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| Sean Schilling |
Sean Schilling, one of the few remaining humans of the zombie apocalypse as of Friday, has been surviving by taking cautious routes while on the campus of Utah State University.
Most humans are on the lookout for zombies but Schilling, who is visually impaired, uses different strategies to escape the walking dead.
Friday afternoon, Schilling was located in the Eccles Science Center awaiting an opportunity to relocate to the Taggart Student Center for shelter. Another surviving human met Schilling at the front doors and together they successfully avoided encounters with zombies.
“It is always good to have another human with you,” Schilling said.
Schilling also knows typically where the zombies graze for human consumption. By avoiding these areas he has been able to survive throughout the week.
Still, he had a few close calls.
On Tuesday, when leaving Old Main, Schilling was bombarded by four zombies.
“I had to run across the Quad, taking shortcuts and I zapped two of the brain-sucking zombies in order to escape,” Schilling said. “I have encountered zombies before, but not to that extent.”
Jon Kuhl, a general for the humans, estimated 30 humans are still alive.
“Earlier today I faced a horde of zombies and was cornered behind the library,” Kuhl said. “They only left a couple scratches when I was able to escape.”
The number of zombies has now far bypassed the humans, who are now forced to travel alone more often while zombies gather in hunting parties, Schilling said.
“Today I was going to stay in the ESC until 4:15 p.m. when I knew it would be safe to move through zombie territory,” Schilling said. “Luckily another human was there to accompany me; lately this is rare.”
As of now Schilling, along with other survivors, are gathering as much ammunition for the final battle.
“Being one of the last remaining humans, for someone who can’t see very well, it makes me feel like a powerful person,” Schilling said.
UnDeadline Reporters Hannah Hendricks, Emily Lindley, Stewart Ulrich, Christopher Campbell and Alora Clark contributed to this report.
