 The cause of death has yet to be determined, but it is believed the family likely died from starvation, freezing temperatures or carbon monoxide poisoning from trying to make fire to stay warm. Mr Barnes said empty cans of food had also been found, suggesting they had been surviving on canned goods. Books on survival and foraging were also discovered at the scene. It is believed that the three likely started camping in July 2022 and perished sometime over the winter. Family members told Mr Barnes that the group embarked on a trip last summer and planned to live 'off the grid.' The pair's stepsister, Trevala Jara, said the family had been determined to escape civilization and could not be persuaded otherwise. 'We tried to stop them,' Ms Jara told the Gazette, a local newspaper. 'But they wouldn't listen. Their minds were made up.' The sisters had reportedly become 'discouraged with the state of the world' in recent years, according to family members' which led them to set off to permanently live off the grid in the remote area. 'She went for good intentions,'Ms Jara later told the New York Times. 'She thought she was protecting her son and our sister, Christine, because she didn't want them to ge){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
The mummified remains of a family who attempted to live ‘off the grid’ after watching survivalist videos on YouTube has been found in Colorado Springs.
The bodies of sisters Christine Vance, 41, Rebecca Vance, 42, and Rebecca’s son, 14, were found in and around a tent near a campsite in Gunnison National Forest, around nine miles from Ohio City, according to the county coroner.
The child has not been named because he is a minor.
Coroner Michael Barnes said the bodies, two of which were found inside the tent and one outside, showed signs of malnourishment, were decomposed and partially mummified.