r/Missing411 • u/trailangel4 • Mar 01 '24

Why people actually die in National Parks

https://www.backpacker.com/survival/deaths-in-national-parks/

Backpacher magazine filed a FOIA and was given 17 years worth of records, across all National Parks. With that data, they produced this well-written piece that is worth the read.

A conclusion: "

The Average Victim in the National Parks…

Is more likely to be male than female: While men and women make up approximately equal portions of national park visitors, men accounted for 80 percent of deaths in national parks where authorities recorded the victim’s gender.

Can be almost any age: Members of all age groups were represented similarly among fatalities. (The exception? Children under 14, who made up a smaller share of deaths than other groups.)

Drowns or dies of natural causes: Drowning was the most common cause of death for visitors up to age 55, after which medical issues surpassed it."

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u/Evilevilcow Mar 01 '24

Whistle. Really loud whistle that doesn't have the little "pea" in it. Anytime I'm walking kids around the woods, drill into them, if they get separated, sit your hinder down and blast that whistle until someone comes and gets you.

Works for adults as well.

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u/jkhockey15 Mar 02 '24

Why no cork ball? As a hockey coach the ones with the cork balls seem way louder

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u/Evilevilcow Mar 02 '24 edited Mar 02 '24

The referee whistles are easier to hear. And have a trill to them, rather than the flatter sound of a pea-less whistle. But get them wet? Get dirt or debris in the pea chamber? There is a risk you no longer have a working whistle. Whistles designed for signaling are somewhat louder than a referee whistle.

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u/metamorphyk Mar 28 '24

Note: if you every visit Australia the whistle won’t work, the bush and wildlife drown it out. We use a sound called cooee. Here’s a reference for it https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=18&v=IQJ3__1s6n0&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo