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"I have always loved looking for where photos are taken."

“SOS. My phone is going to die. I’m lost,” the hiker texted a friend, along with two photos.

Radio Amateur Helps Rescuers to Locate Lost Hiker 04/19/2021 The keen and practiced eye of ARRL member Ben Kuo, AI6YR, helped to guide rescuers to a hiker stranded on a mountainside on April 12. Hiker Rene Compean, 45, had spent the night in a remote region of the Angeles National Forest after getting in a tough spot. After a concerned friend reported Compean missing on Monday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dispatched search-and-rescue (SAR) teams. Although amateur radio played no direct role in the rescue, Kuo cited his enthusiasm for technology and ham radio satellites ...

By David Smith Apr 16, 2021 A guy near L.A. went hiking this week and got stranded overnight. He'd texted a photo to a friend of his legs dangling off a rock overlooking a canyon. Then later, he said he was lost and that his phone was dying. So rescuers started searching, and posted the photo in case anyone knew the area. And a random guy named Ben Kuo saved the day.

By David Smith Apr 16, 2021 A guy near L.A. went hiking this week and got stranded overnight. He'd texted a photo to a friend of his legs dangling off a rock overlooking a canyon. Then later, he said he was lost and that his phone was dying. So rescuers started searching, and posted the photo in case anyone knew the area. And a random guy named Ben Kuo saved the day.