Colorado Hiker Who Was Lost for 24 Hours Ignored Calls From Rescuers Because He Didn’t Recognize the Number

In what resulted in the most relatable headline for life in 2021, a man who was hiking and got lost on a Colorado mountain ignored calls from rescue services because he didn’t recognize the numbers.

NY Post: A hiker lost on a mountain in Colorado ignored repeated calls from rescuers — later explaining that they had been unfamiliar with the phone number, authorities said. The person was reported missing after they didn’t return from an expedition Oct. 18 on Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the state, Lake County Search and Rescue said.

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Search crews canvassed the area the following day, but couldn’t find the hiker, officials said.

The team then tried to call the hiker, but were unable to reach them, authorities said.

The hiker had apparently wandered off the trail and spent the night looking for it.

After 24 hours lost, they found their way out and made it to their car, officials said.

The person apparently didn’t know that a search team had been looking for them.

“The subject ignored repeated phone calls from us because they didn’t recognize the number,” rescuers wrote on Facebook.