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Canyoning death in Blue Mountains 18-Jan-2010 At 11:15:47 AM devlin66

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On 18/01/2010 juanes wrote:
>The cost of owning an EPIRP is prohibitive.
Like wearing a helmet though, how much of a price does one put on one slife when exposed to out of the way experiences

>In my opinion a beacon is most
>likely to save a life before things really take a turn for the worst. Regrettably
>this is not always an option. Once a member of the party needs hospitalization,
>a beacon will most likely only ensure that the rest of the party will receive
>rescue; before they to get into trouble them selves.

When someone needs hospitalisation, then an EPIRB is the best way of getting that care before that person suffers more or dies. It will never stop some one falling down and getting hurt. That's not there intended purpose. Theoretically you could use the EPIRB to get the person extracted and carry on with your adventure as you didn't need rescuing in the first place..