ARLA/CLUSTER: "O meu walkie talkie e um colega radioamador num repetidor, salvou-me a vida.!" relato de Alden Sumner Jones IV (KC1JWR)

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Ham radio saved my life !

Alden Sumner Jones IV, KC1JWR, of Bennington, Vermont, is thankful for
amateur radio, after he suffered a medical incident and lost
consciousness on June 15 while hiking with others along a remote
section of the Long Trail, not far from his home

The ARRL report:

An EMT from Appalachian Mountain Rescue (AMR), who was hiking nearby,
saw Jones pass out but was unable to connect with 911 via his cell
phone.

Jones, 41, regained consciousness and was successful in contacting Ron
Wonderlick, AG1W, via the Northern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club’s
K1FFK repeater on Mount Greylock, and Wonderlick initiated what turned
into an 8-hour effort to get Jones off the trail and to a medical
facility, acting as a relay among Jones, emergency crews, and other
agencies involved.

As the Bennington Post reported, “The Vermont State Police also
received assistance from several licensed amateur radio operators who
helped facilitate communications, greatly assisting in the rescue.”

Read the full ARRL story at
https://www.arrl.org/news/view/rescued-radio-amateur-says-ham-radio-saved-my-life

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