There’s a silent epidemic that has been happening for decades on our federal lands. Everyone loves recreating in national recreation areas, national forests, and national parks. But there’s an unseen danger about these places: you could become a missing person and there would be little done to bring you back into the known. 

Sources:

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/leave-no-trace/

https://www.newsnationnow.com/travel/mystery-missing-persons-national-parks/

https://dailycaller.com/2016/03/17/interior-dept-spent-15-million-on-a-crime-database-that-doesnt-work/

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.htm

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2018/11/gone-missing-national-parks

https://www.goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/60473-california-u-s-senator-alex-padilla-announces-the-senate-passes-legislation-to-help-find-missing-persons-on-federal-land

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2120

https://nypost.com/2020/07/04/why-hundreds-of-people-vanish-into-the-american-wilderness/

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/questions-answers/national-park-stats

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1038/text

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