A combination of trusting Google Maps and bad car luck left this man stranded in the desert for days.
Mick Ohman said he left home one day to take a leisurely drive through the Bradshaw Mountains in Arizona for lunch. After a particularly tough ride through a boulder-filled path, his car broke down. He was stranded without cell service, far from home.
According to ABC News, his only provisions were a half-full water bottle, two beers, a sandwich and some crackers in a lunchbox in his car. Depending on one’s level of health and age, a person can die from dehydration as quickly as a few days to a week. In the Arizona heat, Ohman was losing hydration quickly.
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He recorded video messages to his loved ones and put notes on his car and phone, saying, “If you find this phone and I didn’t do so well, please tell my sisters how much I love them.” He resorted to drinking his own urine — which was better than drinking from the streams, he said.
More than 48 hours passed before he was able to find help, in the form of a biker riding through the mountains. He flagged the biker down and rode back to town with him to get help.
Moral of the story: Always pack more snacks.
