blog #12

I read an article titled "2 Minnesota snowmobilers, lost on Colorado trail, rescued" bye Mary Jane Smetanka. Two men, John Rocky(49) and his son TJ(20) were snowmobiling in the area of the Never Summer Wilderness Area which is off limits to snowmobilers. They simply got lost. They were stranded for 15 hours waiting for rescuers to come find them. The 2 men sent a text message to family members which was forwarded to a command post 10 miles away which plotted their location. Rescuers searched from midnight-4am for them and suspended there search to daytime. Then stranded men were found the next day around 1pm Minnesota time with only a few bruises. They were exhausted and hungry but in good spirits. Snowmobile emergencies are common said McCutcheon (Ranger from Mtn National Park). Hopefully people can learn lessons from these incidents and be careful when snowmobiling.