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  • Topic created by edscott on Tue Jul 21, 2020 at 10:59 pm
    Ed Scott (edscott)
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    Anyone else see the Orienteering flag on "FBI Most Wanted" tonight?
  • Reply by EricW on Tue Jul 21, 2020 at 11:40 pm
    Eric Weyman (EricW)
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    No, but what was the context?
  • Reply by DaveUrban on Wed Jul 22, 2020 at 7:57 am
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    I didn't know Orienteering is now a Federal offense! Foot in mouth
  • Reply by sfmones on Wed Jul 22, 2020 at 8:55 am
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    There is a lot of urban crime these days.

  • Reply by edscott on Wed Jul 22, 2020 at 12:29 pm
    Ed Scott (edscott)
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    Wasn't really part of the plot.  One of the FBI Officers was Orienteering with his daughter.  The word Orienteering was used and they showed a control flag.. not much else.
  • Reply by sfmones on Wed Jul 22, 2020 at 1:01 pm
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    I believe in the book The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo a Swedish orienteering club was recruited to look for a body in the woods.  I don't remember if that made it into the Swedish or American film versions.
  • Reply by furlong47 on Wed Jul 22, 2020 at 5:36 pm
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    It's this episode if anybody wants to see it: 

    https://www.cbs.com/shows/fbi-most-wanted/video/xYDhw8rWt1qNXE3cHg35wbreS9uMHOKE/fbi-most-wanted-prophet/

    Orienteering is mentioned a time or two earlier, but the actual scene with the control is at the very end.
  • Reply by EricW on Wed Jul 22, 2020 at 9:34 pm
    Eric Weyman (EricW)
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    I had a quick look. Anybody know where it was shot? or have a guess?
    I'm guessing the west side of the Hudson River, between the GW bridge (95) and the Tappen Zee (Gov Cuomo) bridge (287), many easy access points off the Palisades Parkway.
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