Reader’s Digest
86 july 2019
A
mong those glued to Lyth-
cott’s rapidly moving Facebook
feed was Josh Hofer, an old
friend who was sitting at his office
computer in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Like Spevak, he’d felt a jolt when hefirst read Lythcott’s post, then was re-
lieved to see the pin drop Spevak had
posted. But his enthusiasm quickly
waned: The location was frustratingly
vague. He decided to fiddle with it
and opened up the pin drop on his4:45 a.m. Prague
Leah Schlossman Dude!!!!! Are you OK?4:46 a.m. Pocono mountains, Pennsylvania
Aimee Spevak I have a pin drop of
Michael’s location.4:47 a.m. raleigh, north carolina
Marcie Dean Corral Here is Tourist
Police info: [posts it]4:48 a.m. canada
Jackie Klobucar Tried one number so
far but won’t let me call.4:49 a.m. las vegas
Kaitlin Haggard Here are Indonesian
police numbers by district: [posts a link]4:54 a.m. los angeles
Paul Rocha I’m on the line with the US
embassy in Bali.4:59 a.m. los angeles
Paul Rocha Embassy said he or
someone locally needs to dial police
and ambulance. I tried calling the
police and it’s been busy.5:14 a.m. raleigh, north carolina
Josh Hofer I’ve been on the phone with
an officer for the last ten minutes. Sent
them screenshots of his location, with
varying levels of zoom.5:00 a.m. the hague, netherlands
Elizabeth Elmore I’m sending the duty
officer at the US consulate screen grabs
of all relevant information right now.5:07 a.m. vancouver, British columBia
Jen Sheppard I have some connections
in Bali. I’m currently working on this.5:10 a.m. cordova, alaska
Rachel Kallander I just reached out to a
close friend with the State Department.
Hang in there, Mikey!4:59 a.m. hollywood, Florida
Michelle George Michael says he’s by a
waterfall.5:10 a.m. london
Rabia Gungor I’ve spoken to the police.4:53 a.m. raleigh, north carolina
Josh Hofer Called the same number. I
couldn’t communicate with the person
at all. He said, “No English.” I asked if
anyone there could and he said no.Mikey Lythcott’s first Facebook post, at
4:36 a.m. Bali time, set off a chain reaction
of 516 concerned posts from friends
around the world that eventually led to his
rescue. Here are a few:Help. In danger. Call police.
courtesy stacey eno