The sergeant asked them why they felt this way and they answered that Aaron was not "in his right state of mind" and the sergeant notes the two friends "did not feel he had the skills to survive in the area" in inclement weather. We know this because the sergeant who interviewed him made the following statement: "After getting cell service, said he also called Hedges' wife and asked if Hedges was alive.".ĭuring an interview on September 12th the two friends explained that they thought "Hedges was probably deceased". When called Aaron Hedges' wife on September 10th he asked her if Aaron was still alive. This claim is however contradicted by several statements made by the two friends (most of these statements will be presented in future OPs).Īaron was an experienced hunter in the sense that this was not his first hunting trip, but that does not necessarily mean Aaron was experienced enough to survive by himself in the Crazy Mountains in snowy conditions. Īaron Hedges was last seen in the morning of September 7th and David Paulides says his friends did not think much about it on September 8th because he had supplies, was very experienced and heavily armed. 153): "His friends didn't think much about it because they knew he had supplies, was very experienced, and was heavily armed.". Missing 411 Fact - #3ĭavid Paulides writes (Hunters, p. Nowhere is it stated the two friends looked for Aaron on September 9th. They spent the night there and then spent the day (Wednesday 10th) traveling to the trailhead at Cottonwood.". A sergeant who interviewed the two hunters noted: "They spent most of the next day (Tuesday 9th) traveling with the animals to their original camp at the head of Trespass Creek, near to and on the other side of the pass to Campfire Lake. ĭavid Paulides claims that the two friends looked for Aaron on September 9th, but this is not the case. They could not locate their friend and decided they needed to summon assistance.".
153): "The two friends looked for Aaron throughout the day and night Tuesday. Missing 411 Fact - #2ĭavid Paulides writes (Hunters, p.
Hedges called dispatch and reported Aaron missing. At approximately 6:23 pm on September 10th Mrs. Even though Aaron Hedges was last seen in the morning of September 7th his two friends never contacted law enforcement, instead they called Aaron's wife on September 10th and told her Aaron was not with them. She in turn called the sheriff, who began to formulate search-and-rescue plans.". 154): "On Wednesday the hunters made it out of the mountains and called Aaron's wife and reported him as missing. Missing 411 Fact - #1ĭavid Paulides writes (Hunters, p.
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This is the first of several OPs deconstructing the Aaron Hedges case which means you will not get the full story in this OP, only parts of it. 152).Īuthorities did everything they could in order to locate Aaron Hedges, but search and rescue operations were in vain. 152) and he also says some aspects of this case left him "dumbfounded" Hunters, p. Paulides calls the Hedges case "a story you will never forget" (Hunters, p. We have to remember Aaron Hedges was human being and it is therefore important to treat him (and a his life) with respect and to fairly present this sad case. Missing 411 believers often see the Hedges case as a quintessential Missing 411 case because they think it is so hard to explain. Paulides also covered the Hedges case in his 2019 documentary Missing 411 - The Hunted. Photo: Mike Cline (Public Domain).īigfoot researcher David Paulides wrote about Aaron Hedges in his 2016 book Missing 411 - Hunters. Aaron left his two friends on the morning of September 7h, his destination was a cache near Sunlight Lake.
The three hunters began their trip on September 5th and the two other hunters returned from the mountains on September 10th. With him on the hunting trip were two friends here referred to as and. He was last seen on September 7th, 2014, and his remains were found on August 8th, 2016. Aaron Hedges disappeared during a hunting trip in the Crazy Mountains in Montana.
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