At approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday (March 30), the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue was informed by the Arizona Military Emergency Department that a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) had been activated in Hack Canyon on the Arizona Strip. I received a call. Located in the Kanab Creek Wilderness Area. The device did not provide any additional information as to what the emergency was (or whether it was an accidental boot). Based on the PLB’s location, there was no cellular service to reach the PLB responsible, but emergency contact information was provided. One of her emergency contacts was in Nepal and another of her contacts was able to provide the itinerary, number of group travelers and relevant past medical history. It turns out that the 66-year-old man left California on his Friday, March 24th, on his solo adventure and was due to return on April 10th. He has traveled solo a lot in the past and just recently added a PLB to his adventure gear. Meanwhile, it had been raining all day (this was not the actual weather forecast) and the ground search and rescue team had been out for about eight hours (for those unfamiliar with the Arizona Strip, Arizona’s vast It’s a remote wilderness and it takes hours to get from one point to another – weather permitting). Several attempts were made to bring the air rescue team to his location while ground teams responded. Six helicopters total (two Arizona DPS rescue helicopters and four medical helicopters ) all declined rescue missions due to the weather (rain, ice, low ceilings, snow, fog, etc.). Around 1:30 am on Friday (March 31), a search party spotted a hiker’s truck at the trailhead. The search team followed Huck down his canyon to where his PLB indicated and spotted a flashing light in the distance. Around 4:00 am, a search party made contact with the injured hiker. His knee was sore and sore, but he was able to get back to the trailhead with the help of a rescue team, who later found out he was hacking into his canyon on Monday (March 27) morning. is to start the hike. After a few days of hiking, his knees were exhausted and the weather turned to snow and rain. His equipment was completely drenched, leaving Huck unable to return to the trailhead of his canyon, and PLB was activated. He was showing signs of hypothermia when the search team contacted him. He called for help, activated his PLB, and did the right thing without waiting until the last minute. Because time is of the essence in rescues and in some areas it will take much longer for rescuers to respond based on the remoteness of wilderness areas and current weather conditions. Update your PLB emergency contact frequently and make sure your contact has an intended itinerary in case you need help. Great success with everyone!!