CARDINAL RULE: DON’T GO IT ALONE
When you set out on a hike, one of the most important rules, is not to go alone. If you bring a child, at least one other adult should also go along. 
Here are two recent stories about disappearing hikers. One has a happy ending, while the other doesn’t look too good.
FATHER AND SON DISAPPEAR WHILE HIKING
Hiking without cell phones, or flashlights, a 51 year-old man, and his 11 year-old son went missing in Maui, Hawaii.
Starting out on the afternoon of Friday, August 9, they were reported missing 5 hours later by a family member.
A helicopter and fire personnel searched the area hit by heavy rains. The man and his son were airlifted to safety on August 10. They were very lucky to be found.
66 YEAR-OLD HIKER MISSING IN MAINE
As of August 5, the search for 66 year-old hiker, Geraldine Largay was called off. Starting out in April, alone on the Appalachian Trail in West Virginia, she covered 950 miles, and disappeared near Mount Katahdin in Maine.
Largay was reported missing on July 24, by her husband. Among the 115 search and rescue volunteers, were dog teams, wardens, and searchers on foot and horseback.
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