Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine

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Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine

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An eight-year-old boy lost in the remote woodlands of Michigan survived for two days by eating snow (a crisp white with a hint of grapefruit, honeydew and gooseberry) while hiding beneath a log for shelter. Nante Nieme went missing on Saturday while camping in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. He got lost while walking to gather firewood, sparking a 150-person search effort to rescue him. On Monday he was found underneath his log "in good health", about two miles from his camp.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65541823

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Nante goes a little too far
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If I recall my Boy Scout training correctly, eating snow will not provide hydration--as I recall, the body works hard to melt the consumed snow, which leads to a net loss of water. If he could melt in first (perhaps in the sun), he could use it to hydrate himself, but otherwise, it would be worthless.

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Eating snow will prevent dehydration though it may hasten hypothermia.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.

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" eating snow (a crisp white with a hint of grapefruit, honeydew and gooseberry) "

That leads me to think the snow was not exactly crisp white. Two miles? Two day search? Sounds to me as though the authorities need to consider a contract with another tracking-dog source.

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On Monday he was found underneath his log "in good health", about two miles from his camp.
He kept a log of his search for firewood?

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BP--I googled it and it seems that eating snow will dehydrate you. I have attached a link to one article, but they all reach the same conclusion:

https://thehikingauthority.com/does-eat ... ehydrated/

My boy scout learning prevails again.

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In this case I doubt that it is as much of a problem as the weather is warmer and the snow is already laden with melt water.
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That's clearly a game changer.

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As long as it's not yellow.
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MajGenl.Meade wrote:
Fri May 12, 2023 6:34 pm
As long as it's not yellow.
Hey, don't worry — it's lemon!
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