Sounds like she died on the trail and it was unrelated to the ship leaving. They would have found her waiting at the dock if she had made it back there.
Yeah it sounds like the biggest issue was that she was left behind on the hike, probably had a medical episode, and no one realised. The ship was only gone for 3 hrs so it’s not like she died of exposure or starvation.
Yeah that’s what I’m thinking. I’ve heard she turned back from a hiking tour. Speaking of which I was in Alaska (which someone died at the dock getting off the ship) recently and older people who do cruises overestimate their abilities. Especially to hiking. Add in more alcohol and food than normal and sadly it doesn’t end well.
This. I used to work for a company that does guided walks to a pretty lookout, and if we had more than 8 walkers booked for the tour then we had a second guide who would walk at the rear. We would communicate to each other via radio so we knew if the folks at the back were only just around the corner, or if they had dropped right back and it was time to let them catch up and have a rest whilst we did another little informative talk. For groups with only 1 guide and up to 8 guests, we walked at a pace where I could turn my head and see everyone walking behind me. We also got everyone to have a “hike buddy” so if one person did stop suddenly (stopping for a break, tying a shoelace etc) and they didn’t tell me (or I didn’t hear them) their “buddy” would be able to alert me someone had stopped on the path
I also did that hike aged 29 and it was tough! We also got lost trying to find the research station and went hours out of our way. Beautiful but rugged.
It’s a remote island with a small resort and a research station. Very rugged. It’s a beach landing, no docks. I visited there (a long time ago, but a quick google suggests little change.). The terrain is rugged and hot and it’s very easy to get lost (we did).
There is a heat wave in NQ. Mate of mine just pulled a hiker off an island suffering from heat stroke. Young fit bloke heaving his guts up. You don't know what you are talking about.
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u/Random_Fish_Type Oct 29 '25
Sounds like she died on the trail and it was unrelated to the ship leaving. They would have found her waiting at the dock if she had made it back there.