It was the monkeys that got him!
Any updates? Foul play suspected? Off he'd go missing within the last three miles of the race.
Really sorry to hear about this. Hopeful for a miracle.
monkeys, man wrote:
It was the monkeys that got him!
more likely hyenas. Lone unarmed human out in the wilderness, running like a prey animal.
Bad Wigins wrote:
more likely hyenas. Lone unarmed human out in the wilderness, running like a prey animal.
"On March 28, new evidence had directed the search to the last 5K of the course, out of the jungle and along a more established road that runs through several villages, according to Encik."
Probably bit by a snake.
Not likely wrote:
Bad Wigins wrote:
more likely hyenas. Lone unarmed human out in the wilderness, running like a prey animal.
"On March 28, new evidence had directed the search to the last 5K of the course, out of the jungle and along a more established road that runs through several villages, according to Encik."
Since hyenas are not found in Malaysia in the wild that seems unlikely.
If he were killed by an animal, like a snake, there would likely be some evidence or a half eaten body. It seems more like foul play or that he doesn't want to be found.
stove top stuffing wrote:
Since hyenas are not found in Malaysia in the wild that seems unlikely.
oops, I was thinking of Mozambique.
How about crocodile?
A 25K “Ultra” Trail? Did anyone notice at least 18 kms are also missing? Alas, where has my sport gone...
jesseriley wrote:
A 25K “Ultra” Trail? Did anyone notice at least 18 kms are also missing? Alas, where has my sport gone...
The event also had a 50K and 100K race, that is why they referred t the event as an ultra.
jesseriley wrote:
A 25K “Ultra” Trail? Did anyone notice at least 18 kms are also missing? Alas, where has my sport gone...
Ahhh get used to it. Everybody is a winner these days except the ones who get caught by the ultra spirit and disappear, like this guy.
In Arkansas we have an Ultra Trail Series which includes 14-milers, plus you can get credit for running even less!
Watch the episode of Losers on Netflix about the dude who disappeared in the Sahara . Normally I wouldn't have hope but at least there's water there.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauro_Prosperi
Part way through the six-day 233 kilometre event a sandstorm caused Mauro Prosperi to lose his way. He ended up disoriented and ran in the wrong direction, ultimately running several hundred kilometres into Algeria. After 24 hours he ran out of food and water. He arrived at an abandoned Muslim shrine, with the corpse of a holy man in it, and survived by drinking his own urine. He found bats on the low ceilings which he decapitated and then ate the guts and drank the blood from, and he waited for rescue. A helicopter and a plane passed, but they failed to see him.
It gets better
Not wishing to die a long drawn out death, Prosperi attempted to commit suicide in the shrine by slitting his wrists with a pen knife he had with him. The attempt failed - lack of water had caused Prosperi's blood to thicken and ultimately clotted the wound.
DFL > DNF
hope they find him
The most likely scenarios are foul play or he was accidentally hit by a car and the driver disposed of the body.
This is not something new. It has happened before. Just over 52 years ago the American Jim Thompson disappeared as well and never heard from again.
jesseriley wrote:
In Arkansas we have an Ultra Trail Series which includes 14-milers, plus you can get credit for running even less!
And with that credit and $4.50, you can get a Venti latte at Starbucks baby!
The most dangerous predators in the world are humans. Are there any sated cannibals in that region?