Two sisters and a teenage son moved to a Colorado campsite last July, living off canned food. They had wanted to take a break from a world that distressed them, a local coroner said.

Last summer, Rebecca Vance talked with her family about a dream she’d had: She wanted to live in a land disconnected from the world, which she viewed as chaotic and dangerous.

  • @MrFappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2•11 months ago

    There were three of them. You’d think at least one would’ve chimed in with an “I’m so hungry, let’s go back to civilization for a day for a hot meal.” Instead of “hey, it’s so cold, let’s make a fire in this enclosed tent that should actually be some form of small cabin with a chimney.” I hate to say it, but they all deserved it in this case. And yes, even the teenager, because at 14 I could spot a moronic idea like this from miles away.

    • Drusas
      1•11 months ago

      They might have been trapped by the snow and having been already somewhat weakened from malnourishment.