ElizabethAnne
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I don't know. The 13:10 press conference cideo is on this webpage After 3 weeks of searching, body of missing runner Philip Kreycik found in PleasantonThank you for this analysis. Could it be possible SAR already checked this place and he wasn't there when they did?
The Pleasanton trails map shows a series of pre-existing trails in the northern section of Pleasanton Ridge park. However, Captain Breed of the EBRPD characterizes where Philip was found as very remote areas where raccoons and other animals make game trails.
The only trail I see from the helicopter footage and Google maps is the end of the North Ridge trail, the trail that Sgt. Kelly from the Alameda County Sheriff's office says Philip was on because he did not make a turn back to the Moller Ranch area.
A reporter toward the end of the news conference at 10:45 asks Lt. Silacci from the Pleasanton police about the 100% statement and part of the answer says that they were using the cell phone designated route as the basis of the search area which they said they searched thoroughly.
A short time later the police after that particular question the police did not take further questions and ended the press conference.
Along with the emergency vehicles entering the area via the end of Blessing Dr, this KTVU news report Body found near East Bay trail believed to be of missing runner Philip Kreycik shows vehicles at the bottom entering the gates at Santos Ranch Rd, a private road that connects to the North Ridge trail, which then from Google Maps satellite view goes to the point near where Philip was found near the northern edge of Pleasanton Ridge park where the North Ridge trail seems to abruptly stop. In the article above it says 'Local runners told police that it’s not uncommon for runners or hikers to leave the trail, many times due to the heat, and take a shortcut through the heavy brush to return to their cars." Did Philip think that going north on the North Ridge trail would lead him to an exit trail where he could return to his car? Or get quickly to the area next to the freeway (e.g., news reports said the hilltop where he was found overlooked I-580)?
If they had not had that route on the cell phone, could Philip have been located a lot sooner? Did they assume he would stick to this route even though with the significant heat up there that could possibly lead to that not happening? Or is it possible that he was not there on the initial cursory search of the park or somewhere else and later on he went to under the tree? Those are all good questions and I don't know if anyone has the answers.
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