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Photos: Missing Palo Alto couple the “spiritual conscience” of the neighborhood

PALO ALTO, CA - FEBRUARY 24: The home of Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin, who were found alive after missing for nine days in the Inverness forest, is decorated with "Welcome Home" messages, on Feb. 24, 2020, in Palo Alto, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

PALO ALTO, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Neighbor Lisa Taggart talks with this news organization about Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin, who were found alive after missing for nine days in the Inverness forest, on Feb. 24, 2020, in Palo Alto, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

Members of the Marin County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team extract missing hikers Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, from a deep ravine in Inverness, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Marin County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team)

Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin were rescued on Saturday after 9 days in the Inverness forest. (Marin County Sheriff's Office)

SAN RAFAEL, CA - FEBRUARY 23: Marin County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue volunteer Quincy Webster, 18, center, has a conversation with fellow volunteer Emily Cushman after conducting a press conference held at the Marin County Sheriff's Office in San Rafael, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Webster was one of the search and rescue volunteers who helped find the missing Palo Alto couple, Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin, after being missing for nine days in the Inverness forest. Kiparsky and Irwin were discovered Saturday morning when they were spotted about a half-mile from Pierce Point Road, surrounded by heavy vegetation. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, are extracted by a Sonoma County Sheriff's helicopter along with help from Marin County Fire and Marin County Search and Rescue. The couple were transported to a local hospital. (Sonoma County Sheriff)

SAN RAFAEL, CA - FEBRUARY 23: Marin County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue unit leader Michael St. John shows a map of the search area during a press conference held at the Marin County Sheriff's Office in San Rafael, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Marin County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue found missing Palo Alto couple, Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin, after being missing for nine days in the Inverness forest. Kiparsky and Irwin were discovered Saturday morning when they were spotted about a half-mile from Pierce Point Road, surrounded by heavy vegetation. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

INVERNESS CA - FEBRUARY 22: Search and Rescue volunteer Rich Cassens holds his search dog Groot during a press conference at the Inverness Fire Department in Inverness, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Cassens and his dog were on the search team which found Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, who were last seen on Valentines Day. The couple was transported to a local hospital. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)

INVERNESS CA - FEBRUARY 22: Search and rescue team members bring gear back to search vehicles after the successful search of a missing Palo Alto couple in Inverness, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, who were last seen on Valentines Day, were transported to a local hospital. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)

INVERNESS CA - FEBRUARY 22: Photos of Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, are set down by a search and rescue team member's gear at the Inverness Fire Department in Inverness, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. The Palo Alto couple was found alive by searchers on Saturday morning. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)

INVERNESS CA - FEBRUARY 22: Marin County Sheriff's Office search and rescue team members Tate Thompson, left, and John Van Hooser pack up a folding litter after a successful search of a missing Palo Alto couple in Inverness, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, who were last seen on Valentines Day, were transported to a local hospital. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)

INVERNESS CA - FEBRUARY 22: Search and rescue team members pack up gear after the successful search of a missing Palo Alto couple in Inverness, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, who were last seen on Valentines Day, were transported to a local hospital. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)

Larry Atkinson uses computer maps to search for Carol Kiparsky, 77, and Ian Irwin, 72, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 in Inverness, Calif. A large search-and-rescue mission has been mounted to find the couple who have been missing since last weekend. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)