Wilderness Survival
Gerry, on the other hand, had taken advantage of the pleasant weather and was on the go. After some searching, she was able to locate the stream that she had seen the day before. She was optimistic that she would be able to survive long enough to be rescued if she had access to drinking water. The portions of her silver blanket she strung from tree branches were intended to attract the attention of any planes that might fly over the forest canopy above her. She had some food in her rucksack, but it was only enough to last her three days at the most. A prune, a handful of almonds, and a handful of Fritos were all Gerry had for dinner that night in an attempt to stretch it out as long as possible.
Her Disappearance-Related Objects
The search crew discovered a number of possible Gerry-related clues along the trail, including drops of blood, strands of hair, and a band-aid that had been previously used. However, when the DNA was examined, it was determined that it was not Gerry’s and that the items that had been lost, such as water bottles, did not belong to Gerry as well. It didn’t take long before all of the hikers and hotel management in the region became aware of the missing hiker’s whereabouts. When Dottie Rust learned that her new companion Gerry had gone missing, she immediately contacted the Maine State Police and provided them with a photograph of Gerry taken at the Poplar Ridge Shelter on July 22, 2013. The image was printed on posters that were distributed around the area, asking for the public’s assistance in reporting any sightings of Geraldine Largay’s alleged personal possessions. The police pleaded with the public not to gather or remove the objects.
