Into the Wild 'Into the Wild'-inspired teen found dead in Oregon

Emile Hirsch starred as Chris McCandless in Sean Penn's 'Into The Wild,' based on the Jon Krakauer book of the same title. 'Into the Wild' tells the story of Chris McCandless, a young man who left everything behind to live in Alaska.

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An Arizona teenager who vanished into the Oregon wood can give birth to been inspired by "Into the Wild," a put your name down for by Jon Krakauer based on the sincere story of a early staff who headed solo into the Alaskan wilderness and ultimately died nearby, his father whispered Sunday.

The teen's body was found Tuesday, on a heavily-wooded hillside entirely 1,000 yards from the vehicle he abandoned nearly challenge, Ore.

Johnathan Croom had talked with his parents in the region of "Into the Wild" and told a associate he wanted to run away.

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Croom and talked to his parents in the region of Christopher McCandless, whose journey to Alaska was known in the field of the put your name down for. McCandless gave up his worldly goods to live in the field of the Alaska wilderness, no more than to go dead nearby.

Douglas province sheriff's spokesman Dwes Hutson whispered crews searching the area on behalf of days similar to Croom's gullible SUV was found were looking on behalf of a live person. They called his forename and made lots of blare, at the same time as they had since preceding week, but heard nothing back.

After that, Monday night, they found text messages indicating so as to the college apprentice deliberate to slaughter himself. The discovery of the texts untouched the nature of the search, he whispered..

"That led us to believe so as to he was probably up for grabs to prepare this," whispered Mr. Hutson. "In these kind of belongings, every now and then population leave very detailed annotations and advice. Every now and then, you don't."

Hutson says crews brought in the field of dogs used to regain cadavers, and found the 18-year-old Croom's body surrounded by hours.

The Apache Junction, Ariz., college apprentice was scheduled to drive to your place from Seattle and was due back Aug. 17.

Croom's father whispered Monday night his lad was anguished the come to an end of a current association.

"He was a early staff who had a defeated kindness and headed given away to try to regain himself," whispered David Croom, Johnathan's father. "We're looking to the fore to verdict given away exactly I beg your pardon? Happened."

He thanked each who helped search on behalf of his lad and added, "Please pray on behalf of our private."

Earlier this time, a 19-year-old from Oklahoma disappeared similar to conversation to his parents in the region of "Into the Wild" and setting given away to test himself anti the Oregon wilderness. Dustin Self's truck was found in the field of April on Steens Mountain in the field of southeast Oregon. The preceding search on behalf of Self was in the field of the spring, similar to blizzard melted, but it yielded nix hints to his location.