Anonymous wrote:The family of 4 adults had been sharing a hotel room with 2 twin beds so I imagine poor sleep contributed to the bickering. His IG is full of photos in nature. If he bought rope I think a sad ending is likely.

Anonymous wrote:So sad. Sometimes these things can be just an impulsive decision, which is frightening in and of itself.

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Anonymous wrote:There were reports of a “disturbing” purchase at a hardware store prior to his disappearance, which AI initially indicated to be a rope. However, I explored the links to find the source and couldn’t find it.

I hope they find him soon but it’s been seven days. Even if he only got lost in the forest (per the mother’s latest Facebook update), it’s a long time without food and limited water.

The mother initially posted on Reddit about the rope.

Oh I was hoping that this was an AI hallucination. He seemed to be one of these people who are super concerned about the environment. I fear that he may have done something very foolish.

or he used it for survival/climbing.

Is he neurodivergent?

Are you asking if he is autistic?

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Anonymous wrote:There were reports of a “disturbing” purchase at a hardware store prior to his disappearance, which AI initially indicated to be a rope. However, I explored the links to find the source and couldn’t find it.

I hope they find him soon but it’s been seven days. Even if he only got lost in the forest (per the mother’s latest Facebook update), it’s a long time without food and limited water.

The mother initially posted on Reddit about the rope.

Oh I was hoping that this was an AI hallucination. He seemed to be one of these people who are super concerned about the environment. I fear that he may have done something very foolish.

or he used it for survival/climbing.

Is he neurodivergent?

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Anonymous wrote:My heart goes out to the family.

I can’t imagine why anyone traveling with family or friends would venture off alone.

I was mildly annoyed when I discovered over breakfast in Italy that my teens left the hotel late at night for a walk and some drinks, but at least they weren’t alone. (And they are tall young men who know better than to put themselves in danger, so they didn’t wander too far and we were in a very nice area.)

My DH and I travel to Europe with our 22 and 19 YO sons at least once a year. Very often, we split up during the day because we want to do different things. My kids have grown up in cities and they have a lot of street smarts, plus we stay connected on Life 360 and we typically meet up for lunch or dinner. Or when they want me to meet them at Zara with the credit card.

I would think nothing of this with a kid that age.

You would think nothing of just one of your kids leaving on his own and not telling you where they were going?

Because like you, I wouldn’t worry about my teens going off somewhere nearby together. But that’s very different from someone disappearing on their own abroad.

Japan is very safe

Anonymous wrote:Still a chance he'll be found, hopeful.

Anonymous wrote:On Reddit it was said that the parents had said he is autistic.

Some of the described activities, the hiking the Pyrenees, half an Ironman, etc seem like a lot for a 20 year old student? A reporter asked if he could swim and got the triathlete story. Everything seems a little over the top. I hope this has a good ending but I fear he is gone.

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Anonymous wrote:My heart goes out to the family.

I can’t imagine why anyone traveling with family or friends would venture off alone.

I was mildly annoyed when I discovered over breakfast in Italy that my teens left the hotel late at night for a walk and some drinks, but at least they weren’t alone. (And they are tall young men who know better than to put themselves in danger, so they didn’t wander too far and we were in a very nice area.)

My DH and I travel to Europe with our 22 and 19 YO sons at least once a year. Very often, we split up during the day because we want to do different things. My kids have grown up in cities and they have a lot of street smarts, plus we stay connected on Life 360 and we typically meet up for lunch or dinner. Or when they want me to meet them at Zara with the credit card.

I would think nothing of this with a kid that age.

You would think nothing of just one of your kids leaving on his own and not telling you where they were going?

Because like you, I wouldn’t worry about my teens going off somewhere nearby together. But that’s very different from someone disappearing on their own abroad.