The man last seen with missing hiker Meredith Emerson in the north Georgia mountains is in custody and is being questioned by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, authorities announced Friday evening. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Authorities found the body of a missing hiker Monday, hours after a judge denied bond to the man accused of kidnapping her in the mountains of northern Georgia.

*Sadly, this was not a surprise ending but I was hoping she'd be found still alive nonetheless. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Shouting promises of candy and other food, search crews combed rugged terrain Tuesday in hope of luring out an 18-year-old autistic hiker who wandered away from his parents. picked by wags273 2 years ago

The moron in question injured his thumb! picked by tigertony 3 months ago

The 24-year-old woman from Colorado, identified by German press as Jessica B., had hung her sports bra on a timber transport cable in the Berchtesgaden region near the Austrian border in hopes that someone would find her. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

This just in from the "Good news" department.

It is always nice to read news that isn't bad news.

Follows on from this picked by proverb 2 years ago

Six hundred miles away in Bozeman, Mont., Robert Williams was testing his ham radio Sunday when he heard the call signal, "W-7-A-U." picked by gamaxray 1 year ago

A backpacker fell prey to one of Southern California's lesser-known hazards: being gored by an American bison on Santa Catalina Island.

What would posses someone to get within 20 feet of a 2000 pound wild animal? picked by Maven 2 years ago

This is an update to the story out of Georgia. The man arrested in Georgia for the slaying of Meredith Emerson is linked to the murder and disappearance of elderly couple. Sounds like this guy is a serial killer. picked by juaner899 2 years ago

The search for her had been call off weeks ago. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A Russian fugitive evaded arrest and became a minor celebrity by masquerading as a US citizen hitch-hiking across the country for a record attempt. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

While cleaning human feces off his boot while hiking in Norway, Dr. Hoff had a vision... a vision of walking and hiking trails free of human and domesticated animal droppings.

I can't tell if this website is real or full of sh**. If nothing else, I like their logo. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

The Dyatlov Pass incident refers to an event that resulted in the deaths of nine hikers. For some unknown reason they cut their way out of their tent, ran out into the -25c weather barefoot and with little clothing. Their bodies were found with extensive damage, orange skin, and gray hair. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

It was almost "Mission: Impossible" to rescue a missing hiker, yet somehow Terry Mercer, a pilot with the Utah Department of Public Safety, was able to land a 37-foot-long helicopter, not just once, but nearly a dozen times on a narrow pinnacle of a mountain. picked by suebe 3 months ago