Two years ago, this very weekend, I went for a hike with my dog in Basin Creek and climbed up to Caudill Cabin, which sits high in a clearing with a commanding view of the world below. It’s a magical, majestic place. And I remember thinking as I made my way down the trail, crossing the stream and leaping on the rocks, that this would not be a good place to get injured.
I’ve thought about that trip these past few days as we cover the disappearance of a Boy Scout in the Basin Creek wilderness that is below the cabin. If you have ever been lost in the woods, you know how scared you can get and how fear sometimes gets the best of common sense.
Our reporters have been in Wilkes for the past two days with the rescue teams and we’ve been updating the story on our Web site. This is the third of these rescue stories we’ve covered in the past six months or so; the others were the young man from Clemmons who drowned in the New River and the little boys from Stokes County who drowned in the Dan. I hope this story has a happy ending, but all too often these stories have a tragic rhythm that plays out over several days.
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This is really bothering me today. I am hoping and praying for some good news.
Does anyone know if they have all the help they need. Is there anything an average person could do?
A little late.....but they generally have more help than they need.
They ask for only trained staff and volunteers. They don’t want to have to “rescue the rescuers”.
I felt the same way and wanted to head up there too.
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