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[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Weird story. If they needed rescuing and had cell coverage why would they need to wait for an incoming call?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Iirc He wasn't lost. Somebody told the authorities, that the guy was missing and that he wanted to go on a hike. So they called him to see if he really was lost. He didn't answer the call, so they presumed he was injured or lost his phone. With this information they declared him lost and started a search.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Then this is perfectly normal. Why would I answer a phone number I don't recognize when I'm out enjoying solitude? I imagine it was on DND and he never even saw the call.

What a weird article.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

I looked up a full article.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/26/hiker-lost-on-us-mountain-ignored-calls-from-rescuers-because-he-didnt-recognise-the-number

He did lose his trail, but wasn't at the point where he wanted to call for help. It looks like he wasn't aware that, if a lodge host at popular hiking spots asks about your plans for the day, it isn't just small talk.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

It was put out by "bigspam" to encourage you to answer their calls!!!