Found Deceased VA - Nicole Clardy Mittendorff, 31, Woodbridge, 13 April 2016 - #2

[Mountain Misst]

Remains were found in a remote location more than a mile from the White Oak Canyon parking area and about 330 yards from the trail in treacherous rocky terrain.
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/128843023-story

 

[curiouser_]

Well, if you've seen the Find Nicole page...you know their worst fears have been confirmed...

 

[MissEhrmann]

Again, that's not really close for the environment.

I just thought that the dogs would pick up on that, being "so close".

 

[RPsleuth]

I just thought that the dogs would pick up on that, being "so close".

Agreed. A good dog would have been able to walk from her car to the spot she was found. That is if she was alive when she ended up there and the smoke from the fires didn't interfere with their smelling ability.

 

[winterrose]

National Park Service and Virginia State Police personnel will conduct a press conference later this evening to provide additional details.

 

[Whiteorchids]

She also climbed and was training for a triathlon. Could she have been climbing rocks and fell? http://games.crossfit.com/athlete/692148 One of the events had climbing, if she worked out at the Crossfit and then went to the park to practice, this is a possibility.

Why would anyone climb rocks alone

 

[curiouser_]

Why would anyone climb rocks alone

I ask myself that all the time. I have a friend who does it. I don't want to seem like an alarmist, but I will have to make sure she is aware of Nicole's story.

 

[steelman]

I don't think I'll ever understand why these so-called tracking dogs never can seem to find these missing people. The humans missing the person I can better understand, but not the dogs.

I guess we can save that discussion for later.

 

[SaraSue]

Agreed. A good dog would have been able to walk from her car to the spot she was found. That is if she was alive when she ended up there and the smoke from the fires didn't interfere with their smelling ability.

If she went up there Wednesday, and the searches didn't start until Saturday or Sunday, there would have been countless hikers marring the trail and scents.

 

[Mountain Misst]

Presser - local time 7:30pm

 

[tauntaun]

I don't think I'll ever understand why these so-called tracking dogs never can seem to find these missing people. The humans missing the person I can better understand, but not the dogs.

I guess we can save that discussion for later.

People put too much stock in dogs who can be just that...dogs. They're not 100 percent all the time and environmental factors always play a huge roll. In this case there was a fire as well as days since she disappeared.

 

[sweetcaro]

Oh no, RIP Nicole. xoxox

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[The OG]

Why would anyone climb rocks alone

Maybe she was more reckless than suicidal.

 

[grsz11]

ABC7 parked outside the station

 

[RPsleuth]

If she went up there Wednesday, and the searches didn't start until Saturday or Sunday, there would have been countless hikers marring the trail and scents.

No one can change her scents there. Just the smoke would mask it. It's unbelievable how long her scent can actually last there. I read about it from an expert.

 

[RPsleuth]

Maybe she was more reckless than suicidal.

Or someone killed her there. Don't forget that is a real possibility.

 

[grsz11]

Dogs have more false positives than positives. That's why there are questions on whether they are enoguh for probable cause.

 

[Mountain Misst]

The environment...

 

[RPsleuth]

The environment...

Damn that's not good. Certainly the wrong person you're with could give you a little nudge and kill you.

 

[amayla]

That far off the trail in Shenandoah it is really not surprising she had been missed before. The trails can be dangerous which is why I think they did not want local volunteers coming to help them out. I'm glad the family finally has answers. RIP Nicole.