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Britain
Highland rescue after pensioner's SOS signal picked up in Texas
2019-02-05
[BBC] The man, who is in his 70s and lives "off-grid", uses the device in its "check-in" mode every week to let his family and friends know he is well.

On Sunday he triggered an SOS, which was automatically sent to a response centre in Houston, Texas.

A coastguard helicopter and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team went to his aid.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the man, who has no other means of communication other than his personal locator beacon, was found to be "very ill".

Members of Lochaber MRT moved the man to a location where he could be flown to hospital by Prestwick Coastguard helicopter.

They described him as one of their "off-gridders", a term used to describe someone with their own power and water supplies and usually grows their own food.
Posted by:Besoeker

#1   There are 2 types: (1) PLB - personal locator beacon and (2) satellite messenger.
For boaters, there are Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs).
Review article here.
I would definitely rent or buy one if I went that far off the beaten track. The old man was definitely thinking ahead.
On the other hand, recent Akron news told of a nurse who became ill on duty during recent severe cold. She left work early and passed out in the parking lot before she could get into the car. She lay outside for quite a while and almost died of hypothermia. She did not call her husband at home to tell him she was leaving work early because she was ill. A simply phone call on her part would have prevented all that.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2019-02-05 20:38  

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