Colorado family members die trying to live ‘off the grid’

The group - including the sisters who were in their 40s - had no outdoor survival experience and had watched online videos to learn about how to survive in Colorado’s rugged backcountry …

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    High elevation mountains over the winter isn’t a good idea. How did they expect to eat over the winter? Stay warm?

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      One article said they had food from the grocery store and lots of survival literature. The way the bodies were found hinted towards some sort of poising.

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        Could they have foraged for food and mistakenly eaten inedible vegetation?

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          Or suffocated themselves in the tent? We won‘t know, but we will do better… and most importantly don‘t put children at risk.