The episode offers a detailed account of the disappearance of George Smyth, an 18-year-old British tourist who vanished in the unforgiving Carpathian Mountains near Bran Castle, Romania, after attempting a difficult solo winter hike. The source explains that Smyth, who was fascinated by "dark tourism" and vampire lore, disregarded numerous warnings and was dangerously under-equipped for the challenging, unmarked route, leading to a catastrophic emergency call where he claimed something was following him. While authorities attribute the vanishing to a tragic mountaineering accident involving hypothermia and disorientation, the proximity to Dracula’s Castle has fueled intense international media and internet speculation about supernatural elements or wolf attacks. The search operation quickly located his abandoned backpack and a cryptic note but failed to find Smyth, transforming the event into a widely reported cautionary tale about reckless behavior in hazardous terrain.

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