Yes...having been burnt in the tent seems like a real possibility to me. Several drones have the nighttime flying feature--maybe he was flying his drone shortly before going to bed, which could explain why it would be in the tent. Does anyone know if RH's drone could be flown at night?
I was thinking that the tent was on fire spreading from the inside or from the side of the tent far from the vehicle. And as the tent was consumed the poles no longer had that tension holding them up, so they fell, some of them--especially those of the canopy--onto the car. Just small amounts of burning tent fabric still connected to the poles then flapped about against the vehicle until going out because nothing left to burn.
anything is possible--regarding what started the campsite fire. IMO, finding the bodies of RH and CC (if they died...which in all probability they did) will provide the huge puzzle piece completing the picture as to what happened to them, and why and how their campsite burnt down.
The Current Affairs coverage seems the most accurate out of all the media news published on this case. It would be great if Current Affairs stepped in again and did a follow up.
Here's my 2 cents again...I think it would have been very difficult, if not impossible, to start a "control" fire of the campsite in view of the scorch marks on RH's truck--a controlled fire wouldn't have burnt RH's truck in the manner that it did, imo. And, more importantly, what would have been the purpose of two scorch marks on the truck instead of burning out the truck completely? The truck was left relatively undamaged and capable of being driven with RH and CC's personal belongings left inside, which suggests to me...the fire happened as a result of random spontaneous combustion. I think the investigators have whittled down the possible reasons for RH and CC disappearance and are now totally focused on finding their bodies in proximity to their camping area.
Just a thought, but accidentally burning down one's campsite might be a pretty heavy blow to someone like RH, after a lifetime of experience in the bush and a pride in being 'meticulous'. Not just personally losing all his gear, expensive drone, etc, but imagining having to explain it to his buddies. And then, that it would probably expose his relationship with his secret camping companion, who herself might have reacted badly, and have potentially major consequences on his family life. In some unstable people, not really prepared to face the consequences, could it be the kind of blow that leads to rash action?
That's a very interesting thought. I agree, if the campsite fire accidentally happened while they were at the tent area or down by the river, the shock could have resulted in them doing something out of the ordinary to deal with it.
I'm not sure I understand this as a response to my post. I don't have anything to contribute on whether or not the fire was controlled. I'm not surprised the truck isn't completely burnt out, it would be nowhere near as flammable as a tent. The toilet tent (and also the bush) being intact is more surprising, but in the first place I suspect the photographs are compressing depth further from the lens, and then perhaps the wind was the other way.
