http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015070317_apwamissingtrooper.html

"WENATCHEE, Wash. —

Searchers from Snohomish and Chelan counties are looking for an off-duty Washington State Patrol trooper missing on a hike in the North Cascades.

The Wenatchee World reports an emergency signal from Daniel Anderson was reported Sunday evening by the International Emergency Response Coordination Center in Houston to Chelan County dispatchers."

He apparently had some gear with him, so I hope he holes up and waits for help, instead of doing something dumb. At least they have the location pinpointed. I hope.

Sue

Hopefully he's got a good head on his shoulders and it stays that way so he can be found.

Latest as of today, Tuesday.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015073409_apwamissingtrooper.html

Is that correct? He sent his destination? His current position, I can understand, but his destination?

Haven't they zeroed in on the location yet??? Why the delay?

Sue

SPOT sends his current position when he hits the 911 button. He probably told someone his destination in case something happened. In my opinion it's likely that some j-school grad wrote something completely off the wall.

Note that the searchers are having some difficulty in accessing the area because of weather. A ground party trying to reach him is out of radio contact and the weather makes helicopters dicey.

When you rely on SPOT, just remember that self sufficiency may still be needed, since instant responses cannot be guaranteed. Apparently the individual sought is equipped, so this incident has a good chance of ending favorably. We just don't know yet.

Trooper Anderson was airlifted out of the area late yesterday, alive and well. To those not familiar with the area, its remote, there's still an unusually high snowpack, over alot of avalanche terrain. Top it off, the Cascades took an inch or two of rain over the weekend, adding to an already high avalanche danger. All of which I believe contributed to Anderson's predicament and to the difficulty of his rescue.

Thanks go out to SAR - and SARs everywhere - who risked their own lives to make this rescue.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122123649.html

Good to hear a happy ending. Another case of Spot working well. I would definitely own one if I hiked solo in the wild.

Awesome. I'd love to hear the details on what went wrong and how he handled it.