August West comments

mountaingrillToday  08:14 am JST

Did anyone actually see her on the trail? this is a popular route especially in May. Do we have any idea if she was actually on this trail at any time and how far did she get?

I wouldn't call this a particularly popular trail. I've done the full multiday Kohechi trail and seen less than 10 people in total. May would be one of the peak seasons, but it was still April 10th when she went missing. They have interviewed several trail runners who were on (or possibly on) the same trail that day, but none of them saw her. They have extensively searched both the main trail and an alternate trail she could have accidentally taken. It's still a tragic complete mystery.