When it comes to isolated islands, people often think of horror, excitement, and bizarreness. However, in many isolated island incidents, the parties involved often end up living on isolated islands due to some special reasons.

When it comes to isolated islands, people often think of horror, excitement, and bizarreness. However, in many isolated island incidents, the parties involved often end up living on isolated islands due to some special reasons.

Picture | The mysterious disappearance of American soldiers on an isolated island in 1945

But what we are going to talk about today is the situation where people are assigned to work on an isolated island due to their work responsibilities. Although there are relatively complete preparations for this situation, various accidents still occur. Unexpected things.

For example, in 1801, a horrific case occurred at Smalls Lighthouse in Pembrokeshire, Wales, England. At that time, the relevant departments sent two staff members to guard the lighthouse on the isolated island.

This kind of isolated life may not be a problem for the two staff members at first, but as time goes by, their personalities and thinking have changed, and they have become very sensitive and suspicious, and even become irritable. A big fight situation.

During this process, one of the staff members died mysteriously for unknown reasons. Due to the isolation of the island, the other surviving staff member was unable to notify the outside world immediately, and did not dare to dispose of the body of his colleague at will. .

could only put the colleague in a makeshift simple coffin and tie it to a shelf outside the lighthouse. However, with the wind and rain, the simple coffin soon broke, so the colleague's body was exposed to the outside. The wind sways.

looked very much like he was greeting him, which also led to the fact that when people discovered this situation a few months later, the surviving staff members were already insane, and people could not investigate what exactly happened at that time.

It was precisely because of this incident that people realized that it was not appropriate to station two staff members on an isolated island, because if one of them had some unexpected situation, the other person would not be able to handle it effectively, let alone prove his innocence.

So, when people arranged similar tasks in the future, they changed the staffing situation from 2 people to 3 people. But is this foolproof? of course not.

Picture | Diagram of a lighthouse on an isolated island in the sea

For example, in the mysterious disappearance of Eilean Island in the UK in 1900, the relevant departments sent three staff members to the island to guard the lighthouse, but all three staff members disappeared mysteriously.

During the subsequent investigation, people only found a diary that seemed to be talking nonsense and a messy scene inside the lighthouse. However, they were never able to find the whereabouts of the three staff members. Later, some people even suspected that they traveled through time and space. .

Because many incidents similar to the above have occurred, many countries in the world have made corresponding adjustments when arranging people to be stationed on isolated islands, such as further increasing the number of people, while paying attention to the assessment and guidance of the mental health of relevant personnel, etc.

What we are going to talk about today is the story of a soldier who mysteriously disappeared while five soldiers were stationed on an isolated island in 1945 in the United States.

At that time, the missing soldier was patrolling the island with a gun, but the patrol route was very short. Normally, it only took 20 minutes to complete the task, but after a full hour, the soldier did not come back.

After the other four soldiers on the island realized something was wrong, they immediately started searching the island, but found no trace of the soldier. Then the US military sent a large team to the isolated island to search and rescue, but still nothing was found.

In the end, the US military determined that the missing soldier should have fallen into the sea in an accident. Although many people had doubts about this, they could only accept this fact.

But no one expected that the missing soldier would still be on the isolated island. It was not until 1989, 44 years later, that a scientific research team accidentally landed on a very strange place on the island while carrying out scientific research activities. The soldier's remains were found.

Then why didn’t the military search and rescue team find this soldier? What's special about the place where the soldier's remains were found? Hello everyone, I am a student of history and knowledge of the present. Today we will talk about this confusing case of the disappearance of American soldiers on an isolated island:

Picture | Location map of Buldier Island

In the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, there are A small island called Burdir. Burdir Island is 7 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide. Its highest point is 656 meters above sea level and covers an area of ​​less than 20 square kilometers.

Although it is under the jurisdiction of Alaska, in the United States, it is obviously closer to the Soviet Union at the time, and it is an uninhabited island, at least 80 kilometers away from the nearest inhabited island. The US military sent in October 1944 Five soldiers were stationed on the island.

So why does the US military send soldiers to garrison such an isolated island? The US military's statement is that the climate on this small island is harsh, so a weather station should be built on the island to monitor the ecological environment of the island and nearby areas.

The missing soldier occurred five months later in March 1945. At that time, a total of five US soldiers were stationed on the island. The missing soldier was named Bud Houston.

Bud enlisted in the army in 1942, and in October 1944, he and four other companions were sent to garrison on this isolated island. It can be said that this kind of garrison work is the most boring and boring.

Although the US military "kindly" sent five soldiers to garrison there, there are no entertainment projects, let alone game consoles and computers. Their work is very monotonous. They only need to patrol the weather station on a fixed route and conduct regular inspections. Collect weather station data.

Later, other soldiers recalled that experience and said that their weekly data collection work often only took a few hours to complete, and patrols on fixed routes only took 20 minutes each time, so they were almost idle at the time. state.

In fact, the US military also knew that it was a bit wasteful to send 5 soldiers for this workload. However, because they were afraid that there would be various unexpected situations due to the lack of people, they finally sent 5 soldiers.

Some friends may say that this kind of life is actually not bad, but if you think about it carefully, ordinary people will really not be able to bear it for a long time, because they have to face being far away from family, friends, and modern civilized society at all times. loneliness.

Picture | Buldir Island Topographic Map

Therefore, many soldiers at that time were unwilling to garrison on such an isolated island, but Bud was an exception, because Bud usually liked outdoor adventures, hunting and other activities, and This ancient isolated island just provided him with a natural platform.

Since they only have to work one day a week, and the remaining six days are basically on vacation, after Bud came to the island, he took advantage of his outdoor adventure skills and often organized four other comrades to go to various places on the island. Adventure.

But the island was less than 20 square kilometers. They quickly played all over the island. The other four soldiers completely lost the novelty, but Bud never tired of it. He even invented a game to measure the island with his feet. .

is to measure the size of various parts of the island by counting steps. This game is boring and boring. I don’t know why Bud likes it so much, and he almost took on most of the patrol tasks.

Because the other four soldiers were too lazy to move, and the island was flat and the fixed patrol routes were basically within visual range, so everyone did not worry about his safety and allowed him to patrol alone.

But when the time came on March 3, 1945, an accident happened. At this time, they had been stationed on the island for 5 months. It could be said that they were familiar with almost every inch of the island and had a thorough understanding of the island. Lost interest.

But as we said before, Bud was quite interested in the island, so on March 3rd, he left the weather station with a gun and started a routine patrol. The sun was shining brightly on this day, and the climate and view were perfect. Very good, Bud likes this weather best.

The other four soldiers were very indifferent to this. They continued to spend time lazily in the weather station. However, after more than an hour passed, the soldiers in the weather station suddenly felt something was wrong.

Picture | Schematic diagram of Bard's portrait

Because normally Bard's patrol only takes 20 minutes to complete, but this time Bard walked for more than an hour, and it was already time to eat. Before Bard left, I didn’t say before that I was going to explore other places.

Therefore, these four soldiers decided to go out to look for Bud. Of course, the four of them did not think that something had happened to Bud at the time. They were just bored at the weather station and planned to go out to stretch their muscles and see Bud by the way. what are you playing.

But when they searched for a circle along the fixed route, they found no trace of Bud. Since the fixed route was very flat, in theory, as long as Bud patrolled the fixed route, they should be able to see Bud.

Where did Bad go? Although everyone knows that Bud likes to explore, Bud's work style is very rigorous. When patrolling, he will never deviate from the established route without authorization, and Bud will notify everyone in advance before going out for adventure.

Based on the above judgment, the other four soldiers thought that Bard might have encountered some danger, so they quickly looked around. However, except for an active volcano in the distance, the entire island was very flat and there were no tall mountains. trees.

Theoretically, they should be able to find Bud easily, but no matter how they searched, they could not find any trace of Bud. Since there was no snow on the island at that time, they could not judge Bud's identity through footprints. Where to go.

Afterwards, they searched the beaches around the island, but still found no trace of Bud. Until then, the four soldiers finally realized the seriousness of the problem. They quickly ran back to the weather station and reported to their superiors through the equipment. reported this situation. After receiving the news,

superiors immediately sent a large number of soldiers to the island to carry out search and rescue operations. Subsequently, the search and rescue personnel conducted a detailed search of every inch of the island.

Picture | Topographic map of the waters around Buldir Island

Since the island is only 20 square kilometers, the search and rescue personnel only spent 2 days checking the island, but still found nothing left by Bader. trace.

At this point, the superiors believed that Bud should not be on the island, but fell into the sea for unknown reasons, so the search and rescue team launched a detailed search in the nearby sea areas, but it was too difficult to find a person in the vast sea.

So, after a period of search, the superiors stopped the search and rescue of Bader and concluded that Bader had an accident. Since the testimonies of the other four soldiers were completely consistent, the superiors did not launch an in-depth investigation of these four soldiers.

Just like that, as time went by, people gradually forgot about the missing Bud, but no one expected that when the time came to 1989, things took a turn for the better and Bud's remains were accidentally discovered.

In 1989, a wildlife conservation organization from the United States went to Buldir Island for investigation. The purpose of their trip was to record the activities of birds on the island.

They did not choose to camp at the weather station that year. Instead, they came to the mountainside of the only volcano on the island and set up a temporary camp at an altitude of about 480 meters.

Not long after they were stationed there, a researcher suddenly discovered that there was something special deep in a gap in a huge rock near the station. Out of curiosity, he shined a flashlight into it, and it scared him. One jump.

Because he saw a human remains in the gap, how could they bother to engage in scientific research when such a situation occurred, so they quickly reported it to the relevant departments.

Picture | Group photo of members of the scientific expedition team

After receiving the notice, the relevant departments immediately sent professionals to the island and successfully brought the remains out of the gap. In addition, they also found an old-fashioned gun in the gap. rifle.

Combined with the vaguely visible old-fashioned military uniforms on the remains, the investigators immediately thought of the mysterious disappearance of Bard 44 years ago. After identification, it was confirmed that the remains were Bard himself.

This rock gap is about 7 kilometers away from the weather station where Bud was stationed, including the mountain climbing. But according to what the other four soldiers said back then, Bud was on patrol, so how could he deviate so far from the route? Woolen cloth?

Moreover, why did Bard appear in such a small rock gap? If Bard got in by himself, it would be absolutely abnormal. If there was an accident, Bard would have no choice but to hide inside.

But Bard has a gun in his hand, and there are no giant creatures on the island. What on earth can threaten Bard? Moreover, Bud's comrades and search and rescue team quickly launched a search and rescue for him.

In theory, as long as he was not fatally injured, he should be able to wait until the search and rescue personnel arrived and at least attract people's attention by firing a gun, but it is obvious that Bud did not do this.

Did Nabad have a mental problem? According to the subsequent investigation, Bud did not have any mental illness, and comrades said that Bud was the most optimistic and there was nothing abnormal on the day of the incident.

As for Bard running inside to hide from the rain, that is even more unrealistic, because the day Bard disappeared was sunny and the climate was very good, and Bard was very familiar with all places on the island. In theory, he would not Hide there.

With these questions, professionals conducted a detailed examination of Bard's remains, but no special injuries were found on Bard's remains. However, because it was too long ago, injuries that did not damage the bones could not be detected. of.

Picture | Photo of Buldier Island

Because of this, people started to speculate on Bud's bizarre death method from many angles. Some people thought it was suicide, and some thought it was homicide.

However, the theory of suicide is not recognized by most people. Firstly, there is no sign that Bard has suicidal tendencies. Secondly, Bard does not have the conditions to commit suicide.

Because there is a distance of more than 6 kilometers between the weather station and the volcano, there is no obstruction during this journey, and four of Bud’s comrades said that they went out to look for Bud an hour after Bud left. Virtue.

Theoretically, unless Bud was jogging all the way, it would be impossible for him to run into the rock crevice and hide in about an hour. As long as he didn't deliberately avoid it, his comrades should be able to see him.

Moreover, even if Bud wants to commit suicide, there is a high probability that he will not choose such a method, because there is no need for him to hide himself. Logically speaking, a person who commits suicide should hope to be found by others, and there is no need to hide himself near Bud's remains. Find any note.

The theory of suicide is not valid, it should be homicide, because as we said before, the probability of an accident happening is very low, and Bud has a gun in his hand, how could he not resist?

So if it was a homicide, who is the most likely murderer? Of course it was Bard's four comrades. Whether it was one of them or four of them who conspired, in the end, his four comrades chose to conceal the situation together.

And if four of his comrades murdered him, then many things can be easily explained. For example, the search and rescue team searched every inch of land but did not find Bud. It is very likely that Bud’s remains were not in the gap initially. But it was hidden somewhere else.

And if this is the case, Bard's four comrades have enough time to eliminate relevant traces, because they can completely handle everything before notifying their superiors. Anyway, they can say that Bard disappeared on any day.

Picture | News report after the discovery of Bud's remains in 1989

But there is also a question, that is, why did Bud's four comrades put Bud into the rock crevice? They are surrounded by the sea, so they can choose a more secure way to deal with it!

In fact, if people had discovered Bard’s remains shortly after he disappeared, perhaps many questions would have been solved. However, too much time has passed, and Bard’s four comrades-in-arms have also gradually disappeared. Old and even dead.

Therefore, people cannot investigate clearly the truth behind Bud's death. The only good thing is that Bud's remains were found and the US military reburied Bud. This may be a consolation to Bud. .

In fact, in many isolated island murder cases, the murderer is often the companion of the deceased. Dear readers, what do you think is the cause of Bud's death? Welcome to leave a message for discussion! If you like it, don’t forget to like, follow and leave a message! thank you all!

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