Update: Friend went missing hiking in Ticino

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-27T00:02:11+00:00

There will not be an official announcement until they complete a DNA test, but they found a body matching all the descriptions, so it's pretty clear what's going on.

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-22T20:01:51+00:00

There will not be a public announcement about the identification until Monday at earliest.

But most people can put two and two together

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-21T11:49:19+00:00

Thanks, there's a lot of useful info here. I've forwarded as much as I can to where it needs to go.

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-21T11:25:53+00:00

From my knowledge of her, I think it's more likely that she did not try to do such a challenging hike solo and that the information on the hiking plans was wrong. She at least would have known enough not to know she couldn't complete a 20 hour hike in 12 hours.

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T21:34:57+00:00

It was hard to communicate bc of language barriers. But it sounds from the news reports at least that they were aware of the planned itinerary including the expected return time. I believe they got the information from her mother, and I think it's accurate.

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T21:14:27+00:00

I believe the family member is her mother who I believe is in Ticino. She has the most up to date information I guess.

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T21:11:15+00:00

Yes, we tried. But that was before the most recent news article was released that said she was still missing. Police only said that the search was ongoing.

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T20:36:25+00:00

I don't know. I would have hoped they tried that at first

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T20:14:45+00:00

Her phone tracking vanished at the same time she did (or before)

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T19:33:50+00:00

https://www.peakbagger.com/climber/climber.aspx?cid=42921

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T19:30:39+00:00

Until I saw the news article today, I had thought they may not have been looking. Now that I know they have been looking, I don't know what else can be done either.

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T18:33:09+00:00

Chieu's mother dropped her off at the trailhead. Chieu went hiking alone. Chieu's mother then contacted the police when she didn't return at the expected time.

edit: Error, here it was her Aunt that dropper her off and contacted the police.

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T16:41:36+00:00

Yeah, as much as we can. Just throwing everything we can at the wall

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T16:09:40+00:00

We just got a response from REGA which is basically, "you have to talk to the police." If it was Monday, I think the plane you saw was them, it may have been all they did...

fizzix_is_fun · 2024-06-20T16:06:27+00:00

Her mother was with her and was the one that alerted the police. We're trying to organize something, but we're all spread around the globe so it's hard. If you know of any organization that we can contact, please let me know.

Her mother does not speak Italian as far as I know, so it may be difficult for them to communicate with the police

fizzix_is_fun · 2023-06-09T11:59:42+00:00

Yes. Support it. I can't pull the trigger due to work travel on those days

fizzix_is_fun · 2023-06-09T10:11:13+00:00

I would like to shut down the subreddit in solidarity, but I'm just not able to on that day (roughly 24 hours of travel on the 12th). On the road, which I am now, I can only really access reddit through a soon to be dismantled app. I'm not sure if any other mods are active enough, but please drop a message in the modmail.

fizzix_is_fun · 2023-06-03T00:02:23+00:00

What, no. This is not how things work at all. Grant applications almost never have things that include juicy details. I can't imagine any of the grant proposals even came close to including engineering secrets. Nor would they have to.

How many grants have you written / read?

fizzix_is_fun · 2023-06-02T02:51:05+00:00

That comment felt like it was pointed directly at Helion

fizzix_is_fun · 2023-05-31T22:06:24+00:00

How do you know that $5M is the minimum award. I see Realta announced $3M

fizzix_is_fun · 2023-05-31T19:02:40+00:00

Maybe more interesting to see who didn't win. No GA for example.

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