harizanov Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 I found this amusing article, wanted to share it with you: Quote "Recently a family got lost while Geocaching near Myakka City, Florida. The family realized they could not find their way out of the woods and called 911 to ask for assistance. A Sheriff Department helicopter later located them an a country truck was able to drive in and rescue the seven member family. This is a good lesson for everyone. GPS is a tool, not a fail-proof wonder gadget. These people are not the first… nor will they be the last people to become lost even though they have a GPS device. I’m sorry the Mileys family had a bad experience Geocaching. If by chance they happen to come across this article in the next few weeks…. I’m not too far from you and would gladly offer a free GPS lesson to you and we’ll go find that cache! Just contact us. http://www.gpsreview.net/family-lost-geocaching/ " Quote
+Team Chevelle Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 You want to know what is sad/wrong with that situation? The fact that tax payers paid for HELICOPTER FUEL to find them. They had a phone and a GPSr with them, right? Why not just give the cops their location?? Heck, for the price of fuel, they could have went to a local store, bought any GPS, and then went in to get them. Sheesh. - John... Quote
+Team Chevelle Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Doh! Turns out the story was WRONG anyhow! There is now an update: "As it turns out, one member of the family had hurt their knee and wasn’t going to be able to walk out of the woods under her own power. So they skillfully read the coordinates from their GPS and gave those coordinates to the Sheriff’s Department who came to assist them." I hate bad media reporting. - John... Quote
Inforit Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Doh! Turns out the story was WRONG anyhow! There is now an update: "As it turns out, one member of the family had hurt their knee and wasn’t going to be able to walk out of the woods under her own power. So they skillfully read the coordinates from their GPS and gave those coordinates to the Sheriff’s Department who came to assist them." I hate bad media reporting. - John... Oh, and I thought they did not have the new gps with Sirf3 chip and the gps lost the satelites in the deep woods. Quote
+NWMOhunter Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 I'm glad to see that is all it was and not an example of someone relying on the GPS as a crutch and then realizing they didn't know how to use it. At least everyone is safe and sound now and they DO know how to use a GPS! Quote
WR8Y Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 Doh! Turns out the story was WRONG anyhow! I really don't watch the news all that much anymore. From persona experience, I have learned that MUCH of what is reported is simply WRONG. I have personally witnessed this countless times. Quote
+tomm2 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Doh! Turns out the story was WRONG anyhow! There is now an update: "As it turns out, one member of the family had hurt their knee and wasn’t going to be able to walk out of the woods under her own power. So they skillfully read the coordinates from their GPS and gave those coordinates to the Sheriff’s Department who came to assist them." I hate bad media reporting. - John... If you want to see someone get the simplest thing wrong - tell it to a journalist. TM Quote
+Pasha Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 My favorite part of the whole story is "...skillfully read the coordinates...". Quote
+Alan2 Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 More important was that the sheriff had to skillfuly enter the coordinates. Quote
+NWMOhunter Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Don't assume the sheriff was the one who entered the coords. I bet he got his 8 year old to do it for him! Quote
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