Stranded vehicle near Cocklebiddy..

By their names, think they are from my home town here in SA.

"Mr Jakeway said his personal locator beacon had proven to be well worth the purchase.

"We bought that many years ago and it's one of those things you buy that you hope you never have to use, but I'm very glad we had it there," he said."

Hopefully I'm wrong, but it sounds like he bought it, put it away, and never thought about it again until it was needed. The batteries in PLBs have a lifespan. Also, the manual for my 406 Mhzbeacon specifies a quarterly self-test.

I didn’t check, Candace, but no doubt the Polair machine would have come from Perth, so at around 1,000kms between Perth & Cocklebiddy, that may put the search into a “large scale land search operation”?

Bob

Hi Candace,

Possibly “poetic licence” on the part of the reporter, they tend to over dramatise things.

Macca.

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Very likely Macca. On each occasion that I have had first-hand knowledge of an incident, the reported account varied significantly from the actual event. So as Bob said…. a flight of 1000k could be described as a "large scale operation".

I suspect that it is more likely that the chopper was already in the area and they also dispatched the 4WD at the same time as it was not far behind the chopper.
It is not clear from the reports where the bogged vehicle actually was. It may have been south of the highway.
More speculation. :)
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome