carbuff
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I'm not going to rule out a suicide. Personally, it seems odd to go about it in this way, but I've never been suicidal (depressed at times, but not to that degree), so I admit I don't understand the thought process that would go along with that. I have known several people who killed themselves in my lifetime and not one of them tried to conceal their body. I've read about such cases here on WS, so I know it happens, but it still seems very odd to do something like that while on vacation in another country. Surely he would know that would be costly for his family. I don't feel like it's the most likely scenario.
The point for people who decide to end their lives by walking into the wilderness (it does happen) isn't usually to hide their body, it's more often to make it seem like an accident so their spouse/parents/etc. can collect on the life insurance, which normally doesn't pay if it's known to be suicide.