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It was probably a mistake to report it to the public while it was still missing. That probably attracted a bunch of amateurs who could have ended up finding it.

It was probably a mistake to report it to the public while it was still missing. That probably attracted a bunch of amateurs who could have ended up finding it. Far safer to look for it quietly first.

laci37 4y ago
I guess that was because they were afraid of it getting stuck in a tire. If I found a strange metal cylinder in my tires, I would probably pick it up a try to find out what it is.
- HPsquared 4y ago
  Did they close the road and/or put a checkpoint in place? That'd eliminate that risk.
  - prollings 4y ago
    The road you're talking about was 1400km long
    - bell-cot 4y ago
      1400km / (70km/h) = 20 hours of driving. This was no "a thousand volunteers on foot spent days searching for even a scrap of evidence" effort.
    - rmccue 4y ago
      Pretty sure it's also the only road connecting a lot of these places; this is far remote WA.
zoklet-enjoyer 4y ago
I was considering going on a vacation/scavenger hunt when I saw the first article about it