Interesting article on a "Druggie/Drunk" taking 4 people hostage at a popular and remote parking area in his search for drugs.
Police: Hikers hogtie man who attempted to take them hostage
This is also a good reminder to stay aware and know how to defend yourself no matter where you are.
FYI - There are no "Game Wardens" in TN. We have TWRA Officers and they have easily recognizable uniforms and carry badges. They are also very nice folks. Everyone of them that I have had the opportunity to talk to have been very professional, helpful, etc.... Here are a couple of pictures of their uniforms:
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Lost in the Smoky Mountains
This is why I always carry a pack with additional clothing (including wool), fire making materials/stove/lighter, food, some shelter making material (small tarp), etc... even for a short day hike. You never know. Tragic!
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/14/air-force-veteran-and-his-2-sons-die-while-hiking-missouri-trail/
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1/3/2013 - Still no sign of Derek Lueking
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Missing Teens Found
Getting lost, even on the trails, is easy.
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10/2/2012 - Kind of a late update but:
It looks like they found Michael Giovanni
Still no sign of Derek Lueking
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They still haven't found any evidence of the 2 lost hikers (Derek Lueking, Michael Giovanni Cocchini) that went missing in the GSMNP in separate incidents in March.
This is a pretty good article on the search - http://www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/6619-anatomy-of-a-smokies-search
The CAP even assisted in the search - http://www.tfponline.com/news/2012/mar/23/civil-air-patrol-uses-night-search-missing-hiker/?print
There are three other unsolved missing person cases in the GSMNP.
Some of the things that I have read in other places say that the prevailing thought is that Trenny and Thelma either left the Park on their "own" or were "taken" out of the Park by someone, but that Dennis Martin is still in the park.
Here is a good book on the subject. It was written by one of the Rangers involved in searching for Dennis Martin and others - http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Rangers-Journal-Search-Rescue/dp/0964173417
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/14/air-force-veteran-and-his-2-sons-die-while-hiking-missouri-trail/
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1/3/2013 - Still no sign of Derek Lueking
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Missing Teens Found
Getting lost, even on the trails, is easy.
- http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/248114/57/Missing-14-YO-Teens-Found-Safe-In-Smokies-?odyssey=tab|topnews|bc|large
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10/2/2012 - Kind of a late update but:
It looks like they found Michael Giovanni
- http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/aug/21/remains-found-in-smokies-may-be-man-missing/
- http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2012/09/remains-found-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-belonged-missing-tennessee-man10496
Still no sign of Derek Lueking
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They still haven't found any evidence of the 2 lost hikers (Derek Lueking, Michael Giovanni Cocchini) that went missing in the GSMNP in separate incidents in March.
- Derek Lueking - http://www.wate.com/story/17205861/search-continues-for-missing-hiker-in-great-smoky-mountain-national-park
- Michael Giovanni Cocchini - http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/mar/21/second-man-missing-in-smokies-vehicle-found-near/
This is a pretty good article on the search - http://www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/6619-anatomy-of-a-smokies-search
The CAP even assisted in the search - http://www.tfponline.com/news/2012/mar/23/civil-air-patrol-uses-night-search-missing-hiker/?print
There are three other unsolved missing person cases in the GSMNP.
- Six-year-old Dennis Martin- Knoxville, TN. He disappeared while playing at his family’s campsite in 1969. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/28/missing-dennis-martin/
- 16-year-old Trenny Lynn Gibson - Knoxville, TN - Last seen on a school field trip near the parking area of Clingmans Dome with her friends in October of 1976.
- https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/4524
- http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/feb/22/lost-smokies-mystery-surrounds-disappearances-over/
- 58 year old Thelma Pauline Melton - Jacksonville, FL - Disappeared from the Deep Creek hiking trail in 1981.
- http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/feb/22/lost-smokies-mystery-surrounds-disappearances-over/
Some of the things that I have read in other places say that the prevailing thought is that Trenny and Thelma either left the Park on their "own" or were "taken" out of the Park by someone, but that Dennis Martin is still in the park.
Here is a good book on the subject. It was written by one of the Rangers involved in searching for Dennis Martin and others - http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Rangers-Journal-Search-Rescue/dp/0964173417
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