In another case of a cellphone's light guiding rescuers, a German tourist was saved from a cold, lonely night on top of a steep bluff on the West Coast after he got lost.
Bastian Gulstorf, 25, was poorly equipped when he set out yesterday afternoon and when he had not
returned by nightfall, Charleston residents mounted their own search and then called in police.
West Coast police search and rescue co-ordinator, Sergeant Sean Judd, said it was just lucky the tourist had his cellphone with him, and "a pure stroke of luck" that the bluff he was trapped on was one of the few places in the area that had cellphone coverage.
While Mr Gulstorf was talking to police on his phone, a patrol car nearby activated its lights and sirens, which he was able to see.
He relayed that back to police, which enabled searchers to pinpoint his location.
