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Reply #10 - Jul 29th, 2015 at 9:53pm
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I would feel the same way, YB. Just not sure if Park would process entry permit.
  
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Reply #11 - Jul 29th, 2015 at 9:58pm
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I can't see someone in this person's position as being a risk to a healthy party of 2 or 4 people.


I have to respectfully disagree with that YB Huh
IF he was thinking clearly he wouldn’t come at 2-4 people and if he did in a straight forward fashion then 2-4 guys depending on the guys could probably walk away from the encounter.

But the guy "allegedly" has mental issues. Those kinds of people often have physical strength and the ability to endure pain far more than an average person.
If he had a knife or even a sharpened stick or rock for that matter he could come out of the brush or at night and before anyone knew what was happening kill or seriously injure someone or maybe everyone.

It happens all the time in civilized areas. How many families have been murdered by a family member often a young man who killed everyone with a knife / club before anyone could react?

IF they came to the decision they needed to close certain areas there must be a valid reason that they might now want to share for fear of panicking people?

One single minded, determined individual with no regard for others and especially themselves is more than capable of taking out a small group of adults who don't have that mentality themselves.

There's a reason you see so many cops swarm and take-down violent/mental patients, they know from past experiences gone wrong that they're more of a danger than they appear to the untrained eye.
He might just be some hippy type who living out a wild adventure but nowadays you can’t assume the best case scenario, you have to assume the worst and hope you’re wrong.
  
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Reply #12 - Jul 29th, 2015 at 10:21pm
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Closed lakes in SW Quetico??? Where is that list published?  I'm taking a small group to Birch and Carp starting the 6th and although there is probably not much to worry about, seeing someone with that description approaching our camp will definitely set a couple of my group on edge.  Huh

I've told this story before...my dad's sister begged my dad to take my cousin (her son) on a canoe trip because she thought it would be "good for him" (the son).  The son was probably in his late 20's and had suffered all his life with mild schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.  They took off into the BWCA and traveled two or three days when my cousin refused to go another step further ahead; my dad for his part refused to turn around.  They sat at an impasse for another day.  Then Dad went on and cousin proceeded to "hitch hike" out by walking and apparently begging rides from other campers to Echo Trail and then hitch hiked out of there back to our house.
I was scheduled to meet them to pick up on the Echo Trail the next day.  Cousin decided it would be most proper of him to accompany me.  After hearing the story and knowing a bit about my Dad I suggested he would be better off just disappearing on his way...away.  He came with me anyway and we met Dad on a very hot buggy day after he had done "miles" of portaging by himself and carrying everything since cousin had only taken his own personal pack with him.
It ended up that he was refused a ride in the car and we left him standing in the middle of Echo Trail having to hitch hike out a second time.  Apparently he managed as he finally made his way back home to Colorado.

I bet he was a topic of lengthy discussion for any of the campers who happened upon him or helped him out.  Wink
  
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Reply #13 - Jul 29th, 2015 at 11:09pm
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Here is my hunch. The closure is so LEO can go in and extract him. They want innocents to not get in the way. Once they remove him, the lakes will be reopened.

Moosetrack posted list on bwca site.
  
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Reply #14 - Jul 29th, 2015 at 11:19pm
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Reply #15 - Jul 30th, 2015 at 2:42am
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ST, of course I would be playing the odds in such a scenario as my previous posting.  Odds are that person described thus far has a non-violent disposition.  A party of 2 or 4 would immediately recognize a need to help with or a need to separate from the encounter.  This fellow being in the woods for more than 5 days now trying to get along on a diet of blueberries is going to be feeling a bit depleted.
All said, I agree with OS that it would be easier to spot and extract this person without the presence of others in the area.
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Reply #16 - Jul 30th, 2015 at 3:01am
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Old Salt wrote on Jul 29th, 2015 at 11:09pm:
The closure is so LEO can go in and extract him.


I wonder how long this will drag on for. I'd imagine a guy traveling on foot without a canoe, with a decent skill set, could probably stay hidden for just about as long as he wants to. Of course, this guy probably has no idea he's the subject of a search, so he may not be thinking that way (or even very clearly).
  
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Reply #17 - Jul 30th, 2015 at 12:23pm
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I'm guessing his RABC expired in the middle of his trip.
  
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Reply #18 - Jul 30th, 2015 at 2:07pm
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There are weird people everywhere you go.  Walk through any downtown area and you will see people who look very scary and some of them are scary.  Risk is how you perceive it.  All things considered, I think a warning would be sufficient based on the facts as I know them.  But if the facts are different, my response would be different.
  
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Reply #19 - Jul 30th, 2015 at 11:26pm
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Westwood wrote on Jul 30th, 2015 at 2:07pm:
There are weird people everywhere you go.  .


That's for sure.  Just check out the Saturday night crowd at the QJ dinner during Copia.  Wouldn't ever want to run into any of THEM in the woods!

Hmmmmm... come to think of it, that's EXACTLY where I met most of those strangelings.

Jimbo   Cool

P.S.  Perhaps the poet Robert Owen had it right when he said:

“All the world is queer save thee and me... and even thou art a little queer.”

― Robert Owen
  
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