This gem just came in over the wires:

DENVER, Colorado (AP) — Authorities who spent five days searching for a Marine after a friend reported him lost in a hiking accident have arrested the friend and said Thursday they believe the disappearance was staged, so the serviceman could avoid returning to duty.

My guess is the guy hasn’t been watching enough of “CSI” and its 900 knockoffs; otherwise he’d know the authorities would need no more than a flake of dandruff to track him down.