A man stuck in the snow in Oregon: left without communication, he used a drone to call for help

A man stuck in the snow with no cell service connected his phone to the drone and flew it until he received a signal and could send a message for help. It worked. The edition told in more detail Insider.

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A man whose car was stuck in the snow in a remote area of ​​Oregon found an ingenious way to call for help, even though he had no cell service.

According to the Lane County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Department, he was driving down a remote road in the Willamette National Forest, located in the Cascade Mountains, when he got stuck.

His situation worsened because his family was out of the country, and no one knew where he had gone, and no one could call for help if he did not return home.

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But after thinking quickly, the man, whose name has not been released, realized that he could use the drone that was with him to call for help. The man connected his cell phone to the drone and then dialed a text message explaining he needed help and exactly where he was, officials said. Pressing the "Submit" button, he lifted his drone "several hundred feet into the air."

“The increase in height allowed his phone to connect to the tower and send a message, causing our teams to deploy and help him get out of this situation,” the search and rescue team said.

Officials noted that while rescuing the man, they were able to locate and rescue another motorist who had spent "several days" in the snow.

Rescuers praised the man's resourcefulness and said he made the right decision by staying in his car.

“In Oregon, it's rare that someone dies while waiting for help in their car. But, unfortunately, we have seen many deaths of those who chose to leave,” officials said.

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Law enforcers once again reminded: anyone who goes out into the street must tell a trusted person where exactly he is going and when he will return, and not deviate from the plan.

In December 2022, in Southern California, other motorists who were without cell service were also able to call for help in an unusual way. Chloe Fields and her boyfriend Christian Zelada were driving through the Angeles National Forest when their car went off a cliff and landed on the bottom of a canyon at a depth of 300 feet (92 m).

A couple who miraculously survived said they were able to call for help using the new SOS emergency via satellite feature on the iPhone 14. The feature detected their fall and that they were out of cell phone coverage and used satellites to connect them with emergency services.

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