Rescuers get Forest Service volunteer out of Supersitions

A 72 year old volunteer, in the Superstitions Mountains used SPOT to alert authorities that he was in need of assistance. The Forest Service worker was testing water when he activated his SPOT device. Approximately a dozen rescuers came to the volunteer's aid and he was airlifted off of the trail.
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Hiker injured 6 miles short of finishing Pacific Crest Trail

A hiker, who fell 10 feet and snapped his ankle, used SPOT to alert a search and rescue team and lead them to his location. Timothy Nye, 60, had been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for five weeks when the incident occurred. As Nye stepped to the edge of the trail, the ground beneath him gave away. After Nye recovered from his fall, he used SPOT to send for help and U.S. Navy helicopter arrived to lift Nye from the rough terrain.

Coast Guard rescues Arctic Bay, Nunavut, narwhal hunters: Hunters sent ‘help’ and SOS messages via SPOT device

Upon receiving a SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger SOS alert, a Canadian Coast Guard ship went to the tracked location. Once there crew members found five narwhal hunters. "The hunting party had been hunting for quite a while and due to weather they were delayed for at least three days, so they were running out of heating fuel," said Christian Cafiti, with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ont.

Injured hiker uses GPS to alert partner in Queensland, via text message

Mother-of-three Nivia Pryor, 44, from Brisbane, was hiking alone on the Bibbulmun Track in the Perth Hills to raise money for an autism charity when she suffered several injuries. Pryor says she slipped and fell in wet, treacherous conditions, smashed her head on a rock and damaged her knee. She believes she was unconscious for about four hours, before she regained her senses and activated her SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger. She pressed the "Help Me" button to send her coordinates to her partner's phone and email, who in turn sent police to her location.

Paragliding World Cup, Sun Valley: The search for Guy Anderson

Over 70 volunteers, rescuers and paraglider pilots used SPOT to organize efforts to locate missing pilot Guy Anderson, who went missing at the Paragliding World Cup in Sun Valley. Although, Anderson did not have a SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger many individuals involved in the rescue efforts did. A video was captured that shows how rescuers used SPOTs to conduct an efficient rescue and maintain communication with each other out in the field.

Professional base jumper credits GPS device for saving him

Professional base jumper, Marshall Miller credits SPOT GPS Messenger with helping save him from a life- threatening situation. Miller ended up running into the wall that he had just jumped off of when unexpected wind activity forced him to open his parachute. He ended up 1,000 feet from the top of this cliff and 2,000 feet from the bottom. Suffering from injuries and with no cell phone coverage, Miller radioed his fellow jumpers, who used SPOT to signal for help. Miller said, "We've used these things for years, but I've never understood the power of these, until you're in a situation like that where it's life and death."

Climber describes 1,200-foot fall in Cascades

A combination of fast thinking and technology help save a man's life.

After falling approximately 1200 feet during a climbing trip in the Cascades Mountains, a western Washington man, Kevin Weed, is alive and well thanks to his hiking partners' strong survival skills and a SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger that was used to alert authorities to his condition. Weed suffered a visible head injury. "I was very concerned that he had brain injury," said Chris Robertson, member of the search and rescue team the rescued Weed.

Wyoming rescue chief rethinks value of GPS device

A rescue involving falling boulders leads Wyoming rescue chief rethinks value of GPS device

A couple of experienced backcounty users was on a multi-day backpacking trip, carefully traversing the boulders near the base of 13,809-foot Gannett Peak, when a rock dislodged and rolled into the woman's leg, breaking her femur and opening her from knee to groin. The couple used their SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger to issue an emergency alert to authorities Freemont County, WY.

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Missing hiker found on Mount Charleston

A hiker and his dog are safe after being stranded in the snow and cold overnight

Helicopter transports pair from B.C. mountain

Two climbers stranded in a southeastern B.C. national park are safe after a daring helicopter rescue that was the highest ever attempted in the area.

U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people after emergency landing

Two people rescued after their plane reportedly ran out of gas and suffered a hard landing on an uninhabited island.

Student rescued after fall in Rocky Mountain National Park

A University of Colorado student was successfully rescued after falling 200 feet.

Injured Pilot Rescued in Alaska

Air National Guard rescues injured piolot after crash near Gulkana

Coast Guard rescues pair from overturned boat

The Coast Guard pulled two men from the waters 30 miles off Eggmont key after their catamaran overturned Saturday afternoon.

Hiker saved by SPOT!

A man who experienced a "severe medical emergency" was rescued Tuesday from the Weminuche Wilderness, about 16 miles north of Vallecito Reservoir...

GPS saves Northwest Territories hunters

"A GPS device is to thank for saving the lives of a group of hunters"
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Rescue a First Locally for Emergency Locator Device

Successful helicopter rescue of a man stuck in the Piute Mountains
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New communication tools aid wilderness rescue
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A University of Colorado student was successfully rescued after falling 200 feet.

Air National Guard rescues injured piolot after crash near Gulkana

The Coast Guard pulled two men from the waters 30 miles off Eggmont key after their catamaran overturned Saturday afternoon.

A man who experienced a "severe medical emergency" was rescued Tuesday from the Weminuche Wilderness, about 16 miles north of Vallecito Reservoir...