WA police puzzled by SOS mystery in remote area.........
kiwijims said
07:06 PM May 25, 2017
An SOS sign spotted by a helicopter pilot flying over a remote and inaccessible part of northern Western Australia has sparked fears a person or group of people could be missing.
One can only hope this doesn't end up tragically. But it doesn't look good.
jules47 said
05:36 PM May 27, 2017
Have just posted re an app that I and just about everyone I know has on their phone now - called Emergency +, is invaluable, uses gps technology - this is just the situation where it is needed. When you hit the 000 (for instance) your co-ordinates, address (where you are) and map, is sent to the authorities - if they can't ring you - there will be an alert out to authorities in the area. I personally would send it a couple of times, so they know it is genuine.
darjak said
06:40 PM May 30, 2017
I always carry a gps EPIRB in the vechile and boat also a personal one when going trekking.
I reckon it's money well spent, what price do you put on your life.
Darrell
kiwijims said
07:28 PM May 30, 2017
That's a very good idea Dannell,
I've been looking into the price of these units recently, and I'm quite surprised how cheap they are to buy,
only a couple of hundred Bucks on Evil Bay, and well worth the money, I will be ordering one before our next trip away.
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K.J.
I reckon it's money well spent, what price do you put on your life.
Darrell
That's a very good idea Dannell,
I've been looking into the price of these units recently, and I'm quite surprised how cheap they are to buy,
only a couple of hundred Bucks on Evil Bay, and well worth the money, I will be ordering one before our next trip away.
K.J.
Problem solved
It is an old SOS from around 2013
Story below in the ABC internet news link
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-07/sos-rock-message-mystery-solved-after-tale-of-boat-wreck/8598380
So all is well which ends well