Thread: PLB story

Can't go in to details, but was chatting with someone who had good reason to set off their PLB. SAR phoned their emergency contact to get more information. The emergency contact said they were fine because they had received a text from them 5 minutes earlier saying everything was OK. A lot happened in the following 5 minutes and the individual concerned no longer had mobile reception. Moral of story, tell your emergency contacts not to say you're OK unless absolutely certain!

Cheers MB. Good advice. Hope the persone got help in time.

Originally Posted by Jaco Goosen

Cheers MB. Good advice. Hope the persone got help in time.

All OK in the end, but by sheer luck rather than design despite being well prepared and having the good sense to carry a PLB.

Thks for sharing..ive just coached my listed contacts!!

Me too....darling,before you hangup n make sure my insurance is paid up.... Tell them if I've set it off the smelly stuff has hit the whirly thing and will be neck deep and rising

Good info, just relayed to my wife this situation and if I push the button I need help no matter how well I was doing a few minutes earlier.

@RUMPY me old bean...if either of us ever have to push that panic button...it WILL BE a SHTF moment....can imagine the amount of shit our fellow landsar folks will chuck our way if its not serious....... and guarantee if local coppers see our name alongside activation they will know this too.bet the huas still try to call us out for it all the same LOL.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

@RUMPY me old bean...if either of us ever have to push that panic button...it WILL BE a SHTF moment....can imagine the amount of shit our fellow landsar folks will chuck our way if its not serious....... and guarantee if local coppers see our name alongside activation they will know this too.bet the huas still try to call us out for it all the same LOL.

Hahaha, a callout to look for yourself.