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Outer Island, East Shore Waves, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior, Wisconsin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  From a Ryan Brady Photo

 

Search Area Sizes Calculated on the Basis of Radius Distance vs. Actual Distance Traveled

From: Analysis of Lost Person Behavior: An Aid to Search Planning, by William G. Syrotuck, 1976,1977
 Modified by: Ralphie G. Schwartz, Esq.
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Lost Subject by Category
 

 Children

 Hikers

 Hunters

 Misc.

 Elderly


Radius Distance
(Displace-ment)
 

 1.5 Miles

 1.0 Miles

 1.25 Miles

 1.0 Miles

 1.0 Miles


Area
 

7.06 Miles2

3.14
Miles2

4.9
Miles2

3.14  Miles2

3.14  Miles2
 
 


Lost Subject by Category
 

 Children

 Hikers

 Hunters

 Misc.

 Elderly


Actual Distance Walked
 

 4.0 Miles

 3.5 Miles

 8.0 Miles

 2.0 Miles

 2.0 Miles


Area
 

50.24  Miles2

38.4  Miles2

200.96  Miles2

12.56  Miles2

12.56  Miles2
 
 
The area of a circle is calculated as follows:  3.14 x (Radius x Radius)

 

 

© 2003,

Ralphie G. Schwartz