Who: A 19-year-old womanWhere: Canterbury Swamp, New ZealandHer mistake: She got lost and didn’t hunker downWhat happened: A woman who was hiking with a group got separated and lost in the swamp. She was last seen at 5 p.m., but her friends didn’t report her missing until 7:30 p.m.

While the woman was lost, she saw [...]

Who: A man in his 30sWhere: San Gabriel Canyon, Southern CaliforniaHis mistake: Looks like he just slippedWhat happened: A man apparently slipped and fell while hiking in a canyon. It is unclear why he fell. The man said he fell four to six feet. Family members said the man fell nearly 45 feet. His current [...]

Who: Two 16-year-old teensWhere: Ruahine Ranges mountains, New ZealandTheir mistake: They lost the trail in the snow. They should have called for trail conditions.What happened: Two boys set out for a dayhike to the Rangiwahia hut in the mountains. The popular hike traversed snow and the boys lost the trail in the deep snow. One [...]

Who: An 11-year-old girl scoutWhere: Santa Cruz Mountains, CaliforniaHer mistake: It’s unknown how she got lostWhat happened: A girl scout went missing from the Cutter Scout Reservation camp while out on a group outing. It is unclear if the girl was hiking or just wandering around camp.

Multiple search and rescue crews were dispatched to the [...]

Who: 69-year-old Jack Copley LoessiWhere: Hiking near Ashland, OregonHis mistake: He didn’t tell anybody where he was going, and he hiked alone.What happened: A man is missing when he didn’t return from a hike over the weekend. The man is in good health with no known problems. Police are looking for the man, but they [...]

Thanks to Bergschlawiner of the MRA International Committee and Seattle Mountain Rescue for sending in this story.

Who: A 61-year-old man walking his dogHis mistake: Cause of his fall is undetermined.Where: Nenzing, Vorarlberg, AustriaWhat happened: The 61-year-old local man went walking with his dog Wednesday afternoon and was hiking along an un-marked trail heading back down [...]

Who: A 12-year-old boy from IndianaWhere: Truemmelbach waterfalls, SwitzerlandHis mistake: It’s unknown.What happened: A 12-year-old boy is missing in a popular tourist hiking spot in Switzerland. The boy and his family were in the area, but it is unknown how the boy fell into the water. Other visitors saw someone in the rapids below the [...]

Who: Two 15-year-old girlsWhere: Nantahala National Forest, North CarolinaTheir mistake: They just got lost.What happened: Two girls were found after they became lost from a nearby camp site. Multiple agencies joined the search to scour the nearby forest. The two girls were found later the same day. It is unclear how far away they wandered [...]

Who: 33-year-old Michael CooperWhere: Devil’s Hole State Park, New YorkHis mistake: Looks like he strayed off trail and took a plunge.What happened: A man hiking alone in a gorge apparently hiked off trail and slipped off a steep cliff. A couple of other hikers heard screams from the gorge and called for help.

When rescuers [...]

Who: 36-year-old Sangat ram ThakurWhere: Kathmandu, NepalHis mistake: It’s unknown.What happened: A man who recently made the summit of Mount Makalu, the fifth tallest mountain in the world, died during a ski accident near advance base camp near 18,700 feet.

The man was airlifted from base camp and taken to a local hospital. It is unknown [...]