German Man's Skeleton Found in Tree Nearly 30 Years After His Suicide Wednesday, April 08, 2009

A skeleton of a German man who shot and killed himself in a tree has been found by a hiker – nearly 30 years later.

Police said the 69-year-old retiree who had been missing since 1980 tied himself to the tree before firing the gun, Reuters reported.

His remains were discovered after an 18-year-old hiker found a bone in the forest last week and brought it to police, who then searched the area, Reuters reported.

"We found the skeleton up in the tree with the pistol hanging on a rope next to it," police spokesman Leonard Mayer was quoted as saying.

The body was identified through DNA testing and an artificial hip, Reuters reported.

Police had said they were very growing concerned for the welfare of Margaret Haverson, 79, from Newton St Cyres.

The Dartmoor Rescue Group (DRG) started a search on Saturday morning and search dog Max found her two hours later.

She was found in a wooded area close to the village and has now been taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for assessment. TO READ FULL ARTICLE CLICK READ MORE IN LOWER CORNER

After five days of staring into the Mount Adams wilderness, looking for a sign of hope but fearing there was none, Sophia Mamoyac found out Friday afternoon her vanished brother was alive.

Derek Mamoyac, 27, of Philomath was reported missing Monday when he didn't return from what was supposed to be a one-day climbing trip on 12,277-foot-tall Mount Adams, the second-tallest mountain in Washington. Searchers had been combing the flanks of the mountain ever since. TO READ FULL ARTICLE CLICK READ MORE IN LOWER CORNER

Saturday, May 15, 2004

ASHLAND -- A novice search-and-rescue dog led authorities yesterday to a
32-year-old Ashland man with multiple sclerosis who had wandered into the woods in
the middle of the night and got lost. TOO READ FULL ARTICLE CLICK READ MORE IN LOWER CORNER

A couple of months ago, we also had a live find of a 56 yr old lady
who had attempted suicide by pills. She was in the woods about two miles from
her vehicle and with a cooperative effort by one of our bloodhounds and my
Bailey, we located her. She was dehydrated, curled up in a fetal position,
lying very still on the edge of the dirt road TO READ FULL ARTICLE  CLICK READ MORE IN LOWER CORNER

I am writing to let you know of a great day Saber and I had on Wednesday 8/30/06. We were called out to an area for a missing man of 8 days. Police originally checked the area and were unable to locate the missing man. When I brought Saber to the area, he was pulling towards the wooded area behind the house where the man lived. I paced Saber, on lead, back in fourth through the backyard along the wood line for him to pick up the strongest scent path. TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK READ MORE IN LOWER CORNER

This information was complied by members John Sanders, Dr. John Whittington,

and Mark Williams of the National Underwater Rescue-Recovery Institute and

should only be used for estimating when a body should float.

40 degrees 14-20 days

50 degrees 10-14 days

60 degrees 7-10 days

70 degrees 3-7 days

80 degrees 1-2 days

1. Victims that have drowned in 30-40 degree water will not surface until

water warms.

2. Victims that are 100 feet or deeper may not surface at all due to the

combination of pressure and temperature.///TO READ THE REST of THE ARTICLE CLICK READ MORE in LOWER CORNER