Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-383) and index.
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Introduction. Lost person behavior ; What is lost? ; History of missing person behavior research -- International search & rescue incident database. Ecoregions ; Sources of ISRID data ; Data fields ; Defining a subject category ; Creating a new category -- Limitations of ISRID statistics. Local history ; Decision points ; Terrain analysis ; Sample size limitation ; Appropriate data user ; Cultural differences -- Overall ISRID findings. Population density ; Group behavior ; Search scenarios ; Search times ; Mobility and responsiveness ; Time and distances -- Lost person strategies. Random traveling ; Route traveling ; Direction traveling ; Route sampling ; Direction sampling ; View enhancing ; Backtracking ; Folk wisdom ;Staying put ; Doing nothing ; ISRID strategies and survival -- Lost person myths and legends -- ISRID tables explained. Distance from the IPP ; Elevation change from IPP ; Mobility hours ; Dispersion angle ; Find location ; Scenario ; Track offset ; Survivability -- Subject categories. Abduction ; Aircraft ; Angler ; All terrain vehicle ATV ; Autistic ; Camper ; Caver ; Child (toddler) age 1-3 ; Child (preschool) age 4-6 ; Child (school age) 7-9 ; Child (pre-teenager) 10-12 ; Child (adolescent/youth) 13-15 ; Climber ; Dementia ; Despondent -- Gatherer -- Hiker -- Horseback rider -- Hunter -- Mental illness -- Mental retardation ; Mountain biker ; Other ; Runner ; Skier-alpine ; Skier-nordic ; Snowboarder ; Snowmobiler ; Snowshoer ; Substance abuse ; Urban entrapment ; Vehicle ; Water-related ; Worker -- Determining probability of area. Why assign probability of area ; Reflex tasking ; Formal SAR theory -- Summary -- Appendixes. A. Missing person questionnaire ; B. Cell phone location systems ; C. Data contributor acknowledgements.
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