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General Discussion / Re: Wood Expedition Theory
« Last post by ZuriDog on Today at 08:07:43 PM »A technical point to work out is how the cry for help is heard over such a distance. We must determine whether the wind was in their face or back at the cedar. If at their back, the sound carries farther. You might consider instead of calling for help, waving a flaming branch might be more viable from a distance. We do have evidence of a fire at the cedar. The sticking point is that the fire has to be seen. Is this where the two better dressed hikers come into play? Were they not supposed to be outside the tent relieving themselves? Depending on what time they left the tent to attend to Nature's call, the two at the tree are getting progressively worse for wear due to prolonged exposure to the cold.
So in terms of the sequence of events, I think whether the people in the tent heard screams from very far away, or from very near - maybe even at the tent entrance itself-, and regardless of whether they could make out words or just screaming, I think the outcome would be exactly the same. They would hear the call for help, someone would attempt to open the entrance to the tent (they only managed a button or two), but someone got impatient and slashed the tent open.
Yes, evidence shows someone having relieved themselves outside the tent - but it is impossible to set a timeline for this. Someone could have gone whilst they were setting up the tent, or while the others were having a slight snack, or when Tibo and Zolotarev had gone out to the woods, or even while Tibo and Zolotarev were away.
This theory suggests Tibo and Zolotarev were down at the wooded area, and that no one was outside when Zolotarev ran back to the tent to get help, as anyone going outside to toilet would not bother doing up all the buttons to the entrance for the short period of time required. The entrance was mostly done up (I believe someone got impatient before the person could undo the next button) suggests no one was temporarily outside, i.e. toilet break. The only people outside were Tibo and Zolotarev as judged by their dress.