Search and rescue walked a lost hiker out of Lizard's Mouth
A hiker called 911 after getting turned around at Lizard's Mouth on Oct. 22. Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue used a phone location and three teams, and the first team walked him to his vehicle.
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A hiker set out around 6 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Lizard's Mouth, the sandstone formation above Santa Barbara, and lost the way while trying to return, edhat reported, citing Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue. The team was dispatched at 6:29 p.m. after he called 911.
Rescuers got him on the phone, collected details, and sent a text asking for his location. They prepared a search map and put three field teams out. Team 1 reached him and walked him back to the road and his vehicle. The agency said the paths are easy to misread once the light fades, and it told hikers to check the sunset time, carry a headlamp, and keep an offline map. The report is that walk out. It does not describe an injury.
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On Thursday evening a hiker started at Lizard's Mouth, a sandstone spot in the mountains above Santa Barbara, California. He tried to walk back and lost the path as the light faded. He called 911. Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue talked with him by phone and sent a text that shared his location. Three teams went out to look. The first team found him and walked him to the road and his car. He was safe. The rescuers say hikers should tell someone their plan, carry a phone, and stay where they are if they get lost.
- What did the hiker do that helped the rescuers find him?
- Why does it help to stay where you are when you are lost?
- What would you tell a friend to pack for a short hike near sunset?
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