Hunter lost for four days found alive.

Missourian · #1 (**permalink**) 11-25-2009, 11:46 PM

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NAPLES, Fla. - Jamey Mosch was found alive Friday, November 20th, after being lost in the everglades for four days...

Jayme went hunting on his own Monday the 16Th of November. An avid outdoorsman, had had a compass but it was broken. He became disoriented and had to spend the night out in the thick brush...

"I stepped over a log, I ended up going into quicksand, which, I didn't even think there was quicksand here," said Mosch.

"I had to undo everything to get out and boom, that's when I had to loose my boots my pants," said Mosch. "When you lose everything in the quicksand the first day, all of a sudden you go from having everything to not having one thing, ...to nothing. Not boots, nothing."

Jamey Mosch talks about four days lost in Everglades | WINK News - News, Sports and Weather - Southwest Florida | Local & Florida

This guy's luck to be alive.

Never head into the backcountry without the 10 Essentials...and make darn sure your compass works.

Ten Essentials at Wikipedia

keee keee · #2 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 05:40 PM

Dam sure. My one buddy had a good compas and still got lost. learned why they named the place he was hunting Iron mountain Mi. had to wait for dawn to find his way!!!Got back to camp as the guys where going out to look for him.

Old Rocks · #3 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 06:34 PM

LOL. Yep, a good many places where a compass can make a fool of you because of local conditions. Best to always have a topo map with you, unless you know the area like the back of your hand.

keee keee · #4 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 09:28 PM

also one of the most important thing is to tell someone where you are going and when you will be back, a cell phone is also a great tool to bring if there is service in the area,in case of an emergency the gps feature can help save your life.