In July 2013, Geraldine Largay got lost in the Appalachian mountains while hiking the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail.
She texted her husband for help, but the texts were never delivered. Her texts read:
“in somm trouble,” she texted on July 22, 2013, the day she left the trail. “Got off trail to go to br. now lost. can you call AMC to c if a trail maintainer can help me. somewhere north of woods road.”
A day later, she again pleaded for help: “lost since yesterday. off trail 3 or 4 miles. call police for what to do pls.”
After she missed a rendezvous with her husband, he reported her missing on July 24, 2013.
A large search effort was launched but Geraldine wasn’t found.
Her body was found over two years later on October 14th, 2015, less than 3,000 feet from the Appalachian Trail.
Her journal revealed she had survived for 26 days. One of her final entries, dated 6 August 2013 read: “When you find my body, please call my husband George and daughter Kerry.”
