Location aids can save lives

August 2012

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August 2012

Stu Gilbert makes a signal fire
If you become lost, use whatever location aids you are carrying or can make to help rescuers find you Everyone knows that once you become lost you’re meant to stay put, right? All too often, though lost people become confused, they panic and end up making the wrong decisions such as continuing to move in […]

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