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So have the authorities posted any warnings to the public about a possible attacker at this camping area? The family was so adamant that there was a sexual assault and yet we haven't heard from them in days. Surely the authorities are keeping the public informed of a possible safety threat in the area?
So have the authorities posted any warnings to the public about a possible attacker at this camping area? The family was so adamant that there was a sexual assault and yet we haven't heard from them in days. Surely the authorities are keeping the public informed of a possible safety threat in the area?
Nope. The only logical conclusion, in my opinion, is that the authorities did not find her report of an attacker credible.
So have the authorities posted any warnings to the public about a possible attacker at this camping area? The family was so adamant that there was a sexual assault and yet we haven't heard from them in days. Surely the authorities are keeping the public informed of a possible safety threat in the area?
The Inyo County Sheriff's Office posted the following on Facebook on July 18, nothing since:
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Inyo County Sheriff's Office
July 16 at 8:00 PM ·
Missing Camper, Investigations Update
INYO COUNTY, CA. July 16, 2019 – Today Inyo County Investigations met with recently rescued, Sheryl Powell. Powell, and her small dog, had been missing since July 12 from Grandview Campground in the Bristlecone Pine Forest area.
Following a massive multiagency search and rescue that involved resources from throughout California including - ground teams, dog teams, and aerial reconnaissance, Powell and her dog were successfully located on July 15 near Montenegro Springs, approximately 2.5 miles from her last known location.
Mrs. Powell’s recounting of events leading up to her disappearance involve being approached by an unknown suspect with a knife, the suspect threatening her and her dog with the knife, the suspect making a sexual remark, then her running away from the suspect and ultimately getting lost. We are asking that the public be on the lookout for anyone matching the following description: under 6 feet, 180 pounds, bald/shiny head, dark eyes, brown eyebrows, white male but with tanned skin, potentially with a Southern accent, around 50 years old, no visible tattoos, stocky, dark colored backpack, dark green button up shirt with long sleeves, dark colored pants, armed with a 6-8 inch bladed knife with a dark colored handle.
Now that Mrs. Powell has been rescued and is back with her family, our primary concern is public safety. Short of Mrs. Powell’s eyewitness account of the suspect, there have been no other reports of someone matching this description or incidents reported in Inyo County that are similar to this.
This case is considered an open investigation - we are urging the public to report anything that might assist by calling 760-878-0383, option 4.
Naturally the comments section has a lot to offer, including a few from the son's brilliant fiancee.
Her story sounds just as fake as the Jussie Smollett story. When they find out it's a hoax they should bill her for all the time and money they spend on the investigation.
Even if they believe her, the chances that the guy is still there, or stuck around for days, are very slim. Why would he hang around, with all that LE and SAR action going on? If he was only there for a hike, whether a day hike or an overnight, he was only a very temporary phenom. He could have slipped out before LE even knew about him, since it was 4 days before they found Powell and heard her story.
Tiny, she's been found, in remarkably good shape and so has her little dog. ;D
SUSPICIOUSLY good shape -- both of them. Book/movie deal in the offing?
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