere To Be Found.
The rain had finally stopped by the following morning, but Gerry had gone missing. By that point, George was anxious that something had happened to Gerry, and he filed a missing person report for her. Despite the fact that it was still possible that Gerry had just been delayed by bad weather, authorities established a search party for her, and a team of officers and volunteers started out along the 22-mile route from Poplar Ridge Shelter in search of Gerry. As a result, if you step off the track for 20 or 50 feet and then turn around, it’s difficult to discern where the trail had been, according to Douglas Dolan, a volunteer who had assisted with trail maintenance. “If you didn’t know which direction to go on the trail, you might easily spend hours walking in circles,” says the author. Gerry was within walking distance of the route, yet the search group managed to walk right past her.
