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Liam was visiting the area with his mother. They are draining a pond today. I wonder if they saw footprints :-( @Vern_S can you add any updates...

I got the alert yesterday. I was hoping for good news this morning. Like most of you, I'm unfortunately thinking of rivers and ponds, but there's an awful lot of woods there. In this case, woods would be a better scenario for sure. If he would run when called, hopefully they are using voice...

From what I've seen and what you said, it doesn't make sense. Penny s, I do hope someone will put this on a podcast. I can't help you there, other than maybe replying and keeping the thread alive. Wishing you the best.

I'm pretty sure the camper is not missing; early reports made it sound like a camper was missing, but they meant that Stephanie was a camper.

Thank you for checking out the park. I wonder what the sheriff meant when he said Stephanie went on a "personal mission?" (in your first linked article.) From your description of the undesignated trail, it sounds like it wasn't marked well and she got turned around. :-( How is the park? I know...

Thank you for your interest in Stephanie's case. I followed your search for Frances Apperson in Linville Falls. Your suggestion of Stephanie's possible self-harm surprises me. I never have had the slightest self-harm vibe regarding Stephanie. I usually pick up on that pretty quickly. I'm not...

The fire has now burned more than 4500 acres and is zero percent contained today. People all over North and South Carolina who were already affected by Helene once now are in fear of wildfires. The smoke is everywhere. I can’t find anything about Stephanie. I’m sure everyone assumes the worst. I...

I'm sorry to triple post. The fire has gotten much worse and is now 0% contained and over 100 acres. Hurricane Helene ravaged this area and there is a lot of deadfall. This picture looks like a lot more than 100 acres to me. Is anyone a forest fire expert? I would think if poor Stephanie is no...

Unfortunately, the volunteer search party was called off due to the fire. Search party for missing camper canceled due to fire at Table Rock State Park, family says

I just realized I didn’t attach the video with Stephanie’s son. Family of missing Upstate hiker seeks volunteers for large search party

There is a forest fire at the top of Table Rock this evening. Here’s an interview with Stephanie’s son. There are a couple of better photos of Stephanie. The family is asking for volunteer searchers tomorrow morning. I really hope the fire doesn’t hinder their efforts. It’s pretty far from the...

Is there water near the last ping? Unfortunately a crash into a body of water could be a likely reason to lose signal.

Thanks for this. Also in the article, the items were found a couple of hundred yards away from the campsite in a steep, hard to reach area. The second theory about the items left behind echoes what I was thinking about paradoxical undressing. :-(

“Several items” seems strange. It popped into my mind that she may have shed clothing in a “paradoxical undressing” scenario. This is where someone with hypothermia takes off clothing because they feel hot. 😢 This is just all so sad. I can’t believe she would have wandered off enough to get that...

It’s something I’d do but I also take night hikes by myself sometimes and don’t use a flashlight. You can see a lot in the woods at night when there are no artificial lights around. This overlook is on an actual paved road, so it’s not hard to get to, although I can’t remember how far it is...