Images: Pete Day and Ashley Myhre - Mosko Moto
What happens when an adventure ride is going well and feeling great, until it’s not? When a mishap, medical issue or an off changes everything and you think you might need help? Have you ever wondered what constitutes an emergency, and when it’s okay to push the button on your satellite communicator? Mosko Moto’s Pete Day and Ashley Myhre found themselves in that situation on a weekend trip in the Oregon desert a few years ago. When broken bones and an attempt to get themselves out of their remote location didn’t work out, they were left with a decision to make.
Mosko Moto: moskomoto.com
Images: Pete Day and Ashley Myhre - Mosko Moto
Images: Pete Day and Ashley Myhre - Mosko Moto
Rescue in Sweden; Courtesy Sweden JRCC & GEOS
What Happens When You Push the Button?
Emily Thompson - GEOS
To help us better understand when to send out an SOS signal, we spoke with Emily Thompson, who is the Director of Partner Relations at GEOS COMPANIES, the people on the other end who answer your call for help and co-ordinate remote rescues around the world.
The GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) is the only global Search and Rescue Coordination Center for Satellite Emergency Notification Devices (S.E.N.D.). Their job is to locate people in distress no matter where they are, through their global partnerships with SEND providers, technology, and their broad reach to official Search and Rescue (SAR) Agencies around the world. GEOS has successfully coordinated the rescues of thousands of people in need in over 170 countries.*
GEOS COMPANIES: geosworldwide.com
*GEOS Response: geosresponse.com
Image: GEOS COMPANIES
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