It was February 2010 and backcountry search and rescue teams and sheriff’s offices across Colorado were getting frustrated. Repeat signals from a personal locator beacon had been received since the ...

A personal locator beacon is a 406 MHz beacon that can be used anywhere in the world, including the most remote locations like on oceans, mountains and in deep wilderness. The satellite system can ...

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) — Thanks to a high-tech electronic gadget and a big warm dog named Velvet, three climbers rescued after a harrowing fall and a night in the wind and cold high on Mount Hood ...

Oregon is about to pass legislation requiring climbers to carry electronic-locator devices when scaling Mt. Hood. The legislation is the state's response to recent high-profile cases of climbers ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Mountain Locator Unit, developed for climbers on Mt. Hood, is retired and no longer available to rent. The device came to life after a horrific tragedy on the mountain in 1986, ...

A radio beacon is being credited with helping to save a trio of climbers stranded overnight in a whiteout on Mount Hood, but the devices and the climbers' decision to scale the mountain with a storm ...

A climbing accident on Mount Hood in 1986 led to the development of the locator beacon that was key to Monday’s rescue of three people on that same mountain. Called the Mountain Locator Unit, the ...

CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. – Search crews rescued three men early Sunday morning after they ended up stuck in the snow in the hills near the Oregon coast, Mountain Wave Search & Rescue said. The Clatsop ...

LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) — A hiker who activated an emergency personal locator beacon amid brutal weather conditions including 100 mph winds in a mountainous area named after U.S. presidents was found ...

Mount Jefferson, view looking west. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian) A personal locator beacon allowed rescuers to find and pluck an injured man off of Mount Jefferson by helicopter early Saturday ...

Rocky Mountain National Park is a popular destination for snow sports in the backcountry, areas that can carry avalanche risks. As part of an effort to encourage people to reduce those risks with ...