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A PLB takes you from drifting and hoping someone will piece it together to being in a fixed position with help already moving.
A registered device allows Coastguard operators to quickly distinguish between a false alarm and a genuine emergency.
A fellow competitor discovered the stranded cyclist and activated a personal locator beacon.
A PLB significantly improves survival chances by sending an exact GPS distress signal via the Cospas-Sarsat network.
The distress alert was vital in providing us critical information to rapidly deploy a helicopter crew to assist.
Watchstanders received an emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) activation and coordinated the launch of a helicopter crew.
The Rescue Team coordinator said the pair set off their personal locator beacon after realizing they couldn’t go on due to severe exhaustion.
The injured party was able to signal for help using a Garmin In Reach Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
The group of four activated a personal locator beacon, and two bushwalkers have been rescued by helicopter.
