Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescue

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#82377 - 01/08/07 05:38 PM Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescue
KenK "Be Prepared" Pooh-Bah Registered: 06/26/04 Posts: 2208 Loc: NE Wisconsin	Doug's BLOG points out the personal account of the guy who was stranded on a clip and used his PLB to get rescued. http://www.bigbendchat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2695&start=0 He had an ACR PLB w/ GPS and rescue did call his home (wife) and he says they were searching 1/4-1 mile away from hi sactual location from 7pm to 4am. Finally they brought in a helicopter and he got its attention by waving his emergency blanket.
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Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescue	KenK	01/08/07 05:38 PM
Re: Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescue	Husky71	01/08/07 07:54 PM
Re: Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescu	Russ	01/08/07 08:06 PM
Re: Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescu	Arney	01/08/07 08:18 PM
Re: Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescu	Husky71	01/08/07 08:58 PM
Re: Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescu	JohnN	01/08/07 10:14 PM
Re: Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescu	oldsoldier	01/08/07 10:18 PM
Re: Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescu	KenK	01/08/07 11:05 PM
Re: Stranded Hiker's Personal Account of PLB Rescu	ducktapeguy	01/08/07 11:52 PM