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CHP’s Northern Division Air Operations says the hiker was able to call for help using a personal locator beacon.
A personal locator beacon was activated, and officers assisted in extracting the vehicle from the mud.
Participants carried out tests of emergency beacons utilizing the Galileo SAR/COSPAS-SARSAT system.
Currently, 43 countries and various international organizations participate in the operation and management of the COSPAS-SARSAT system.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority sent a rescue aircraft after receiving an emergency distress beacon activation.
The climbers activated the distress alerting function of their InReach device after the rock slide.
The rescue team headed to Whirinaki Forest Park in response to the activation of a personal locator beacon.
The group activated their EPIRB before midday on Saturday, with bad weather hampering the helicopter’s arrival until early afternoon.
The aeromedical evacuation was coordinated by SALVAERO and the Aerospace Operations Command.
