Another piece of this puzzle that is missing is when the report of Ronnie's dissapearance was filed on Jan 19,was a search of the area done? This is standard operating procedure whenever a hiker is reported missing. San Bernardino County has a search and rescue team that is highly skilled. Did they look?
To imply that Mike Castro is responisible for the delay in the search for Ronnie Bates just doesnt make sense to me. Oh yea,I forgot that according to Katrina, Mike is the law up there representing....lets see....the BLM, the Sherrif's office, the USFS...ect ect ect....And he is responsible for the behavior and safety of everyone who drives past his front porch. Its my opinion that this is a bunch of hoooey!
When a hiker is reported missing,it is the responsibility of the government agency that the report is filed with to initiate their protocol regarding lost hikers. This is not an opinion,it is fact.