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Searchers used a faint cell phone signal to track down a lost hunter who was found barefoot in northern Minnesota.

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Indie

Minneapolis, MN

Glad they found him and he was able to get signal. Obviously he had bad hypothermia if he took his boots and socks off. He wouldn't have made it much longer. Glad he's o.k.

Vinny Boberino

Victoria, MN

A hunter lost his boots and socks at 3:30 am??
I think there's a little more to this story.

bigfoot

Saint Paul, MN

Why do you he was barefoot? Out crop stamping or coal walking. What up.

Rumor Mill

Minneapolis, MN

Vinny Boberino wrote:

A hunter lost his boots and socks at 3:30 am??
I think there's a little more to this story.

I heard he wanted to see his hard earned tax dollars at work
but only to help find himself.

freebird1836

Hopkins, MN

lost his sox & boots? sounds like dementia either from hypothermia or too much anti-freeze ...

PLB

Saint Paul, MN

Judged:

It is called a personal locater beacon. Anyone who ventures out should have one. You can be located in less than 3 minutes. One of the signs of hypothermia is feeling warm and a person starts to disrobe. Once that happens a person will die unless found quickly.

PLB's cost anywhere from 150 dollars to over a 1000, but even the less expensive ones work on the Search and Rescue Satellite Network.(SAR-SAT)Over 150,000 lives have been saved by using a PLB.

Insert Name Here

Forest Lake, MN

Judged:

Vinny Boberino wrote:

A hunter lost his boots and socks at 3:30 am??
I think there's a little more to this story.

No, it's quite common when you get hypothermia. Your body feels really hot when in fact your core temp is dangerously close to dying. Your thought process gets all out of whack when your brain tries to counteract the body temp drop. Many times rescuers find victims stripped all the way down and they leave their essential potentially life saving gear behind. Usually they are dead at that point and this guy was lucky they found him. He wouldn't have lasted muchg longer. Glad he's o.k.

Denny

Saint Paul, MN

Rowdy? Did his parents have a grudge or something? I'll bet they were suprised when he had behavioral problems.

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