Posted on 07/27/2019 5:59:37 AM PDT by libstripper
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A Belarusian woman who was trying to hike to an abandoned bus at the edge of Denali National Park in Alaska made famous in the book and movie Into the Wild died after being swept away in a river, state troopers said on Friday.
Veramika Maikamava, 24, was pulled underwater when she tried to cross the Teklanika River with her husband Piotr Markielau, also 24, in their journey to the site where hiker Christopher McCandless perished in 1992, the troopers said.
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Pity
Just naive
A kid basically
I never wish ill upon girls
Let he who has never done anything stupid cast the first stone.
The best thing to do is up to the Alaska/Federal authorities: realize that violating a bit of “pristine” wilderness can be a real lifesaver and install a bridge over that river. After all, right now it acts like a door on a death trap for the unwary, periodically closing and killing somebody.
Every little bit of a person`s inner core is interesting when it comes out. It indicates you must kiss *** quite well, in order to be able to judge it so well
Life must have been interesting for you in your younger and poorer days
Thank you, for wishing me a good day!
Out picking up doggie food. :)
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