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Hikers go missing in the woods regularly, because it's REALLY easy to get lost in dense forests, particularly if you leave the trail. You think you can get back on it quickly, after taking a pee or whatever, you go in that direction, and you can't find it again.
It's dangerous to go hiking alone, and as an experienced hiker, she must have known this.

There are also hypothermia risks, and occasionally bear attacks, viruses, and crazy killers.[/quote]

I agree with you in general, but will just point out that you are seriously conflating risks here.  Injury, hypothermia, disorientation = serious risks, especially for a solo hiker at this time of year.  Bear attacks, viruses, crazy killers - not something I am going to worry about. You're gonna have to do something incredibly stupid to get one of those black bears to attack you, viruses that you would get in the woods are unlikely to kill you or really make you sick before you get off trail, and crazy stranger killers *have* happened but are less of a risk in the backcountry then on the streets of DC.

Sure this could be one of those cases, but comparing those risks is like comparing the risks of texting and driving to getting struck by lightning.  Totally different categories of risk.[/quote]

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