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This reminds me of the unfortunate death of CNET reporter, James Kim in 2006. Kim and his family were stranded on a rural route traveling from Portland to San
by bredren 4y ago
This reminds me of the unfortunate death of CNET reporter, James Kim in 2006.
Kim and his family were stranded on a rural route traveling from Portland to San Francisco. He went out in search of help and succumbed to hypothermia.
It was unusual, however there are "backcountry" incidents that don't necessarily involve intentionally setting out into remote areas.
I suspect, being a tech reporter, Kim would have had a satellite SOS enabled smartphone if it had been on the market.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kim#Snowbound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kim#Snowbound
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoI remember that. Basically the origin of the phrase "don't rely on Google maps"
- bagels 4y agoThe survivors say they were using paper maps.
- watersb 4y agoYeah. That was awful. It occurs to me that anyone lost in the wilderness, due to reliance on incomplete navigation info, is probably not prepared for adventure. I might not have thought to bring a satellite-capable Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), but I have my cell phone with me.