Hey DougM, Is that the Iowa Hill near the American river? We used to go gold panning, and swimming there when I was a kid. We lived in Chicago Park, near Grass Valley.
Anyway, that is very rugged country with many areas where cell phones and ham radios simply can't get out. A diabetic with a crushing injury/blood loss, and no food. He would have died much faster than the rest of us. I'm glad he is ok.