Last week we reviewed the Spot Connect, now Spot has released some statistics as to how many times their devices have actually been used.
Since the technology debuted in 2007, Spot has released that the devices are responsible for initiating more than 1,500 emergency rescues. 55% of the rescues in 105 countries have been in the United States. California, Colorado, Utah, Alaska and Florida have the highest number of SPOT SOS activations. Officials in 2011 have responded to over 546 requests, including 27 aviation and 117 marine requests.
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SPOT Rescue Highlights (2007-2011):
* Four fishermen were rescued from their sinking vessel by the US Coast Guard 20 miles off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina.
* A Scout troop leader was crushed by a falling horse in Mount Hood National Forest and airlifted to safety by the National Guard.
* A downed motorcyclist suffering compound fractures was air lifted to a nearby hospital from a desolate California highway.
* Two stranded climbers were rescued by helicopter from the 3,567 meter-high (11,703 feet) peak on Mount Goodsir in Yoho National Park, British Columbia.
* The US Coast Guard rescued two people after their plane suffered a hard emergency landing on an uninhabited island southeast of Cordova, Alaska.
* An Arkansas photographer with a broken pelvis, collar bone and ankle was rescued from a steep ravine after falling 30 feet in Ozark National Forest.
* A backcountry skier was located and rescued after being trapped at high elevation in Norway during a severe winter storm.
* In Nevada, a man working alone was injured and trapped under heavy machinery. He was extricated and transported by helicopter to a nearby hospital.
* A 20 year-old college student was rescued after falling 200 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park. * A hiker suffering a severe medical emergency was rescued in Australia and transported to the nearest medical facility for surgery.
