I'm finding that a lot of the folks being searched for in my area are either day hikers or people who intentionally go looking for a way to die. Not a lot of backpackers get in trouble - some delayed ones, some of them get sudden weather they weren't prepared for, and once in a while, someone just inexplicably sits down on a rock and goes on a permanent leave of absence with the full backpack sitting next to them.

I dunno, that sounds like a pretty good last day to me. Sitting on a mountain.
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