Percy Fawcett, Lost in the Amazon

by Guest Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:18 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Fawcett

http://murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/2010/02/death-of-percy-fawcett.html

by Guest Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:39 pm

Rashmun wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Fawcett

http://murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/2010/02/death-of-percy-fawcett.html

from the reader comments to the blog at the second link:

As I understand it, the colonel was the only experienced member, this would mean that his son Jack and Raleigh Rimell would effectively be having 'on the job' training as they went along. Is it feasible for one experienced man to supervise two effectively novice explorers every moment of an expedition? From where to urinate to how to share food?

Also, what was the physical and mental state of the individual members at the time, that would certainly have a bearing on their conduct - and also on how much control the colonel could have on his team. Remember, also, that colonel Fawcett was 57 years old at the time and in a VERY trying, physical environment.

These alleged three errors of judgement COULD have occurred under any combination of conditions - the colonel resting, feverish, distracted or just unable to enforce his experience upon his younger - possibly sick and tired - team members.

Urinating in the river, pushing the Indian or hitting the child I can see these being reflexive acts of tired - possibly mentally addled - Europeans; especially given that TWO members were inexperienced.

Oral accounts are now very long in the tooth and how reliable is ANY eye-witness anyway?

That place can hide whole cities, physical evidence of three humans is hardly likely to be ever found.

Without time travel, I can't see how we will ever know the truth but it is a pretty fascinating tale.

by Guest Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:27 pm

http://www.stevekemper.net/fawcett_s_wake_66400.htm

by Guest Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:38 pm

http://h2g2.com/approved_entry/A54557580

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