The heavily decomposed bodies of Christine Vance, 41, Rebecca Vance, 42, and Rebecca’s 14-year-old son were found earlier this month at the Gold Creek Campground.
that the family likely started camping in July 2022. Their deaths remain under investigation, but Barnes tells the Sun that malnutrition, exposure to the elements at high altitude, and a harsh winter likely were factors.that the family told her last year of their plans to live in the wilderness. Jara says she tried to talk them out of it “but they wouldn’t listen.”
Jara said the family had no experience living outdoors but had watched videos on YouTube in an attempt to learn how to survive in Colorado’s backcountry,“You can’t go on the internet and watch videos on how to live off the grid, and then actually do it, if you have no experience,” Jara tells the Gazette. “You just can’t do that. They died of starvation because they weren’t prepared.”
“I wonder if winter came on quickly and suddenly they were just in survival mode in the tent,” Barnes tells NBC News. “They had a lot of literature with them about outdoor survival and foraging and stuff like that. But it looked like they supplied at a grocery store.”
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