Beacon and sausages

July 2016

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July 2016

Don Stevens at a trail running event prior to his accident. He says his PLB saved his life
After falling down a ravine with a pack full of snarlers, Don Stevens was plucked from the Tararuas in the nick of time thanks to a new high-flying satellite network. When Don Stevens went into the Tararuas, his backpack stocked with some of his favourite sausages, the last thing he expected was to end up […]
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