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20 miles is a long way.
20 miles is a long way in the desert.
I can believe the story just because it reads like a typical "Oh, this sounds like fun. Let's do it." story.
The average person can pull out the owner's book and struggle through changing a flat tire while parked on the side of the road. But when one of your tires breaks through an underground den you find you can't get to where the book says to put the jack.
They entered a survival situation where even with limited training or pre trip prep they all would have survived.
I would hope the authorities do a real good interview with her and somewhere down the road we can read an AAR of what they did during the 5 days.
Stuck in the desert or stuck in a blizzard - both can kill the unprepared.
And in addition to what Richard said - a snatch block doubles the pulling power of a comealong.
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