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Canyoning death in Blue Mountains 18-Jan-2010 At 9:10:17 AM wombly

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Based on some recent hearsay and experiences with potential rescue experiences in the blueys, there is one really significant difference that a beacon will provide you with - it tells the emergency services people in no uncertain terms that you need rescue. I.e. they have no excuse to dither around trying to figure out if you really need help - the signal goes straight and clear. Also, it immediately provides the authorities with a location that they can send a chopper to, rather than having to get a team into wherever you are on foot to figure out if it's necessary. It also avoids having to go through the 000 scenario of having to provide a street address before they will even think about contacting the guys that might ultimately come to your aid.

I'm far from convinced that this is the best state of affairs, but from what i've seen to be the current state of affairs, if you want rescue then a beacon probably the best way to make sure it gets to you in time for it to do any good.