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WRANGELL, Alaska - A search is under way for an Army National Guardsman from Wrangell, Alaska, who is missing in southeast Alaska. Alaska National Guard Maj. Guy Hayes said Thursday that Sgt. Colin Buness was reported overdue Monday from a hiking and kayaking trip. A search began Tuesday. Hayes says ground teams and aerial search crews have covered a significant part of Buness' planned route but have not located him. He shared a detailed trip plan with relatives before he left. He carried a personal tracker beacon and his last known location was between Aaron Creek and the Katete River on June 22. Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters tells the Anchorage Daily News that Buness' boat was found caught on a log jam along with some gear. The Alaska National Guard, Coast Guard and troopers are among those involved in the search. The 25-year-old Buness is reportedly an experienced outdoorsman. Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Alaska Army National Guardsman missing on hiking trip
Originally posted by quailman03
But to be honest, I think from what I heard, it was a drug experiment gone awry.edit on 15-7-2012 by quailman03 because: (no reason given)
1.) We were extracted immediately following the morning winds the next day. Our total time on the ground close to 24 hours (we were supplied for much longer). No one was recovered.
We planned on a 3 day recovery operation but brought food for 6 in case of weather. We were extracted by early afternoon the next day.
Originally posted by quailman03
Hi CrazyDude, I hope you don't think I'm cyber stalking you, but I'm the one that referred you over here. I spend a bit of time here, but never signed up til I saw your post.
Seeing that you followed my advice and posted over here convinces me 100% that you are looking for answers and not just posting to share a cool story or look for attention.
In our other conversation (for those interested) I posted about the Dyatlov Pass incident (also here) where 9 Russian hikers went missing under similarly eerie circumstances.
If you would feel comfortable, I would highly recommend you post what you found in the logs, I think it was highly interesting and would add a bit to the conversation. But I'll leave that up to you to decide.
Good to see you over here, and, no, you're not crazy, dude.
Edit because your situation has me thinking:
If you want an explanation for what happened, I'll tell you what I, as an armchair conspiracy theorist, think.
The most likely explanation I can think of would be the government testing out new drugs on soldiers to make them harder/better/faster/stronger. We know that troops have been given various drugs to test the effects and try to make a better soldier. Some think they've moved beyond recreational drugs and on to drugs tailor made to improve soldiers in the field. Things like increased strength, agility, cognitive abilities would be a great advantage to a soldier. Of course any drug they gave them may not be without it's side effects. In this case it may have caused hallucinations and severe dementia. Which would cause them to hear/see things, and ultimately wander into the wilderness not to be seen again.
That would be my most rational explanation, I could get into something about a Bermuda Triangle in the Yukon somewhere, maybe even aliens, but even I think that's a little far fetched.
But to be honest, no one here can tell you for sure one way or the other, we can only guess just like you. Our reality is made up of things that are seen by us and verified by others. So many people have to live their lives having seen a UFO, or ghost, or bigfoot, but having no one else to verify it for them. They will have to live their lives always wondering.
But to be honest, I think from what I heard, it was a drug experiment gone awry.edit on 15-7-2012 by quailman03 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Wildmanimal
reply to post by crazydude
Happens all the time.
Why are you talking about it?
I guess swearing to an oath means nothing to you?
C'est La Vie
Originally posted by crazydude
4.) A sentry reported someone/something was trying to lure him away from his post and into the treeline throughout the night. It was calling his name. Severe weather, fatigue, and over-active imagination?
5.) A soldier was ranging in his weapon and claimed a women in with a black veil peered out from a tree downrange and smiled at him......he claimed she was demon trying to take him to hell because she/it had red eyes and abnormally long teeth. Any animal match that description besides a shined gator? No tracks were found and the soldier was put on bed rest. I don't have any ideas what happened here but I still sleep with a nightlight.
6.) The last entry only had two lines, "she keeps screaming at us. we're afraid she's coming tonight." I've never shared that with anyone. I don't know if it was out of fear or respect for the guys missing.
Maybe drugs, weather, fatigue, and dehydration mixed together caused these reactions?
We planned on a 3 day recovery operation but brought food for 6 in case of weather. We were extracted by early afternoon the next day.
However, I do not think I will be able to make 20 posts on this website. I am not very familiar with this type of content.
Originally posted by liejunkie01
However, I do not think I will be able to make 20 posts on this website. I am not very familiar with this type of content.
This one statement has me puzzled.
Wow.Now why did that same incident in the Urals come to my mind as well when reading this thread?Yes it sure sounds like something scared the hell out of all these people to make them leave their shelters,unclothed in panic.
Originally posted by Druscilla
Could this have been a drill for the recovery team?
A test to grade the fitness and response of the recovery team when confronted with, as you say, an improbable situation?
Also, id does indeed sound a little bit like the Dyatlov Pass Incident: Dyatlov Pass Incident wiki
In that case, however, the bodies of all concerned were found; two with fractured skulls, two with fractured ribs, one missing her tongue, and all their clothes were reportedly found to be highly radioactive.
Strange case.
Here's a more thorough in-depth look at Dyatlov Pass by a Russian Blogger:
Dyatl ov Pass investigated furter
What's interesting about the link above, is, a recent 2007 expedition found a graveyard of metal fragments in the area supporting speculation into causation by military tests. This is found toward the bottom of the above linked page.
Fun stuff.edit on 14-7-2012 by Druscilla because: (no reason given)
2.) The men scattered in different directions.
3.) They didn't all take their weapons (this would be a punishable offense and it doesn't make sense).
4.) The mood of the men was sour/skid-dish leading up to the break in contact.