The couple was identified as Ash Fork residents Richard Alexander 74, and his wife, Elizabeth Alexander, 79, the statement said. They were found a few minutes’ walk from their own home, according to the man who discovered the bodies. Ash Fork is a rural community west of Flagstaff.
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The couple’s car was found abandoned about one mile away, according to the sheriff’s office.
Im guessing they got stuck and someone decided “Heck, the house is only a mile or two down the road” and decided to go it on foot. And…someone got exhausted and couldn’t go further, and the other wouldn’t leave the one behind because that would have been sure death, and……..they die together. Romantic, but unnecessary.
My thoughts:
Canadian winters caution you to carry a minimum of at least 2 space blankets, water and those chemical hand heaters plus some food if you are travelling any distance. Those hand heaters inside your jackets can add a great deal of heat to your core when you need it. TTFN
Be interesting to know how they were dressed. For the weather they had or for the driving in the weather in the car? I always carry heavier clothes then I need for driving. As well as the usual winter gear. Food, water, first aid kit. My pioneer tools consist of a shovel, East German surplus,an axe, as well as normal tool kit. As well as the go bag with blankets, fire making etc.
Arizona normally doesn’t get a lot of snow. But the last few years they have been. Global cooling will continue to affect places that are normally warm year round.
This happens every year in that area. High elevation (5000+ feat above sea level), sparsely populated, not-infrequent snowstorms that can dump 48+ inches of snow in a day… Sometimes locals, more often those passing through on I-40 who decide to leave the interstate for whatever reason, and don’t grasp that just because a road is on a map or GPS that doesn’t mean it is actually passable.
Know the route you’re travelling, know at least one alternate if your primary is impassable, know when it’s time to turn around and try later… Wear appropriate clothes, take winter survival gear — sleeping bags, food, a heat source, a means of self-extracting your vehicle — in case you get stuck. And make sure someone knows where’re you’re going and when you should be getting back or checking-in.