A Belarusian woman was swept away and died while trying to cross a fast-moving river in Alaska in search of an abandoned bus made famous by the book and movie “Into the Wild.”Situated along the Stampede Trail, the abandoned Fairbanks City Transit bus 142 has become somewhat of a pilgrimage spot in recent decades, sometimes with a devastating ending. The trail is over 100 miles southwest of Fairbanks.“The river has always been kind of the deadly aspect of that trip,” said Eva Holland, who has written about “Into the Wild” pilgrimages. “It’s fast, and it’s cold.”

At close to midnight on Thursday, Piotr Markielau, 24, called the Alaska State Troopers to tell them his wife, Veramika Maikamava, 24, had been dragged under the water in the Teklanika River, just outside of Denali National Park.A rope extended across the river is meant to help hikers get from one side to the other, but the water was rapid and waist-high, Ken Marsh, a spokesman for the Alaska State Troopers told Reuters. The segment the couple tried to cross was high because of recent rainfall, the Alaska Daily News reported.

“Ms. Maikamava apparently lost her footing and her grip on the rope,” Marsh said.About 75 to 100 feet downriver, Markielau was able to pull the body of his wife, whom he had been married to for less than a month, from the river, according to Alaska authorities.

Christopher McCandless starved to death in 1992 in this bus on Stampede Road near Healy, Alaska. (Jillian Rogers/AP)

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You can see the bus on Google Earth/Maps.

https://unusualplaces.org/the-stampede-trail-and-the-142-magic-bus/

What is the most probable theory on how McCandless starved? Into The Wild leads the reader to believe he misidentified a poisonous plant as an edible one, which led to him hallucinating and not eating. But other writing seem to attribute it to his lack of skill as a outdoors survivalist, such as as his inability to preserve the moose he hunted.

How Did He Starve? Wrote:
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> What is the most probable theory on how McCandless
> starved? Into The Wild leads the reader to
> believe he misidentified a poisonous plant as an
> edible one, which led to him hallucinating and not
> eating. But other writing seem to attribute it to
> his lack of skill as a outdoors survivalist, such
> as as his inability to preserve the moose he
> hunted.


He was a naive, dumbass libshit.

Is it me or was the first thing that popped into your head that the Crazy Ivan husband Piotr Markielau off'd his wife?

Never Trust Russian 'Cept Putin Wrote:
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> Is it me or was the first thing that popped into
> your head that the Crazy Ivan husband Piotr
> Markielau off'd his wife?


Hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping are all activites which offer endless opportunities to save the expense of a divorce.

The latest adventure...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/24/us/italian-hikers-into-the-wild-bus-trnd/index.html

Ah! Just we need, a new predictable death reality tv series.

An update to the story about McCandless and the magic bus.


https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/19/alaska-army-guard-relocates-wild-bus.html

PALMER, Alaska -- Almost 30 years after hiker Christopher McCandless died in an abandoned 1940s-era bus in the Alaska wilderness, that bus has been airlifted away from its resting place just outside Denali National Park by the Alaska Army National Guard.

The so-called "Magic Bus" had become a dangerous tourist destination deep in Alaska's interior, about 19 miles down the Stampede Trail. McCandless' story became particularly famous after it was told in the book "Into the Wild" and a movie by the same name.

The state has conducted at least 15 search operations related to the bus since 2009, according to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Local officials near the bus report rescuing dozens more, and at least two tourists have died there, including Veranika Nikanava, a newlywed from Belarus who was swept away by the same river that prevented McCandless from exiting the area.

A dozen Alaska Army National Guard soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, extracted the bus Thursday as part of a training mission dubbed Operation Yutan, a reference to the bus' previous owner, Yutan Construction. The Guard unit cut holes in the roof and floor to secure chain kits to the frame, then moved it out by sling load with a CH-47 Chinook. The crew also "ensured the safekeeping and safe transportation of a suitcase that holds sentimental value to the McCandless family," a news release said.

"This was a tremendous training opportunity for our heavy lift unit and a great way to lend a helping hand to our partners in the DNR and Alaskans everywhere," Maj. Zachary Miller, who worked as the operation's primary pilot, said in the release. "The department initially reached out to us with the goal of reducing the number of search-and-rescue cases that resulted from folks trying to reach the bus who may not necessarily be fully prepared for the trip."


McCandless, 24, hitchhiked his way to Alaska, spent the summer in the bus in 1992 and died of starvation after 114 days, when the swollen Teklanika River blocked his return to Healy, the nearest town.

The replica bus used in the 2007 film adaption of "Into the Wild," a 1996 book about McCandless by John Krakauer, sits at the 49th State Brewery and restaurant in Healy.

"Conducting this sling load was definitely non-standard," Miller said in the release. "We took our enlisted Soldiers with the most experience and expertise in this area to develop the best and safest solution."

State officials have not yet said what will become of the bus, which was originally owned by the city of Fairbanks before Yutan converted it to a camper bus and then abandoned it on the trail following a construction project in the 1960s. Officials said they are discussing plans to display it in a safe location.

"After studying the issue closely, weighing many factors and considering a variety of alternatives, we decided it was best to remove the bus from its location on the Stampede Trail," Corri A. Feige, DNR commissioner, said in the release. "We're fortunate the Alaska Army National Guard could do the job as a training mission to practice airlifting vehicles, at no cost to the public or additional cost to the state."