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Nihil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 04:31 AM
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10. BBC seems to be keeping article updated every half hour or so
Still no info released as of ~20 minutes ago

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3076801.stm

> Police say he is an avid walker and has good local knowledge
> of the many footpaths surrounding his home.

... and so is unlikely to have simply "got lost" (it's not what
you would call "hostile country" round there).

> It is not unusual for him to walk for two or three hours at
> a time, but unusual for him to do this alone.

Usually observes basic safety precautions ... but not this time.

> "Due to the bad weather and the fact it is unlikely he was wearing
> a coat he would have been distinctive ..."

... not to mention far more liable to exposure, hypothermia, ...
again, contrary to his usual safe approach to walking ...

> ... his disappearance and failure to make contact with anyone
> is described by his family as 'out of character'.

Pressure can make people behave "out of character". I really hope
that this is the case here and that he will be found sheltering
very soon.

Nihil
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