The hikers who found Nora spotted her from a distance.

Based on the findings of the expert pathologists, Nora lay dead for between 48 and 96 hours, in the open, without being seen. It’s inconceivable that she lay where she was found for four whole days, but even two full days and nights is difficult to comprehend.

Did search teams completely abandon certain swathes of forest once they worked their way outward?