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Another one...
North Shore Rescue says a man in his mid-forties who got stuck in a hard-to-reach area after wanting to spend some quiet time in nature was lucky to be found after he called on a cellphone with a nearly dead battery.
This is what he did wrong...
North Shore Rescue says a man in his mid-forties who got stuck in a hard-to-reach area after wanting to spend some quiet time in nature was lucky to be found after he called on a cellphone with a nearly dead battery.
This is what he did wrong...
He didn't seem to have the slightest idea what "essential equipment" was.
He took a bus to the location he wanted to hike to.
He stayed in the area Monday and Tuesday, but he woke up soaking wet after a rainy Wednesday night.
When he crossed a creek sometime on Wednesday he lost his footwear so he was barefoot.
Now soaking wet he had no way of getting out of the creek area.
His equipment consisted of a small flimsy sleeping bag.
A bit of food.
He was not in any condition to make any progress to get out of where he was.
On top of it all, he didn't tell anyone where he was going or the day he was returning.
Thanks to a sophisticated drone designed for search and rescue the man was found.
Play safe, think safe, and be prepared.
He took a bus to the location he wanted to hike to.
He stayed in the area Monday and Tuesday, but he woke up soaking wet after a rainy Wednesday night.
When he crossed a creek sometime on Wednesday he lost his footwear so he was barefoot.
Now soaking wet he had no way of getting out of the creek area.
His equipment consisted of a small flimsy sleeping bag.
A bit of food.
He was not in any condition to make any progress to get out of where he was.
On top of it all, he didn't tell anyone where he was going or the day he was returning.
Thanks to a sophisticated drone designed for search and rescue the man was found.
Play safe, think safe, and be prepared.