"I am waiting to see any reliable evidence that a PLB would have materially affected outcomes in this situation."
Maybe they could have located them? IF the weather had cooperated, and IF they had had a PLB, they might have been home by now. It's not going to be a very happy holiday for their families... ever... especially if they never find the bodies. I guess a PLB could be good for that, too.
It's a big mountain. Why tempt Fate? She doesn't have a very good sense of humor.
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