As posted on http://www.amazon.com/ SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger Reviews:

I Cannot Believe the SPOT Device Saved my Life the Day I Received it!

I am alive today! I work and ride ATV's with a great group of friends who all carry a SPOT Device. It was an easy choice when I decided to buy the SPOT Device, with all the positive words of so many and my friends. For my birthday a group of us decided on an ATV trip to a friend’s ranch in central Texas. I had ordered the SPOT Device at the last minute, hoping it would get to my house before we left. I was disappointed when I was told the SPOT Device was not delivered to the house on Friday, knowing I was leaving early on Saturday morning. To my delight when I left the house at 5:00 am I noticed the package behind the pillar of the front porch. My SPOT Device was delivered and now I had little time left to activate it. I logged in to the website and in no time at all, my SPOT Device was up and running. When the sun came up on my 28th birthday the dirt was flying at the ranch. We rode for 4 to 5 hours before lunch. After lunch, we headed down to a creek where the 12 of us were riding and within 10 minutes of getting wet and muddy at the creek I collided with another rider in mid air. After everybody stopped and realized what happened I had already pressed the 911 button on my device. Some people in the group tried to call 911 and others pressed their 911 buttons. Due to our location, no one had cell coverage. A group of riders rode back to the house to call from the house line. To their surprise, the 911 operator had spoken to the GEOS Operators and Fire and Ambulance services were in route to our location. After the Fire Department arrived I was air lifted to a trauma center. Even though there was more than one device activated mine was the first received by the GEOS Operators. The timely notification and fast response of the Fire Department and Life Flight saved my life. Emergency Services give the credit to the GEOS Operators for their fast and accurate notification and location of the incident. My Family was also notified and was in communication with the SPOT Operators thru the entire ordeal. I cannot thank them enough.

I Still Cannot Believe The SPOT Device Saved My Life The Day I Received It! I Still Cannot Believe The SPOT Device Saved My Life The Day I Received It!

- DJ Bruce

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