Emergency beacons are great insurance for aviators and sailors, but they aren't worth much if a disaster leaves you in one place and the beacon in another. Just to be safe, you might as well strap the ...

MANASSAS, VA--(Marketwired - Oct 11, 2016) - A perfect day on the water can quickly change. The boat may hit an unseen object, a wave may capsize the boat, a sudden storm may make it too difficult to ...

A Search and Rescue volunteer glides down to the ground on a line from the Sheriff Department's Huey helicopter with cloud cover above as part of an August 2012 training exercise at Taylor's Landing ...

Do you know what an emergency response beacon or “ERB” is? Do you know what it does? Do you know which beaches have one? If you answered “nope!” to any of those questions, you’re not alone – and ...

A new patent describes multiple ways in which an iPhone could use cell signals, wi-fi or even other nearby devices to get an emergency distress beacon out, plus ways of prolonging the battery until ...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Lisa Jo Frech was five days into a 10-day, 170-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail near Glacier Peak when she passed out. She's an experienced hiker, had trained hard for the ...