One of our local SAR teams deals with idiots pretty regularly.
Just follow their fb feed for a lot of "things you shouldn't do"
https://www.facebook.com/WCSART/
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Tuesday evening at 6:15 p.m., WCSART received a 911 call from a 43yr old female who was lost somewhere in the Red River Gorge. The subject could not initially indicate to dispatch what trailhead she had parked at or what trails she had taken, but advised that she drove in to catch the sunrise at 7:00 a.m. and had parked near a waterfall. She also stated she had “climbed up a mountain” to gain cell service to call for help. The hiker had become separated from her male companion and only had emergency service on her phone (meaning she was out of her carrier’s service area, and only able to make outgoing 911 calls). WCSART provided dispatch with a few questions to ask if the subject was able to call them back before her phone battery (which was at 10%) was depleted. A follow-up call was received, and with the additional information obtained, it was determined that her most probable location was on Rock Bridge Trail.
A hasty team was dispatched to clear Rock Bridge Trail. Her male companion was quickly located camping below Creation Falls. Their campsite had sustained some damage from the severe thunderstorms that had moved through the area earlier in the day. He was unaware that she was lost. As this area had now been cleared, the hasty team hiked back to the junction of Rock Bridge Trail and Swift Camp Creek Trail to begin clearing Swift Camp Creek Trail. A second hasty team was positioned to clear the user trail that leads to Turtle Back Arch and rendezvous with Hasty Team 1 at its intersection with Swift Camp Creek Trail.
As Hasty Team 1 began searching Swift Camp Creek Trail, some unusual tracks left by wheels were identified along the trail. The team knew these tracks were recent, as they had not been weathered by the earlier storm. After searching approximately 1/4 mile of Swift Camp Creek Trail, Hasty Team 1 encountered the female hiker who had heard the searchers calling for her. She had a small wheeled suitcase in tow. The team provided her with some water and then hiked her back to Rock Bridge Trail and on to her campsite.
In addition to this group’s campsite being illegal (within 300' of an official trail), it was also very dangerous. They were camped in the floodplain on a sandbar below Creation Falls. WCSART advised them of this, but the party refused to relocate. It is always a good idea to avoid camping in a flood plain, especially with more severe storms, heavy rain, and flooding in the forecast."
