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Lost hiker saved by iPhone flashlight app

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Lost hiker saved by iPhone flashlight app

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One time when I was day hiking Mount Washington, I took a wrong turn at the top and went down the wrong way. I raced down the mountain, but still had to navigate some rough terrain for a few hours in the dark. This was the late nineties. I had a phone, but it didn't get coverage and phones back then didn't have a flash for light.

That was then, and this is now. Today, hiking in the woods is much safer thanks to improved cellular coverage and smartphones with apps. Based on this story from Jonathan Anker of HLNtv, I'm sure Christopher Tkacik of Maryland would agree.

Mr Tkacik was out walking his dog on New Years Eve when he got lost in the woods surrounding Catoctin Mountain. After several hours of wandering around, he used his iPhone to call for help. He was instructed to stay where he was and wait for rescue. To help the rescue team find him, he didn't start an old-fashioned fire; he used a flashlight app as a beacon to attract them to his location. Tkacik and his dog made it out of the woods without injury, and he was home in time to keep his New Year's Eve plans.

Lost hiker saved by iPhone flashlight app originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.




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Interesting, but how do you get lost in the woods by simply walking your dog? I would keep my house in sight at all times at least... :|
 
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Good for him and all, but I wouldn't consider him lost, especially in today's time, when he still made a call for help, was able to communicate to them, and tell them where his general location was. I doubt anything bad would've ever happened to him.

What would've been real newsworthy is if someone was lost on a mountain and used one of the flashlight app's SOS feature, and got saved. Not that it occurring is something that should ever need to happen to make it on the news.
 

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