Hunting Party Lost and in Need of Rescue

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Hunting Party Lost and in Need of Rescue

-43.60329°S, 171.0437233°E

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Josh

What happened?

We have owned a Personal Locator Beacon for a number of years. It has been on lots of trips with us, just knowing it’s there is peace of mind. My sons have now got to the age where they are heading off on a hunting party without us. It’s peace of mind knowing that they have it with them.

Hunting Party the day they needed the personal locator beacon — Hunting Party During the Day

One night in November, the boys headed off. It was foggy, drizzly, and cloudy with no moon. They went to a place they had been a few times, but with no moon to see any bearings, they later got disorientated.

Josh hunting while carrying the personal locator beacon — Josh (Rescued Party) Hunting in NZ

After walking around for about 3 hours, they realized they were lost; with heavy rain starting to set in.

Mid Canterbury high country conditions are very severe and they started to quickly get cold. My eldest son had also badly sprained his ankle so they sat down, pulled the Personal Locator Beacon out and waited for rescue by local search teams at 2 in the morning.

Words of wisdom

If you are thinking about whether you should set off your PLB then you are in a situation where you need to use it

Thank you note

Thank You to ACR for making a very easy and simple to use safety device.

Rescue location

Lake Clearwater, Canterbury 7771, New Zealand

Rescue team

Local Search and Rescue

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