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Looking at the Boychuk family web page map of the search area indicates that the Highway one route has been searched as well as to the north and west of Lytton. What is absent on that map is the area west of Revelstoke. Ron’s statement that his dad was last seen “heading west from Revelstoke toward 3 valley gap" is revealing because apparently in the minds of the Boychuk family that very well could be his last know position. That fact is probably the reason that they consider the area west of Revelstoke to be an area that we should examine thoroughly and I can see the logic in that.

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This is a similar impression that I got from my emails with the friend of the family that originally asked us to help them.

Maybe this is the most important piece of information we need as to why we are looking where we are. Maybe by completing a really careful review of the imagery we have been given, we can give them the peace of mind to know that this area was investigated to the best of our abilities. We know how frustrating it is when we think there are better places to investigate. Imagine how frustrating it must be for the family if they think a certain area is not getting enough attention. Regardless of our personal opinion of where the best search areas are. I think we should also work with families of missing pilots to investigate areas that they believe to be of the most interest. It is after all for their peace of mind that we do this.

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DISCUSS ACTIVE SEARCHES: Ron Boychuk in British Columbia, Canada & Steve Fossett in Nevada, USA

My blog posts on my MTurk search experience:
Using the Internet to Revolutionize Search and Rescue
Internet search for Steve Fossett eight weeks later

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