The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Disappearance Of Geraldine Largay

Published on 10/07/2021
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Experts Couldn’t Find Gerry

Unfortunately, Ivanich’s witness statement was received far too late in the game. Gerry could have traveled considerably further into the woods in two weeks if he had the time. Gerry has even been said to have been spotted as far away as 1,000 miles away, according to police. Many of the witnesses were likely just trying to be helpful and really felt that they had seen Gerry when they came forward. However, all of the false leads had a negative impact on the investigation and Gerry’s prospects of being discovered alive. However, it is ironic since the area where Gerry was killed is owned by the Navy and is utilized for training in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE). Soldiers learn how to avoid capture, escape capture, and survive on their own in the wilderness at the school’s training facility. For Gerry’s safety, the Navy dispatched a couple of teams of survival experts. They were convinced that if she was on their property, they would be able to locate her and save her life.

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Gerry Largay Was Located

Gerry’s tent was finally discovered in a densely forested location near the Appalachian Trail by a forester working for the Navy. Gerry was asleep in her sleeping bag inside the tent when we arrived. But there was a problem: she hadn’t been seen or heard from for two years, two months, and twenty-four days at that point. The forester had come across her encampment by chance and had no idea that he had just solved a missing person case that had previously been unsolved by the Maine State Police. It was even possible that there was a human body in the tent, according to the forester. He reported it to the appropriate authorities, along with the GPS coordinates that he had obtained. Lieutenant Kevin Adam made his way to the place in a hasty manner. A flattened tent with a green backpack outside of it and a human skull with what appeared to be a sleeping bag wrapped around it were the first things I noticed. The man stated that he was “99 percent confident” that the item was Gerry Largay’s.

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