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Let me clarify about the area. This isn't Canada where you can get lost 50 meters into the woods and have no clue where you are.
Much of the area is open land, there are woods too, with hiking paths and mountain bike paths and in summer there are many hikers. There are mountain refuges with food and sleeping areas, there are small villages with shops, like the shop where JF would allegedly have been seen.
Mobile network is good and should you get stuck or lost, you can call the rescue services. (European code is 112.)
This is no wilderness.
I've been following the latest news about the rescue services and most accidents involve sprained or broken ankles. People fall off the mountains too, one elderly gentleman died.
There are a few missing persons in the area, two of them have been missing for years, one other missing woman was found deceased after a number of days. As far as I could see, they went missing when they left their homes, and they might have gone anywhere.
JF is an exception, he was on a specific track with a clear goal, and he documented his journey.
If JF had become desoriented, he might have walked through the meadows, the woods or the rocks for a while, but ultimately he would find a path and after a while, he would also find other hikers, or other hikers would find him.
Parts of the trail are risky, especially in case of a fall. These stages have been searched in detail and he wasn't found. Could he have fallen into a crevice that no one has noticed? Anything is possible. Is it likely? Not so sure.
The other option is that JF is hiding in plain sight. Something happened that left him confused and he is walking on and sleeping rough. He has some cash, so he can buy food. He could be literally anywhere. On the track on his way to Italy, or anywhere in Europe. One of the possibilities is a hospital.
Analyzing where his mobile phone last pinged and on which towers might help.
Much of the area is open land, there are woods too, with hiking paths and mountain bike paths and in summer there are many hikers. There are mountain refuges with food and sleeping areas, there are small villages with shops, like the shop where JF would allegedly have been seen.
Mobile network is good and should you get stuck or lost, you can call the rescue services. (European code is 112.)
This is no wilderness.
I've been following the latest news about the rescue services and most accidents involve sprained or broken ankles. People fall off the mountains too, one elderly gentleman died.
There are a few missing persons in the area, two of them have been missing for years, one other missing woman was found deceased after a number of days. As far as I could see, they went missing when they left their homes, and they might have gone anywhere.
JF is an exception, he was on a specific track with a clear goal, and he documented his journey.
If JF had become desoriented, he might have walked through the meadows, the woods or the rocks for a while, but ultimately he would find a path and after a while, he would also find other hikers, or other hikers would find him.
Parts of the trail are risky, especially in case of a fall. These stages have been searched in detail and he wasn't found. Could he have fallen into a crevice that no one has noticed? Anything is possible. Is it likely? Not so sure.
The other option is that JF is hiding in plain sight. Something happened that left him confused and he is walking on and sleeping rough. He has some cash, so he can buy food. He could be literally anywhere. On the track on his way to Italy, or anywhere in Europe. One of the possibilities is a hospital.
Analyzing where his mobile phone last pinged and on which towers might help.