Longest Ever
So far, no search operation had lasted for this long but Austin’s search was going on even after 11 days. People were losing hope especially the rangers as they were aware of how difficult it was to survive in the forest conditions but not Brooke and Hubert.
“But that is a very difficult area to hike. There is a lot of steep gorges in that area. There are several waterfalls in that area. So just saying he hiked down the creek sounds like it’s easy. It’s not,” stated Chief Ranger Steve Kloster.