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Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 12:29 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
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
Alternate title for wine-and-pun-lovers:
Nante goes a little too far
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 3:45 pm
by Big RR
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.
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 2:33 am
by Crackpot
Eating snow will prevent dehydration though it may hasten hypothermia.
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 2:54 am
by Burning Petard
" 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.
snailgate
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 3:17 am
by Joe Guy
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?
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 1:21 pm
by Big RR
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.
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 2:28 pm
by Crackpot
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.
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 12:48 pm
by Big RR
That's clearly a game changer.
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 6:34 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
As long as it's not yellow.
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 1:20 am
by Bicycle Bill
MajGenl.Meade wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 6:34 pm
As long as it's not yellow.
Hey, don't worry — it's lemon!
-"BB"-
Re: Youth survives Michigan wilderness without wine
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 4:30 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
