Gerry Accepted Her Fate
On the 6th of August, Gerry attempted to send a text message for the final time. After turning on her phone, she had a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. There was still no connection to the internet. She had been without food for nine days at that point, and her odds of surviving were slim to none. However, she made one final try to survive by using her last remaining energy reserves to start a fire. Gerry gracefully accepted the fact that she would not be alive when she was discovered later that day. “Please contact my husband, George, and my daughter, Kerry,” she wrote in her notebook. “When you locate my body, please notify them.” It will be the greatest kindness for them to know that I am dead and where you found me — no matter how many years have passed since you discovered me. We ask that you please find it in your heart to send the contents of this bag to one of these people.”
Gerry’s Doppelganger Reveals
In the midst of all, a hiker in her 60s, with short hair and spectacles, got in touch with the authorities. Nonetheless, unlike Gerry, the hiker (known as Ivanich) matched the description of the missing woman; however, Ivanich was quiet and restrained, unlike Gerry. In addition, Ivanich was a more rapid hiker than Inchworm. It soon became clear that the group of hikers who claimed to have seen Gerry near the Spaulding Mountain Lean-in had in fact seen Ivanich, rather than Gerry. When Ivanich woke up the next morning, she remembered that she had been in Poplar Ridge Shelter the same night as Inchworm. This was confirmed by other people who had lodged complaints. It was early the next morning when Ivanich awoke to find Inchworm had already left the premises. Ivanich set out on her walk to Spaulding Mountain Lean-to around two hours after Inchworm had begun his. Because she was quicker than Inchworm, Ivanich should have overtaken her rival by around midday. Ivanich, on the other hand, did not come across Inchworm while hiking the trail or at the Spaulding Mountain Lean-To. They would have to continue their hunt.
