[pct-l] SAR Called on PCT Deep Creek

Tue May 27 11:45:53 CDT 2008

I cannot substantiate the information, but hikers have told me of several accounts where rescue teams have been called because someone neglected to send their daily "I'm okay" message from their Spot-Me-Now devices. The hikers were not in any kind of trouble, but worried folks at home made the call.

It would be interesting to have statistics on this.

L-Rod

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>From: Shutterbug steiner <shutterbugg313 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: May 24, 2008 5:37 PM
>To: pct <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] SAR Called on PCT Deep Creek
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>This past Friday SAR was called for a missing female hiker from Wisconsin.  There was some communication errors with her two hiking friends and never made it to designated camping spot.  Apparently the miss communication happened somewhere around the reroute of the PCT from this Falls Big Bear fires.  She was found at the Deep Creek Hot Springs where she was able to cell phone her family.  There was 4 inches of surprise snow in Running Springs when SAR received that call.
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