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IN SEARCH OF THERESA BESHARA-COX   8/30/2021-9/1/2021
     
 
Theresa Beshara-Cox
 
  Missing near Hawksbill Crag 8/30/21 - 9/1/21  
     

Search and Rescue Comand Post
     
 
Where Theresa parked her car on 8/30/21

 
Approximate Search Area


     
     
     


     

     
     
     



Sheriff Glen Wheeler returning Theresa home on 9/1/21

  Theresa's Story In Her Own Words  
     


   
Map of Theresa's Wanderings

 
Map of Theresa's Wanderings (with topography)
 

Some of the pictures Theresa mentioned taking during her stay at the grotto...
 

Theresa's Grotto

Theresa's Grotto

The Pool (Below the Grotto)
     


Fossils in the Grotto
 

  September 16, 2021  
  On this date, Glen, Theresa and Danny went in search of her grotto, pool and waterfall, and her route for the three days.  

Hawksbill Crag Parking Sign

Billboard Sign and Trail on Right Side

Danny, Glen and Theresa
     

Theresa leading the way down the trail.

Rock Cairn along trail.

Theresa trying to remember her route.
  After searching for several hours, we did not find the grotto, so we decided to head back out and go search where she came out of the woods on the third day. And work backwards!  

Arriving at house where Theresa came
out to Cave Mountain Road

Rock Wall that Theresa remembered.

Along the trail behind the house.
  Again, after several hours, we did not find the grotto, but did find the trail she found on the third day and her way out to the road. Map of our search below. 9/16/21  
     
 


Area Searched on 9/16/21 with Theresa, Glen and Danny


 
  On 11/11/21, I decided to go in seach for the grotto, on my own, just to eliminate some of the vast area, yet to be searched.
With a lot of luck, I found the grotto that Theresa spent two nights. Her camera tripod was still under the grotto.
 

Area Searched on 11/11/21


  December 14, 2021
On this date, Glen and Danny went to show Theresa the found grotto!
 
     

Danny, Theresa and Glen

Theresa at Billboard

Theresa heading down trail.
     

Following her tracks

Arriving at Theresa's Grotto

Theresa seeing her grotto for the first time
since her rescue.
     

Theresa reflecting on her two night stay....
     

Her tripod was still at the grotto when
I found it on 11/11/21.
     

Theresa on top of Grace Falls

Grace Falls from below

The Pool
     
     

  In Search of Grace
May 15, 2023
 

Arrived at the trailhead (Hawksbill Crag Parking)

Making our way through the jungle

Theresa is back there somewhere?
     

It was not an easy hike getting there, ask Brenda!

Several waterfalls along the way

Getting closer to our first stop.
     

This is the grotto Theresa spent two nights back in August,
2021 lost,
while search and rescue were looking for her.
On the third day she managed to find her way out.

Theresa's Gtotto

Theresa's Grotto
     

Cross and heart rock placed at Grotto by Theresa

Steve Hern and John Bearden

It was green in the woods today
     

Arriving at our destination

Before the baptism at Grace Falls

Theresa Cox and her baptism at Grace Falls
     

Theresa Cox and her baptism at Grace Falls
(Note: There is a video by could not post here)

A day to remember
     

Grace Falls (Named by Theresa Cox)

A "Special Cross" for Theresa from Jill Skaggs

After the baptism
     

After the baptism

David, Mark, Rhonda and Carson.

The gang at Grace Falls
     

David and Lila at Grace Falls

Trying to decide which way to go out.

We decided to take a "shortcut" out
     

Some of us were getting a little hungry!

It was fun but brutal.

We had fun getting in and now we were
having fun getting out.  (Have video but could
not post here)
     
We stopped and sang "Amazing Grace" on the way out.
(Have video but could not post here)

Back at trailhead, a day to remember.