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"Lost in the dark with a busted knee"
http://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/...ies-474812.php
Phillips recovers from mountain bike injuries ALYSSA SCHNUGG, Oxford Eagle Published: 08:54 a.m., Wednesday, May 5, 2010 OXFORD, Miss. (AP) * Lost in the dark with a busted knee, Wesley Phillips, sat in the woods for about five hours before being rescued. His first thought? "Football," said the Ole Miss Rebels long snapper. "Then I thought how was I going to tell my mom without upsetting her." On April 10, Phillips and his buddy, Joe Woolsey, took their bikes on the railroad-bed trails. The two went off the main trail and started biking through the narrow dirt trails in the woods. At about 6:30 p.m., Phillips lost control of his mountain bike while riding down a hill. "I was going maybe 25 miles per hour," he said. "I went over a small ramp and was fixin' to hit a tree head-on so I jumped off my bike." A he flew through the air, Phillips' head missed the tree, but his right leg slammed into the trunk. "My shin and ankle kind of bent around the tree," he said. After attempting to use his bike as a crutch failed, Phillips tried walking by leaning on Woolsey, which wasn't working either. "We got to the top of a hill and I heard a 'pop' and my knee gave out," Phillips said. "I sat down and told Joe I wasn't going to make it." Phillips called 911 at about 7:30 p.m. "They were talking to me and making sure I wasn't in shock," he recalled. "They were trying to figure out where I was." Woolsey left his friend and attempted to walk to where the two had started out to meet the paramedics and police officers, but they had arrived faster than Woolsey could make it out and began searching the woods. "It was a pretty big ordeal to find him," Oxford Police Chief Mike Martin said. "We couldn't get in there on anything other than foot because it was so dark. It's such a maze out there." The University of Mississippi Police Department sent out officers on dirt bikes to help with the search. It was Officer Gery Phillips who first found Phillips. "I remembered his name because we had the same last name," Phillips said. "I could hear the bike and I started yelling. He finally found me and on his way down the hill towards me he twisted his ankle and hurt his knee. We were there for about 30 minutes before the two more officers and an EMS guy found us." Officer Phillips is still on leave due to his knee injury, UPD Chief Calvin Sellers said. Another UPD officer, Lt. Bishop Lewis, hurt his back while searching for Phillips, but he has returned to work, Sellers said. One of the police officers offered Phillips his jacket and another wrapped his shirt around Phillips' legs. "They were concerned about me getting too cold," he said. "I had been sweating and it was getting cold out." Once Phillips was found, getting him out of the woods was the biggest obstacle. Eventually about 10 people were with Phillips, including Woolsey and his brother Zach, who had come out to help in the search. The men took turns carrying the 220-pound Phillips more than 2 miles through the dark woods. "It was rough," Martin said. "They had him strapped to a backboard and they had to carry him up hills and across ditches. It was a pretty big production." Phillips said he remembers feeling bad for his rescuers who had to carry him out of the woods. "I'm not a small guy," he said. "They had a hard time carrying me all that way. I felt so bad, but so blessed." After getting back onto the main trail, Phillips was lifted onto the back of a police vehicle. Driving the car very slowly, the others held onto the backboard to make sure Phillips didn't slide off the back of the trunk. Finally, at about 11:30 p.m., Phillips was loaded into the back of an ambulance and on his way to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. There, doctors discovered Phillips had torn his anterior cruciate ligament and had two tears in his meniscus. He recently had surgery where cadaver tissue was used to replace the ligament. Phillips, who will be a senior at Ole Miss in the fall, was hoping to be the first-string long snapper for the Rebels where he's been second string behind Preston Powers for three years. "This upcoming season I was hoping to get that position," he said. "But now it looks like I might not be able to play at all." Doctors and rehabilitation therapists have told Phillips the best case scenario is he could possibly get back on the field in September. "I feel good," he said. "I think I can make it. I think I can be ready by September. Being a long snapper, I generally just snap the ball and run straight down field. I'm hoping I can wear a knee brace and just deal with it hurting a little." Despite the possibility of his Ole Miss football career taking a hard hit, Phillips remains positive and optimistic but mostly, he's thankful. "I just want to express my thanks to the police and paramedics," he said. "There's no way I could have made it out of there if they didn't help." |
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Hiker lost in a canyon without water rescued
http://home.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ THE MORNING REPORT Friday, April 23, 2010 Big Bend National Park (TX) Rangers Rescue Stranded Hiker Park dispatch received a report of an overdue hiker on the remote and strenuous Marufo Vega Trail on the morning of Friday, April 9th. The hiker, 34-year-old J. Meyers of Austin, Texas, had been issued a permit for a three day hike. The park plane was dispatched and searched the area without success. As temperatures had been in the 90’s for several days, a hasty ground search team started hiking the trail. A horse team was also assembled and started up the trail with medical supplies and extra water. A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter joined the search of the narrow steep canyons. Later that afternoon, the crew of the helicopter spotted an unusual blue object on a canyon floor, while the crew of a park plane spotted what turned out to be an orange sleeping bag in the same canyon. Ground searchers were directed to the location and found the missing hiker. They learned that Meyers had become lost on his first day out and wandered the open desert in search of the trail. By day three, he was desperate for water and begun descending washes in an attempt to reach the Rio Grande, which he could see in the distance. As his desperation grew, Meyers climbed down into a steep canyon, believing it lead to the river, but found that it lead only to a 70-foot pour-off above the river. He was trapped – he could see the river below, but could not climb back up the canyon wall. To keep from dehydrating, Meyers chewed the juice out of cacti and took advantage of shade from the canyon walls. He also spelled out the word “Help” with rocks and lit a small fire, hoping it might be seen from a plane. Rangers rappelled into the canyon and then rappelled with him to the canyon floor below, where they were picked up by the DPS helicopter. Despite having filed a backcountry plan, Meyer had changed his plan at the last minute without telling anyone and took only enough water for one day. He did not have proper topographic maps, a compass, GPS, or any other recommended supplies. Without sufficient food and water, it is likely that he would not have survived another 24 hours. Employees from various divisions assisted along with park volunteers and DPS and US Border Patrol personnel. Ranger Joe Roberts was IC. [Submitted by Allen Etheridge, Chief Ranger] |
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"Lost in the dark with a busted knee"
On May 6, 12:13*pm, Mike Vandeman wrote:
As he flew through the air... Hey Michael Vandeman, he's just like you. You flew through the air dozens of times, but in your case you were contributing to the destruction of the upper atmosphere by being selfish and using a transportation method that is harmful to OUR environment. That pretty much makes you a hypocrite and a phony. |
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Hiker lost in a canyon without water rescued
Man with inadequate equipment goes off, changes plans, and
then is rescued by large ammounts of tax payer dollars. Charles Darwin must be rolling over in his grave. We're nurturing the idiots at the expense of the working class. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Bob Berger" wrote in message ... http://home.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ THE MORNING REPORT Friday, April 23, 2010 Big Bend National Park (TX) Rangers Rescue Stranded Hiker Park dispatch received a report of an overdue hiker on the remote and strenuous Marufo Vega Trail on the morning of Friday, April 9th. The hiker, 34-year-old J. Meyers of Austin, Texas, had been issued a permit for a three day hike. The park plane was dispatched and searched the area without success. As temperatures had been in the 90's for several days, a hasty ground search team started hiking the trail. A horse team was also assembled and started up the trail with medical supplies and extra water. A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter joined the search of the narrow steep canyons. Later that afternoon, the crew of the helicopter spotted an unusual blue object on a canyon floor, while the crew of a park plane spotted what turned out to be an orange sleeping bag in the same canyon. Ground searchers were directed to the location and found the missing hiker. They learned that Meyers had become lost on his first day out and wandered the open desert in search of the trail. By day three, he was desperate for water and begun descending washes in an attempt to reach the Rio Grande, which he could see in the distance. As his desperation grew, Meyers climbed down into a steep canyon, believing it lead to the river, but found that it lead only to a 70-foot pour-off above the river. He was trapped - he could see the river below, but could not climb back up the canyon wall. To keep from dehydrating, Meyers chewed the juice out of cacti and took advantage of shade from the canyon walls. He also spelled out the word "Help" with rocks and lit a small fire, hoping it might be seen from a plane. Rangers rappelled into the canyon and then rappelled with him to the canyon floor below, where they were picked up by the DPS helicopter. Despite having filed a backcountry plan, Meyer had changed his plan at the last minute without telling anyone and took only enough water for one day. He did not have proper topographic maps, a compass, GPS, or any other recommended supplies. Without sufficient food and water, it is likely that he would not have survived another 24 hours. Employees from various divisions assisted along with park volunteers and DPS and US Border Patrol personnel. Ranger Joe Roberts was IC. [Submitted by Allen Etheridge, Chief Ranger] |
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Hiker lost in a canyon without water rescued
In article , Stormin Mormon says...
Man with inadequate equipment goes off, changes plans, and then is rescued by large ammounts of tax payer dollars. Charles Darwin must be rolling over in his grave. We're nurturing the idiots at the expense of the working class. Yeah. This clown sounds like me when I go to town shopping. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . "Bob Berger" wrote in message ... http://home.nps.gov/applications/morningreport/ THE MORNING REPORT Friday, April 23, 2010 Big Bend National Park (TX) Rangers Rescue Stranded Hiker Park dispatch received a report of an overdue hiker on the remote and strenuous Marufo Vega Trail on the morning of Friday, April 9th. The hiker, 34-year-old J. Meyers of Austin, Texas, had been issued a permit for a three day hike. The park plane was dispatched and searched the area without success. As temperatures had been in the 90's for several days, a hasty ground search team started hiking the trail. A horse team was also assembled and started up the trail with medical supplies and extra water. A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter joined the search of the narrow steep canyons. Later that afternoon, the crew of the helicopter spotted an unusual blue object on a canyon floor, while the crew of a park plane spotted what turned out to be an orange sleeping bag in the same canyon. Ground searchers were directed to the location and found the missing hiker. They learned that Meyers had become lost on his first day out and wandered the open desert in search of the trail. By day three, he was desperate for water and begun descending washes in an attempt to reach the Rio Grande, which he could see in the distance. As his desperation grew, Meyers climbed down into a steep canyon, believing it lead to the river, but found that it lead only to a 70-foot pour-off above the river. He was trapped - he could see the river below, but could not climb back up the canyon wall. To keep from dehydrating, Meyers chewed the juice out of cacti and took advantage of shade from the canyon walls. He also spelled out the word "Help" with rocks and lit a small fire, hoping it might be seen from a plane. Rangers rappelled into the canyon and then rappelled with him to the canyon floor below, where they were picked up by the DPS helicopter. Despite having filed a backcountry plan, Meyer had changed his plan at the last minute without telling anyone and took only enough water for one day. He did not have proper topographic maps, a compass, GPS, or any other recommended supplies. Without sufficient food and water, it is likely that he would not have survived another 24 hours. Employees from various divisions assisted along with park volunteers and DPS and US Border Patrol personnel. Ranger Joe Roberts was IC. [Submitted by Allen Etheridge, Chief Ranger] |
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Hiker lost in a canyon without water rescued
Stormin Mormon wrote, On 5/7/2010 8:27 AM:
Man with inadequate equipment goes off, changes plans, and then is rescued by large ammounts of tax payer dollars. Charles Darwin must be rolling over in his grave. We're nurturing the idiots at the expense of the working class. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org snip One thing I learned about Jesus is that he has compassion for all people. Even fools who wander off into the desert.... -- Paul D Oosterhout I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC) |
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Hiker lost in a canyon without water rescued
Sometimes the most compassionate thing a man can do, is to
stop rescuing idiots. They never learn, that way. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Paul O" wrote in message ... One thing I learned about Jesus is that he has compassion for all people. Even fools who wander off into the desert.... -- Paul D Oosterhout I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC) |
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Hiker lost in a canyon without water rescued
Stormin Mormon wrote, On 5/8/2010 7:58 AM:
Sometimes the most compassionate thing a man can do, is to stop rescuing idiots. They never learn, that way. Ok. But, a person who does something stupid and is rescued has a (small) chance to learn something useful and even to pass than knowledge on to other people. -- Paul D Oosterhout I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC) |
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Hiker lost in a canyon without water rescued
On May 8, 4:58*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Sometimes the most compassionate thing a man can do, is to stop rescuing idiots. They never learn, that way. It's also cheaper and easier to implement, isn't it? |
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Hiker lost in a canyon without water rescued
Do we have any recorded examples of people learning? Perhaps
there are. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Paul O" wrote in message ... Ok. But, a person who does something stupid and is rescued has a (small) chance to learn something useful and even to pass than knowledge on to other people. -- Paul D Oosterhout I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC) |
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