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Gold hunter lost in LA rescued from NZ

Jd		Posted : Friday, 30 May 2014 7:52:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 5/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 99 Location: Blenhim Thanks: 114 times Was thanked: 19 time(s) in 13 post(s)		Gold hunter lost in LA rescued from NZ Last updated 16:17 30/05/2014 Share A Blenheim pensioner in trouble looking for a lost goldmine in California was saved by activating his New Zealand locator beacon. The 85-year-old, who has not been named, was searching in California for a goldmine he had discovered as a teenager while working in a forestry crew. His vehicle became stuck in the mud and he activated his New Zealand-registered personal locator beacon to call for help. Do you know this man? Email any information to [email protected] Mike Roberts, a senior search and rescue officer with New Zealand's Rescue Co-ordination Centre, said the beacon's signal was received about 9.30am today. "Because the beacon was registered we were able to quickly confirm with the man's emergency contact, his son, that he was in California, and contact the state's Office of Emergency Services in the United States who confirmed they had also picked up the beacon and were co-ordinating a response," Roberts said. "We were able to confirm that the man was fit and active with no known medical condition, and all of this was passed to the Californian OES. "Their rescue personnel located the man 31 kilometres east of Paradise, California, around 2pm. "He was uninjured but his vehicle was firmly stuck in mud. They assisted in freeing it and we understand his search for gold has resumed." The man's family had been advised of the successful search. Roberts said the incident showed the benefit of carrying a registered beacon. "No matter where you are in the world, when a New Zealand-coded beacon is activated the signal will be picked up by both the RCCNZ and the rescue co-ordination agency in the region where the beacon is. "As in this case, we work with the other agency to assist in the response - and because the beacon was registered we were able to provide useful information about the man." Ad Feedback - Stuff
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NUGGY		Posted : Friday, 30 May 2014 8:17:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 20/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 267 Location: greymouth Thanks: 85 times Was thanked: 76 time(s) in 58 post(s)		Good to know the locator beacons work overseas. What a great thing, to be still out looking for gold mines at 85, he's an inspiration. NUGGY

oroplata		Posted : Saturday, 31 May 2014 3:03:52 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		More headline stupidity from the morons at Stuff. "Lost in LA" Paradise, CA is around 1000km from Los Angeles. It's closer to bleeding Oregon than Los Angeles! Idjuts.
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simon		Posted : Saturday, 31 May 2014 10:33:00 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		Oroplata - Lol, was probably just a misprint and meant to read CA, the states abbreviation code. Or they just got confused between the city and state thing.
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