Off the top of my head (local news or cases I have heard of from fellow hikers):
One keeled over dead, on the trail and part of a group.
Two diabetics, alone but not lost.
One found dead on the trail, apparently an insta-kill medical issue.
One lost, never found, but I suspect he was actually a suicide. If not, he was trying for a Darwin.
One near the road going for help after a vehicle breakdown.
One got cliffed out trying to go for help after a vehicle breakdown. Not really lost, but unable to proceed.
One disappeared, his body hasn't been found where he was expected to be but given his experience level lost is unlikely. Personally, I suspect he went off trail for something and keeled over.
There have also been two skeletons pulled out of the desert, probably lost but it's unlikely we will ever know.
Admittedly, a small sample but note that only 20% of those appear to be lost.
I've also talked to a woman who just about became one of those statistics--new to the area and didn't respect the heat. Not lost.
Most wilderness deaths are medical or accident, not lost, and a lot of national park deaths are traffic accidents.
Off the top of my head (local news or cases I have heard of from fellow hikers):
One keeled over dead, on the trail and part of a group.
Two diabetics, alone but not lost.
One found dead on the trail, apparently an insta-kill medical issue.
One lost, never found, but I suspect he was actually a suicide. If not, he was trying for a Darwin.
One near the road going for help after a vehicle breakdown.
One got cliffed out trying to go for help after a vehicle breakdown. Not really lost, but unable to proceed.
One disappeared, his body hasn't been found where he was expected to be but given his experience level lost is unlikely. Personally, I suspect he went off trail for something and keeled over.
There have also been two skeletons pulled out of the desert, probably lost but it's unlikely we will ever know.
Admittedly, a small sample but note that only 20% of those appear to be lost.
I've also talked to a woman who just about became one of those statistics--new to the area and didn't respect the heat. Not lost.
Most wilderness deaths are medical or accident, not lost, and a lot of national park deaths are traffic accidents.