Thread: A Swedish Hunter Lost

Originally Posted by Gibo

PLB would

Only if you are capable of turning it on. If you have a fall and are killed a PLB won't save you.

Originally Posted by trooper90

Agree , hope he's OK. Don't think insurance would help,more overseas people really don't get how changeable our weather can be.

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Not only overseas people. I shudder every time my sis in law goes out with her 'tramping' group, and I use that term lightly. They thought it was a good idea to go when Cyclone Cook was hitting us. Luckily it was a fizzer, but they aren't prepared enough for my liking

Originally Posted by stug

Only if you are capable of turning it on. If you have a fall and are killed a PLB won't save you.

Ah no, nothing will

Being a Swede, I hope he is used to dealing with this climate. Fingers crossed.

Originally Posted by stug

Only if you are capable of turning it on. If you have a fall and are killed a PLB won't save you.

True. If he had an "inreach" they can be externally "pinged" for their location if they are switched on and in one piece. Better than a PLB but only in some ways, I would imagine their SOS feature is a little slower to get a reaction as it goes to their rescue centre first then they pass detail's on to RCC here then up date the user on whats happening and so forth

Not good. Get home soon Hans

Did they find this guy?

The news article about the Australian father who fell and died . They made reference to Hans who had died in same area . I wondered same , must have missed it if they found the body ?

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I noticed that too Munsey, hadn't heard that they had recovered him though?

Originally Posted by Pointer

I noticed that too Munsey, hadn't heard that they had recovered him though?

I can only find. They called off search 24 may , he been missing since 11 th . Shit reporting in the other case , should have said somthing like "presumed dead "?

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I agree. Mind you when people have an accident and die in the bush it's often decades before they are stumbled across. Still bad journalism though.

Yep really bad....can you imagine if you are next of kin and read that

Originally Posted by keneff

Well they found his camp. Wonder why he wasn't wrapped up in his bag, waiting? Too impatient? Went searching for the searchers? Heard a roar and went looking for meat?

Are you fucking serious

Originally Posted by Steve338

Are you fucking serious

Need you fucking ask?

Originally Posted by keneff

Well they found his camp. Wonder why he wasn't wrapped up in his bag, waiting? Too impatient? Went searching for the searchers? Heard a roar and went looking for meat?

He wasn't lost; he was reported overdue - presumably overdue because he has come to grief in some way (which is why he's not in his sleeping bag). I don't think that's an unreasonable conclusion to draw.