Desert survivalist defies the odds a second time

June 17, 2010 - 10:38 AM by

I’m not sure if he’s the tour guide I would choose for my wilderness excursion.

For the second time in nine months, famed desert survival specialist Nir Gur, went missing this week. And once again, following widespread searches, it had a happy ending of sorts. At least the circumstances were less sensational than the first disappearance.

Eight months ago the 61-year-old Gur, former director of the Ein Gedi field school and created a desert survival center, was found in the Golan, naked with a gun shot wound to his head. He barely survived and was unconscious for a month. When he awoke he had no recollection of how he came to be in that state and police have been unable to solve the case.

Gur recovered, and this week was due to attend a meeting at Seminar Hakibutzim on Tuesday but never arrived. His wife reported him missing Wednesday morning, sparking widespread media publicity and a national search. According to media reports, Gur was found on Wednesday night near Kibbutz Yagur after a massive police search which included use of a helicopter. He was reported to be in a confused state, slightly scratched but otherwise unharmed.

While he’s proven that he’s indeed a survivor, I’m not sure I’d want to follow him out into the desert – without a portable GPS system.

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