"‘I Hate the World’ American Family Leaves for Mountain Camping Site... Found Cold Corpses After One Year"

Death Suspected Last Winter Due to Severe Cold and Malnutrition
Survived on Canned Food... One Pack of Ramen Found

Three family members who left for a campground in the Rocky Mountains in the United States, feeling pessimistic about life, were found dead after about a year.

On the 26th (local time), according to the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office in Colorado, a hiker passing near the Gold Creek Campground in the Rocky Mountains reported discovering a human body at around 4:57 p.m. on the 9th.

Three family members who left for a campsite in the Rocky Mountains, USA, while feeling pessimistic about life, were found dead after about a year.
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The police who arrived at the scene confirmed one severely decomposed body, and the next day investigators visited the site and found two additional decomposed bodies nearby.

The Gunnison County coroner, who received the three bodies, announced on the 25th that the identities of the deceased were confirmed as Rebecca Vance (42), her 14-year-old son, and Vance's younger sister, Kristin Vance (41).

The coroner estimated that all of them were from Colorado Springs and likely died last winter from severe cold or malnutrition after surviving by eating canned food inside a tent.

The only food found at their residence was a single pack of ramen, the coroner said.

Zara Vance, the half-sister of the deceased Rebecca and Kristin Vance, told the US daily The New York Times (NYT) in an interview that they had been discouraged by the state of the world for several years and left for the Gold Creek Campground in western Colorado last July, intending to live permanently in the mountains.

Zara said Rebecca feared the world and that this perception worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading her to believe she could live a better life in nature.

Kristin, Rebecca's sister, initially had no plans to go but changed her mind, thinking "there was a better chance of survival if she stayed with them (her sister and nephew)," Zara added.

Zara recalled that Rebecca's son was a smart and caring child who was happy to travel with his mother. The campground where they were found is about an hour's drive from Gunnison, a small rural town.

Zara Vance said, "I know this world is scary, but I hope people are not overwhelmed by that fear," and urged, "Before choosing a way to turn away from the world like they did, I hope people think once more."

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