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Highland rescue after pensioner's SOS signal picked up in Texas
 [BBC] The man, who is in his 70s and lives "off-grid", uses the device in its "check-in" mode every week to let his family and friends know he is well.On Sunday he triggered an SOS, which was automatically sent to a response centre in Houston, Texas. A coastguard helicopter and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team went to his aid. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the man, who has no other means of communication other than his personal locator beacon, was found to be "very ill". Members of Lochaber MRT moved the man to a location where he could be flown to hospital by Prestwick Coastguard helicopter. They described him as one of their "off-gridders", a term used to describe someone with their own power and water supplies and usually grows their own food. Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-05 |
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