While attempting to make contact, the patrol accidentally splits into a group of five soldiers heading to the road to hijack a vehicle and a group of three soldiers heading through the desert. Several days of travel later, seven of the soldiers have either died of hypothermia, been killed or been captured.
During their attempt to communicate, the patrol split into two separate groups. One group aimed to take over a vehicle on the road while the other traveled through the desert. Over several days, seven of the soldiers died from cold exposure, were killed, or captured.