I am assuming if the family dynamics were still intact that Mom and Dad would have met halfway to deliver him to his destination. The fact that a flight was scheduled either tells me they have extra money or they don't see eye to eye. However the drive from Colorado Springs to Durango area is a bit grueling, the passes slow you way down and wildlife on the roadway can be nerve wracking.
My sons ALL wear shorts, they run out to dumpster and to mail in bare feet with a foot of snow on the ground...lol. But if they were going to be walking alone to go fishing in a Mountain lake, I think they would at least have on pants even with the milder winter we have been experiencing here in Colorado, its still frigid in the morning.
I cannot help but think that he did not go fishing alone. If he did go fishing it will come out that he went with someone, whether it be dad, or a friend. I believe he had a ride there and something may have happened. Perhaps it was an accident.
Years ago I was working the Sheriff Dept when a call went out. I was working in the jail. A man, his young son and daughter were out on the dam at Prewitt Reservoir. They were fishing. Well, see those rocks by the dam, even in the picture where the boy is missing, they get very slick. Well, Dad went in and could not get out, he slipped and got more and more tired trying. His young son went in after him, he gripped onto his sons pants and then..... he let go. He would have taken his son under, and he let go... I had to wash the blankets they transported dad in, and I just stared at them, I was shockingly quite upset. I had to watch the kids until the Mom came in from Denver area to pick up the children. So, if he had on a backpack and lost his balance, you can find yourself heavy and pulled under. Just sayin' it can and does happen. Plus the water is soooo cold at this time of year.
I agree something seems off, but playing devils advocate I refuse to wear blinders as there is probably so much more to this situation...IMHO
