Man is Rescued After Multiple Days
A man has been rescued after multiple days stranded in his car in snowy conditions.
Authorities used data from his cell phone provider to narrow down his location to a radius of 20 miles from the cell tower and then used the information from his text to figure out the starting point of their search....read more here
This is a classic case of whether to stay with the vehicle, or leave it. We have heard it said that the former decision is the correct decision - stay with the vehicle and try to signal for help - as apposed to leaving the vehicle to self rescue. The man did just that, stayed with the vehicle, and his "signal" was a text message requesting help was sent out across a very weak cell signal. But, the message was sent and received and then he hunkered down and waited for rescue. A very good reminder to carry provisions in the car with you to make it through at least a multi-day, stranded, worse case scenario event.
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