ELT Guru

Two hikers in the Sierra Nevada Mountains were stranded when very bad weather moved in from an unforecasted early winter storm.  Packed only for relatively mild conditions they were forced to seek shelter in a tent designed for mild weather.  The storm produced over a foot of snow overnight making the trek several miles out of the mountains impossible with the gear they had available.  With no other options, they activated their ACR SARLink personal locator beacon.  Rescue services were immediately notified and a rescue was in operation shortly.  One more save attributed to the personal locator beacon.