Scott wrote in
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I agree...here in the Northern U.S. where we (usually) get plenty of
snow and ice, we were taught to stay with the vehicle (and it's always
a good idea to have an emergency supply of food and water in the car,
especially in the winter months). In the case of an air search and
rescue, it's far easier to spot a car on the ground (which is usually
very near to a road) rather than spot a person in the woods...

Yep...if you're going to do anything, get out and make sure the car is
not covered by snow. And if you have enough blankets/sleeping bags, then
turn off the car's electricity unless you hear a chopper in the dark.
Then flash the lights.

But people do the craziest things. I've heard of people abandoning a
boat just because it lost power, only to drown. The Coast Guard
recovered the boat intact.

And one time in Nova Scotia, we went searching for a couple that had gone
missing after hiking into the woods opposite the airport. We found them
OK, but they were lost, they said, despite the fact that they were under
the approach to the main runway and at least 4 large jets an hour flew
over them!




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Dave Oldridge+
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