When these bikers stumbled across an abandoned vehicle in the middle of the desert they suspected the worst. However, when they saw the note tucked into the windshield they quickly got into action to see if they could save the owner of the vehicle who had already decided that this was the end of his life.
The terrifying account comes from an Imgur thread where user, Austin5264, detailed the account this week of how he and his biker friends came across an abandoned Honda in Lake Pleasant that “didn’t look at all prepared for the high Desert of Arizona.”
First they noticed that next to the vehicle were rocks laid out into an “H” pattern, possibly a way of signaling “Help” to passing helicopters, that someone was in distress.
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The men searched the vehicle to see if they could find any clues as to what happened to the owner when they found this note tucked into the windshield wipers.
“Please help me,” the note began, “No Phone, I’m walking towards Buckhorn/North Castle Hot Springs Lake Pleasant.” On top of the crumpled note were the words, “No Water. Out of.”
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Aside from the crumpled note, the bikers found that the car was pretty empty except for a Bible, cookies, and a cigar.
There were other smaller post-it notes that gave the man’s name and contact information. Also a plea for anyone who found his car to call 911.
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Because the man gave detailed directions on where he was headed, the bikers were able to track him down. “This man was desperate, I found out later that the video on his phone was his last will and testament in case we found him on the side of the trail,” the owner of the Imgur account stated.
The man was found 19 miles away from his car and had walked at least 6 hours trying to find a popular trail to lead him to civilization.
The bikers were adamant that this guy was out of his league because from where he parked, all around him was absolute dead desert.
“This is what I mean by middle if nowhere, this entire block of land is nothing but rugged high Desert,” the caption read on the site.
Luckily, the man was found after being alone in the desert with no food or water for 48 hours. He was treated by paramedics after he was located and the Imgur user gave him the GPS coordinates to help him find his car. Â The story quickly went viral on both Imgur and Reddit, with users offering sage advice for traveling alone in the desert.
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Judging from the Bible in the man’s car, he must have relied on sheer faith from God to make it out of that place alive, and God delivered him.
Even under the best conditions, wilderness survival can be a challenge. When someone is unprepared as this man was, it can be a disaster.
This should be a lesson to anyone traveling alone in the desert. Make sure you have a portable charger, food, water, and that someone knows where you are and if at all possible… never go off the beaten path.
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