One thing that bugs me

So I’ve just come across this case. I was watching a YT video about it and it hit me so hard it made my eyes water.

Obviously I’m in the infancy stages of knowing the details, but I have one burning question (apologies if it’s been addressed already)…

If the girls got lost and they had both their phones and a camera on them, why would they not document what was happening in some way? No videos or photos about anything to do with what actually happened seems odd to me if they really did get lost and/or injured. They took all those random photos of the rainy sky and other stuff, but not one single thing to indicate what might have happened…?

Even if they didn’t think to do it at first, I feel like if you were injured and knew you were possibly dying, you’d maybe even just record a message to your family.

Idk, it’s something that I can’t get past. Anyone else??

P.S. I’ve seen some theories that they may have split up. I think as a young woman in a foreign country (especially one like Panama), that’s just not something you would do if you had any common sense. Also, they seem pretty happy and friendly with each other in all the other photos.

EDIT:

Thanks for all responses. To everyone saying read the diaries etc., I did caveat this post by saying I just came across this case. I haven’t done a deep dive yet, it was just this initial thought that bugged me.

Appreciate the insight from those with some kind of knowledge and:or experience of how one might react in this situation. I supposed the only part that sticks out is that someone thought to take circa 100 photos 8 days later. Over the course of a few hours, but no part of themselves, or any kind of “seemingly logical” photo was taken. I suppose this is the part of the case that stumps me most. It can’t be they were worried about the battery on the camera, because the photos were taken over the course of hours. Also, the random hair picture makes no sense. From what I can tell from the info. The camera was able to record videos as well. I get the phones were dead and or the remaining person didn’t know the pin, but the camera was seemingly functional.

These girls were apparently known for documenting things (to my knowledge, still to learn more, and note the comment about them not wanting to document the bad stuff), and keeping in touch with their family, but in potentially their final moments they didn’t think to make any contact of any kind with their family at all? Even if it were that they were holding out hope, after 8 days and potentially one of them dead already, I think even being super hopeful you might try to reach family.

Something else that strikes me is that the emergency calls are so sporadic. None seem like a frantic rush in attempting to get help. I saw a call log and on two days the calls were the same time down to the minute (10 something and 13:37 I believe) Which brings me back to the fact that they even attempt to send a text in hopes it might get delivered one of the times they turned the phone on. Don’t get me wrong, I understand trying to conserve battery, I just don’t get trying once or twice to get help, especially after an even just a couple of days. I am fully ready to accept that I have no idea how I would act in that situation, so things I cannot comprehend could very well be entirely plausible. I would also like to mention that if we’re saying they were composed and intuitive enough to save battery, maybe make an sos sign with a reflective mirror etc., then it seems a bit contradictory to say they weren’t lucid enough to try to record some kind of message.

Please bear with me guys, I’m new to this and I understand there seems to be a divide between those who think they just got lost and nature took its course, and those who think there was foul play. I’m day one into my deep dive. Maybe it was premature of me to start asking questions before learning all the details 😅