Wrong Turn: The Harrowing Ordeal of Pavlina Pizova

Pavlina Pizova and her partner Ondrej Petr set off to hike the Routeburn track on the 26 of July 2016. Prior to setting off, The couple had been advised not to tackle the route during winter as avalanches were common and it was known to be difficult however, there hadn’t been any snow fall for weeks so the couple decided to give it a shot anyway. A series of costly errors would lead to fatal consequences as their dream hike soon turned into the hike from hell. The details of their harrowing journey would not be released until a month after the pair set off when Pavlina was found alive surviving in a cabin. What happened to the couple? This is Wrong turn: The harrowing story of Pavlina Pizova.

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[TinkSalsa]

They didn't even bring a tent with them?! For people who were said to be experienced, i feel like they made some very amateur decisions.

[catlady]

This kind of thing happens relatively frequently in New Zealand, especially with tourists. The weather can change very rapidly and unexpectedly. Even experienced hikers and outdoors people from NZ get caught out sometimes and die. The most common mistakes are not dressing for the conditions (or bringing additional clothes in case weather changes), not having a locator beacon, and not telling people where you plan to go. No matter where you plan to hike it is vital to at least do these three things: clothes, beacon, communicated plan. Be safe out there, everyone.

[fernviking]

I feel like this couple, coming from Europe, didn’t take into consideration that winter is in ‘summer’ in New Zeeland. It was July so they were probably used to some snow on the higher peaks but not that it would be full on winter fury! The fact that they didn’t have good understanding of English may have contributed to their poor choice to continue with their trek. This is for sure a cautionary tale!!

[bodhi-swayze]

I'm sorry for what happened to them, but they were so arrogant and didn't listen to advice. Thank God nobody else died looking for them...

[FinnishLapphund]

When she mentioned their mistakes, she forgot Not turning back when they first thought of it. Still sad they had to pay such a high price for their mistakes.

[FilthyLogic]

"I'm aware we made a few mistakes." Yeah, that's quite an understatement, dear. You essentially made every conceivable mistake in the book. And to top it all off... after several people (who were actually very familiar with the area) specifically told you not to go, you completely ignored them and went anyway. My sincere condolences to Ondrej's family and loved ones, but not only was this tragedy preventable -- it was damn near inevitable after considering all of the mindlessly absurd decision-making.

[KittyClaudia]

Soooo.... You are telling me, they were "experienced" but made simple mistakes even I wouldn´t do? And I´m not a hiker at all....
- Going hiking in the winter where the weather is your worst enemie and unpredictable (especially in the mountains)
- Ignoring LOCAL (!) warnings which clearly knew what can happen

I don´t know if I should feel sorry for them or not if I´m being honest.
On one side, yes I do because what she experienced was hell and he had to die.
But like you said in the video: Everything could have been avoided when they at least LISTEN to the local people when they already ignored the winter condidtions

[heyhay]

Just want to say the way your stories are told and the way u edit the videos are just brilliant ! You have the perfect voice aswell for telling these stories! Thanks for the hard work you clearly put into these videos really appreciate that! Keep it up your going to be one of the biggest story telling channels out there very very soon mark my words! X

[DelGibson_NZ]

I live in New Zealand and I remember this case. Such a sad tragedy, people need to be careful over here when it comes to trekking our terrain...thank you for bringing this case to light.

[rashone]

When experienced people tell you you shouldn’t go hiking up a mountain due to the risk in snow and avalanches, HEED THE WARNING!

[witchcorpse]

I think we can all agree; it's a tragic story.
However as "experienced" as one, or both, may have been. They should have known better.
I do commend her for keeping herself alive, though.

[DukeCannon]

Mistakes were made.
- understatement of year

[AppStateBuffaloBillsWaifu]

I see how they made the ultimate mistake of hiking in the winter when not adequately prepared. Despite that, I’m glad Pavlina survived and rest in peace to her partner Andre. This was definitely preventable. Lessons should have been learned. Harsh ones.

[diontaedaughtry]

So sad, we should never think we can out do nature because it will teach us billions of years worth of lessons the hard way. Great video 👍👍

[loriparker]

What a tragic story. That poor woman. Unfortunately they made mistakes. That in no way takes away the fact that she is destroyed. What she survived is a miracle. Now she has to somehow find a way to heal which will take the rest of her life. Not to mention their loved ones.
Thank you for another great video. I'm following you on Instagram 👍

[CuriosityVaultChannel]

Cool to see you cover some New Zealand content - great video as always 😀

[simplygem]

YOU DO A GREAT JOB....I'm so captivated by these stories because I would never do these things (i.e entering RANDOM caves, going thousands of feet down to see the titanic, climbing dangerous mountains, taking UNNECESSARY risks that can take me away from my family, wanting to rub a bear's YES TO Normal stuff ( plane rides, roller coasters, cruises) but these extreme things🤦🏾‍♀️

[KawaiiKasai]

I love how the presenter takes time to point out that, though mistakes were made, they didn't deserve this.
Amazing video

[propertyofranger]

Foolish decision after foolish decision. What a sad outcome, but hardly surprising considering how poorly prepared they were.

[mello]

Thank you for awesome MERCIFUL narration of these tragic stories your channel is truly the best!! RIP and God bless !! 🙏