John Smith

And just so you know, Andy would survive and make a full recovery. And so after these backpackers have Andy in their possession, they immediately contacted authorities who then got in touch with Mike's family and said, hey, we found Andy. And so you can imagine the absolute rollercoaster of emotion Mike Turner's family is going through.

And just so you know, Andy would survive and make a full recovery. And so after these backpackers have Andy in their possession, they immediately contacted authorities who then got in touch with Mike's family and said, hey, we found Andy. And so you can imagine the absolute rollercoaster of emotion Mike Turner's family is going through.

And just so you know, Andy would survive and make a full recovery. And so after these backpackers have Andy in their possession, they immediately contacted authorities who then got in touch with Mike's family and said, hey, we found Andy. And so you can imagine the absolute rollercoaster of emotion Mike Turner's family is going through.

Now that they hear Andy is okay, Andy's come out of the forest, they're thinking, oh my goodness, maybe Mike is okay too. Maybe Andy can lead us back to where Mike is. Mike is this totally skilled survivalist. He's gotta be alive out there. And so after discovering Andy, a second search was launched using Andy as the guide dog.

Now that they hear Andy is okay, Andy's come out of the forest, they're thinking, oh my goodness, maybe Mike is okay too. Maybe Andy can lead us back to where Mike is. Mike is this totally skilled survivalist. He's gotta be alive out there. And so after discovering Andy, a second search was launched using Andy as the guide dog.

Now that they hear Andy is okay, Andy's come out of the forest, they're thinking, oh my goodness, maybe Mike is okay too. Maybe Andy can lead us back to where Mike is. Mike is this totally skilled survivalist. He's gotta be alive out there. And so after discovering Andy, a second search was launched using Andy as the guide dog.

They basically went to that spot where the backpackers found him and basically Andy's family and some other volunteers allowed Andy to lead them back into the wilderness, hoping it would lead them to Mike.

They basically went to that spot where the backpackers found him and basically Andy's family and some other volunteers allowed Andy to lead them back into the wilderness, hoping it would lead them to Mike.

They basically went to that spot where the backpackers found him and basically Andy's family and some other volunteers allowed Andy to lead them back into the wilderness, hoping it would lead them to Mike.

And so as this new search began with Andy leading the way, a separate backpacker, who we will call Brian just for the sake of the story, that's not his name, but we're gonna call him Brian, he was hiking through a section of the Fitzpatrick Wilderness not near where Andy was. This is a separate area.

And so as this new search began with Andy leading the way, a separate backpacker, who we will call Brian just for the sake of the story, that's not his name, but we're gonna call him Brian, he was hiking through a section of the Fitzpatrick Wilderness not near where Andy was. This is a separate area.

And so as this new search began with Andy leading the way, a separate backpacker, who we will call Brian just for the sake of the story, that's not his name, but we're gonna call him Brian, he was hiking through a section of the Fitzpatrick Wilderness not near where Andy was. This is a separate area.

And Brian, he was not involved in looking for Mike Turner, but he was aware that Mike was missing, because again, he had seen all the missing person flyers, he'd seen the news, and when he began his own hike into the wilderness, he had seen at the start of his own trailhead a big flyer with a picture of Mike Turner and his dog saying he was missing.

And Brian, he was not involved in looking for Mike Turner, but he was aware that Mike was missing, because again, he had seen all the missing person flyers, he'd seen the news, and when he began his own hike into the wilderness, he had seen at the start of his own trailhead a big flyer with a picture of Mike Turner and his dog saying he was missing.

And Brian, he was not involved in looking for Mike Turner, but he was aware that Mike was missing, because again, he had seen all the missing person flyers, he'd seen the news, and when he began his own hike into the wilderness, he had seen at the start of his own trailhead a big flyer with a picture of Mike Turner and his dog saying he was missing.

So Brian's aware of Mike Turner's absence, but he's just going on his own hike into the wilderness. And after a few days of solo hiking his way into this totally rugged expanse, he eventually reaches this kind of dense cluster of trees about 11,000 feet up on the side of a mountain. And he walks through those trees.

So Brian's aware of Mike Turner's absence, but he's just going on his own hike into the wilderness. And after a few days of solo hiking his way into this totally rugged expanse, he eventually reaches this kind of dense cluster of trees about 11,000 feet up on the side of a mountain. And he walks through those trees.

So Brian's aware of Mike Turner's absence, but he's just going on his own hike into the wilderness. And after a few days of solo hiking his way into this totally rugged expanse, he eventually reaches this kind of dense cluster of trees about 11,000 feet up on the side of a mountain. And he walks through those trees.

And when he emerges on the other side, out in front of him sloping down to a lake is this unbelievable boulder field that practically takes his breath away. But that was not the thing that really got his attention.

And when he emerges on the other side, out in front of him sloping down to a lake is this unbelievable boulder field that practically takes his breath away. But that was not the thing that really got his attention.