A pair of brothers and their girlfriends have their former classmates to thank for saving their lives after they spent two days trapped in the Oregon Cascade mountains.
When they arrived at their initial destination — a spot where the group often goes off-roading — they noticed that there was no snow, so they continued traveling up Highway 22 and into the forest, according to the outlet.
But that’s where things took a turn for the worse.
According to the outlet, R.J. stopped to get more gas after realizing that his car only had a quarter of a tank left, but when he went to restart the engine, his truck would not turn on.
Though they attempted to solve the problem, which they believe was due to a mechanical issue after experiencing a frozen fuel line, the group soon realized they were unable to do so — and were now stranded in the middle of nowhere with no service.
Over the next two days, the group did what they could to survive as temperatures dropped and snow began to fall. Meanwhile, back in Salem, their families grew concerned when the brothers and their girlfriends did not return as planned.
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At one point, they split up and decided to walk a few miles away from where their vehicle was parked in order to find cell phone service, with Kheigan estimating that they traveled an estimated three or four miles on foot.
Eventually, their efforts paid off and they were finally able to get enough service to contact 911 and post on Facebook notifying their followers as to their location.
“We’ve grown up with [classmate] Lee Bethel, since we were young,” R.J. explained to the outlet. “And for him to be the one that got to us before anyone else is like, ‘Wow!’ There are obviously that many people out here, that we didn’t know who were actually looking for us.”
Added Davis: “That’s when you start feeling the love and the guilt. Like I said, this is our fault, but thank God for each and every one of them.”
source: people.com
