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Beacon in the Gorge: How a Rescue Signal Broadcast Before the Fall
Beacon in the Gorge: How a Rescue Signal Broadcast Before the Fall
A beacon transmitted a GPS coordinate, a timestamp, and a registration number that all pointed to Jennifer Underwood - even though the unit had been broadcasting for seventy-one hours from the bottom of Meridian Creek gorge, 1,300 feet below the nearest snow. The manufacturer confirmed the log and the unit had not been reset; how did Jennifer’s beacon enter the creek the evening before she began her descent?
In this episode, we walk through the precise timeline, the terrain, and the decisions that led a methodical backcountry…
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