How a Satellite-Equipped Motorola Device Enabled a Colorado Trail Rescue

 October 30, 2023

A Colorado hiker in distress was recently rescued, in part due to satellite technology and the partnership of Skylo, Motorola, and Bullitt Group.

A group of friends were recently hiking in Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado, when one hiker began showing signs of altitude sickness and having trouble breathing, too ill to go back down the mountain. One hiker in the group had a Motorola Defy Satellite Link device. After camping for the night and finding the friend was still sick in the morning, the hiker used the SOS button to connect with emergency services, via satellite.

A rescue team successfully reached the group and the hiker was airlifted to safety and received medical care.

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