Volunteers scour drone footage in search for woman who went missing on hike

Re:Volunteers scour drone footage in search for woman who we... by whitepoplar on Saturday September 01, 2018 @04:01PM (#17893654)

I keep one of these (an older version) with me when backpacking/venturing somewhere in the wilderness without cellular coverage: https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Lightweight-Handheld-Satellite...

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Re:Volunteers scour drone footage in search for woman who we... by whitepoplar on Saturday September 01, 2018 @04:05PM (#17893669)

Or this if you don't want to pay for a subscription and/or only want to use it for search-and-rescue needs: https://www.amazon.com/ACR-PLB-375-ResQLink-Buoyant-Personal...

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Re:Volunteers scour drone footage in search for woman who we... by pietroglyph on Saturday September 01, 2018 @05:37PM (#17894003)

There's some interesting history behind distress beacons that broadcast on 406 MHz without any subscription. It's a good example of successful Cold War cooperation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cospas-Sarsat_Pr...

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Re:Volunteers scour drone footage in search for woman who we... by maxxxxx on Saturday September 01, 2018 @04:04PM (#17893666)

Me too. Definitely gives me a good feeling that if things go really bad I can call for help. Hope I will never use it.

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Re:Volunteers scour drone footage in search for woman who we... by pigscantfly on Saturday September 01, 2018 @04:09PM (#17893688)

It's a really good idea to use it at least a few times in different conditions; you don't want the first time to be an actual emergency. I'm also a big fan of solo backpacking and carry one on trips.

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Re:Volunteers scour drone footage in search for woman who we... by maxxxxx on Saturday September 01, 2018 @06:04PM (#17894128)

I get 10 messages free each month so I often use some of them. It's the "SOS" button I don't want to use ever.

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