I know Melissa would like me to have one of those Spot beacons as well. She gets worried when I go out sometimes... -Michael ________________________________ From: Rick Jarvis <rick.jarvis@xxxxxxxxxx> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:17 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Man dies after fall while caching I cache alone about 90% of the time. I had a couple of experiences, tho, that spurred me to get a Spot satellite beacon. I figured the price was pretty cheap for disaster insurance! - RIcknJoy (Rick) ----- Original Message ----- >From: Mike Griffin >To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:30 AM >Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Man dies after fall while caching > > >I read that a few days ago. What was amazing is the police didn’t really get >involved until they found his car.. That’s why it is best to cache with >someone. Remember the guy in San Antonio who went for his first cache and >slipped into a creek. He couldn’t get out because the banks were too steep and > died of exposure. If someone would have been with him, he would still be >caching today. > >Remember when Mean Gene fell off the cliff at St. Francois state park? He had >Rolsch with him but who knows what would have happened had he been on his >own.. > >Always cache with someone if you can… > >Thanks! > >Mike >Brawny Bear > >From:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >On Behalf Of Glenn >Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 9:59 AM >To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Man dies after fall while caching > >oops > > >On Jul 12, 2012, at 7:06 AM, Richard Sheffold wrote: > > > > > > >http://www.azfamily.com/news/Cave-Creek-man-dies-after-fall-on-geocaching-trip-161863855.html > >Glenn > > > >