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Stranded for 5 days in Arizona wilderness, woman hikes 11 miles to call for help |
2017-03-23 |
Smart enuf to take extra food and water. Not smart enuf to top off petrol tank. Helo ride on bucket list. Scottsdale book signing scheduled for early August. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#13 What projection Frank? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2017-03-23 22:21 |
#12 I LOVE paper maps |
Posted by: Frank G 2017-03-23 18:58 |
#10 I've had the same problem before - Google Maps relies on an always-on connection and won't tell you where you are unless you have data. Even with offline maps enabled it still will freak out and not load. |
Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 2017-03-23 17:54 |
#9 FCC notes on sending text to 911. Some 911 systems will accept, some won't. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-03-23 17:31 |
#8 It is my understanding that the 9-11 system does not accept text messages, Anguper Hupomosing9418. When I try to send a text message and for some reason it does not get into the system, a message just pops up on my cell phone that the message failed. The phone does not keep trying to send it until it gets through. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-03-23 17:12 |
#7 Question about txt msg in general: If you try to send one and don't have cell coverage at that very instant, will the cell phone keep "pinging" until it makes contact with the network, and then will it send its msg at the usual high bit rate typical of cell msgs? Sending txt msgs usually takes just a few seconds, no where near the 49 sec. mentioned. I was once hiking in the canyon of the Rio Grande near Bandelier National Monument. Had no cell phone coverage for miles in any direction due to the canyonland features. At one point, I was suddenly able to see the Sandia ridgeline above Albuquerque - line of sight was about 40 miles away, and this only through a gap in the nearby mountains. At that very instant I received a text msg from Albuquerque (most likely from a cellular network transmitter on that distant ridge) that caused me to change my plans. A few feet further down the trail - no coverage at all. Reading between the lines, lost person was using Google maps through the cell phone data system, an extremely bad choice in any remote area. One remote area close to where I live -- many shorelines of the Great Lakes have NO coverage, even though they may be rather close to major cities. The networks don't bother installing transmitters out on the lakes. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-03-23 16:58 |
#6 "explained that she ran out of gas after Google Maps sent her down a road that didn't exist." Wonder if the lawyers are ringing her phone off the hook. Picture on the story has her vehicle parked in some nice shade. Amazed she waited 5 days though. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-03-23 16:45 |
#5 So apparently she was returning to her car & was a short distance away from it when she was found. She either did not have a spare tire, or was unaware of the huge and extremely visible amount of black smoke produced by a burning spare tire. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-03-23 16:42 |
#4 Her posting / explanation:Hey guys. Since everyone keeps asking, I'll post the explanation here. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-03-23 16:40 |
#3 11 miles? She was only 11 miles from cell coverage? That's an afternoon's walk at a sauntering pace! This is winter. The Arizona temps are moderate. |
Posted by: al aSha-med 2017-03-23 15:29 |
#2 Rescuers said VanHecke was smart and "did everything right." Yet they located her car before finding her. So other than getting the first rule of survival in stranded vehicle situation wrong she did everything else right. |
Posted by: DepotGuy 2017-03-23 14:53 |
#1 A GoFundMe account has been set up to help VanHecke with medical expenses. Silly girl! You should've signed up for Obamacare. Then all of your expenses would've been covered! [/sarc] |
Posted by: Bobby 2017-03-23 13:20 |