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AP) DENVER - An autistic man lived on a few frogs he caught and roots as he wandered for weeks in the remote Escalante Desert of southern Utah until being rescued, emaciated but alive.

William Martin LaFever, 28, of Colorado Springs, Colo., told rescuers that in addition to the bits of food he scavenged, he drank water from the Escalante River while attempting to walk from Boulder, Utah, to Page, Ariz., a distance of approximately 90 miles or more by the route he appeared to be taking.

The Garfield County Sheriff's Department estimated he had traveled about 40 miles over at least three weeks before he was found Thursday.

"It is some of the most rugged, unforgiving terrain you will find anywhere on Earth, jagged cliffs, stone ledges, sandstone, sagebrush, juniper," sheriff's spokeswoman Becki Bronson said in a telephone interview.

"Where William was hiking, there just isn't anyone out there," she said. "There are no people. There are no towns."

The sheriff's department said it was remarkable that searchers aboard a helicopter were able to find LaFever at all, much less alive.
Full Article -http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-...ag=re1.channel

(Question? What's the water intake needed for several weeks alone in the desert anyways.I'm assuming without water routinely your Furbarred instantly.I know he said he drank water from the Escalante River,but he must of changed route along the way).

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I read that earlier, it is pretty effing amazing.

As to water intake, not too much if he traveled at night and stayed in the shade during the day... but, he likely traveled during the days heat, which survivor man tells me needs at least a gallon a day.

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Why is autism a part of this story? Look at this bullshit:
Gardner's training in searching for people with autism taught him they are naturally drawn to water, so the helicopter search focused on the Escalante River, the department said. Oh really? People lost and wandering through the desert would normally abandon a source of water at all costs, right? **** sake.

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Wow, did you do training in Australian's?