there’s too many autodialing hiker rescue scams these days tbh
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How the hell could you be lost if you have cell service?
they could have cell service for a call or text but not data and data would be needed for a map app. Although I think they could have thought ahead and downloaded an offline map of the area and maybe that would work with GPS and no data service.
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Mobile phone location data is almost never satellite GPS, they universally use cellular tower triangulation
They weren’t lost.
The story should be Hiker Forcibly Returned from their Vacation.
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If im ever lost on the mountains only contact me through this site
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Luckily the rescuers had a side hustle where they’d scam Chinese immigrants by telling them their visa is no longer valid.