12-Jordan Grider
Jordan Grider’s disappearance has remained a mystery since 2018, when his camping site was
discovered in northern Minnesota. The 29-year-old man had decided to go camping by himself,
at the peak of winter. The Appalachian Trail can be extremely dangerous during that time of year,
but he was determined to take on that challenge. Since he was a survivalist
and loved being outdoors, his family didn’t worry when he failed to contact them. Police would have
probably been contacted much later had Grider not parked his truck in a private area of the trail.
When they finally discovered his camping site, police noticed a large amount of blood in a
hammock and sleeping bag. It took authorities several days to discover bones belonging to
Grider’s hand and arm. Most of his body hasn’t yet been discovered up to 2020.
It’s been speculated he was devoured by wolves after some kind of accident.
11-Unnamed camper
While camping in British Columbia, an unnamed man became the victim of a predatory attack.
He was sleeping in his tent when a bear unexpectedly savaged him, leaving him with severe
injuries. The man was accompanied by a friend, who was resting in a nearby tent. With his help,
the victim managed to make it to safety. They called the emergency services and the injured man
was airlifted to the hospital. The local sheriff told the press that the bear in question hadn’t
been attracted by food, but rather seemed to have been defending its territory. No further reports
have been made regarding the man’s health, but he reportedly survived the dangerous encounter.
10-Cody Young and Jan Pearson-Jenkins
In July of 2019, Cody Young and Jan Pearson-Jenkins went camping near
Silver City. The woman was 20 years Young’s senior and they were in a relationship. Only
Young returned from their trip, and he told Pearson-Jenkins’ family that he’d left the
woman behind as he’d become tired of her. The family contacted the police and a full
investigation was launched. The 64-year-old woman was thought to be lost in the woods,
but her situation was far worse than was initially thought. Her body was found 8
days later. Young was charged with second-degree felony manslaughter. While in custody, Young told
authorities that he’d been using methamphetamine with the older woman, and she ended up having a
bad reaction to the drug. Pearson-Jenkins’ cause of death was listed as hypothermia,
accelerated by her drug use. She’d also suffered blunt trauma to her head, torso, and limbs.
9-Justin Ott
Justin Ott and his family decided to go camping near Lake Roosevelt. Their day of sightseeing,
however, was cut short by a tragic incident. It was Memorial Weekend, and Ott was trekking close
to the cliff at Workman Creeks Falls. It’s not known exactly what caused the accident,
but the young man suffered a massive fall, resulting in his death. Though first responders
arrived soon after, they were unable to revive Ott and he was declared dead at the scene.
8-Unnamed couple
A couple whose identities weren’t released to the public rented a spot on a private
Colorado campground, in May of 2020. They were sleeping in their tent when they heard rattling
just outside. Someone was rummaging through their campsite. Before they could go out and
check what was going on, they realized it wasn’t a person but rather a wild animal that was going
through their cooking stove and table. A bear then charged towards their tent, causing it
to collapse. The woman suffered scratches on her head but wasn’t further injured. When the couple
started screaming, the bear began to retreat. To ensure it escaped, they turned on the car’s alarm,
further startling the wild animal. Fortunately, the incident didn’t escalate any further.
Though authorities were notified, no measures were taken to capture the bear.
7-Jolie Harris
While enjoying a camping trip with her girlfriend, Jolie Harris searched “windpipe location”
and “antifreeze” online. Harris seemed to be interested in whether antifreeze had a distinct
taste or not, as well as how long it took a human to die after drinking it. A few days later,
the couple was discovered by a camper, lying under a blanket. Her partner was unresponsive,
and Harris claimed they’d been attacked by strangers. The police arrived soon after and
the victim was declared dead. She’d bled profusely from a wound on her head and had sustained a deep
cut to her throat. Harris, on the other hand, had only suffered minor wounds in the alleged attack.
Without any evidence that anyone else had been on the scene,
Harris became the main suspect. Though she was charged with her partner’s murder,
no information about her trial has been released up to the recording of this video.
6- Family trip
While out camping, a family of three suffered a terrible accident that ended with the death of
the father and young child. The mother was taken to the ER in serious condition. Nigel Warman,
along with his son Liam and his wife Loud, had been camping in Wedge Island, in Australia, when
something went wrong with their camping equipment. They were discovered lying unresponsive on the
beach when the police arrived. The child and his father were already dead, but the woman was flown
to the closest hospital, over 100 miles away. The victims had been gassed to death in their tent.
It’s theorized that they’d tried moving outside to escape the toxic fumes released by a faulty
fridge. Unfortunately, it was already too late for two of the three family members.
Along with Nigel and Liam, their dog, Ava, also perished in the tragic accident.
5-Johan Jacobus Kootte
The island of Svalbard, located in the Arctic Ocean, has a small human population of around
3,000 people. It’s estimated that there are over 1,000 bears living on the island, making
the accidents involving wild animals a far more frequent occurrence than in most other locations.
Johan Jacobus Kootte worked as a manager for a local campsite. The island had become a popular
destination for tourists wanting to enjoy the local fauna. While sleeping in one of the tents,
he was attacked by a polar bear. Another camper managed to shoot at the wild animal but didn’t
arrive in time to rescue Kootte. He was rushed to the nearest hospital where he was declared dead
soon after. The injured bear was discovered close to an airstrip, having perished from its wounds.
4-Esther Nakajjigo and Ludovic Michaud
Newlyweds Esther Nakajjigo and Ludovic Michaud decided to take a trip together to Utah’s Arches
National Park. They were celebrating the first anniversary of the day they’d met
through a dating app. While traveling from their camping site to an ice cream parlor,
an unsecured gate was thrown at their car by strong winds. In a freak accident that ended the
lives of the young husband and wife, the door cut through the car. The newlyweds’ families
sued the park soon after their deaths. They blamed authorities for their negligence
in failing to put a basic padlock to keep the gate secured. Nakajjigo’s parents were
asking for $30 million in damages, while Michaud’s demand was over $240 million.
3-Patrick Madura
43-year-old Patrick Madura went on a camping trip to the Great Smoky Mountains. He traveled alone,
having booked a site in a remote area. With no other campers around, his body went unnoticed for
days. It was only when backpackers hiked near his campsite, that his mauled corpse was discovered.
They were forced to leave the area in order to call for help. When authorities finally arrived,
they discovered a bear feeding on the man’s remains. Due to the extensive damage to
Madura’s body, it was impossible to determine whether he’d died as a result of a bear attack
or was attacked postmortem. Rangers killed the bear, which weighed an estimated 240 pounds.
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2-Gabriel Alexander
In 2015, Gabriel Alexander went camping with his father at the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
He was sleeping in a hammock when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his scalp. Alexander’s
father was awakened by screams and witnessed the young man being viciously attacked by a bear.
The wild animal dragged Alexander off his hammock by clamping its powerful jaws on his head.
The desperate father tried to get the bear to let go of his son. His attempts only worked when
he managed to strike the beast’s face. Alexander was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening
injuries to his head. Fortunately, the 16-year-old survived the encounter,
though he required extensive plastic surgery to fix his scars,
as well as home health care after being released from the hospital.
1-Maxine Bainton
Maxine Bainton and her husband had spent the day trekking before meeting up with their four sons
for lunch at a pub. They returned to their camping site in Pistyll, Wales, soon after.
Bainton’s husband claimed they’d had a bottle of wine each through the day. He headed over to
his camper van to rest for the night, while his wife decided to stay up a while longer. When he
woke up, at around 1 am, Bainton’s husband was surprised to notice his wife hadn’t come to bed.
He found her lying face-down on the ground and immediately called for help.
Bainton, however, was already dead. An autopsy revealed she had over four times the legal
driving limit and her death was attributed to alcohol intoxication. Coroners explained
the levels of ethanol they discovered were incredibly high, and it essentially poisoned
Bainton. It’s likely the amount of alcohol was even higher at the moment of death.
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