Drop a pin in an emergency.

Joe Coker told of an emergency one of our fellow paddlers encountered on a trip to Florida.

He mentioned how frustrating it was to listen to the recording of the event, as the paddlers didn’t know exactly where they were on the river, and the 911 staff had a hard time figuring out they were paddling on a river in the middle of Florida, and didn’t have a street address to refer to. And it took some time for the paddlers to try to describe where they were on the river and the 911 staff to send help.

Joe kept wondering why they didn’’t just “Drop a Pin” and send it to the 911 office. It would have told them exactly where they were.
Their phones worked, and they could see themselves on their maps in their phones. They didn’t know how to “Drop a Pin” and send it to 911.

So. If you don’t know how, IT IS TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT, AND PRACTICE IT ONCE OR TWICE.

On my Android, I have Google Maps. Unless I have lost internet contact entirely, the map can usually find me. To Drop a Pin, I have to place my finger on the map at the location, and hold it there for a second or two, and a “pin” icon shows up at the location on the map. A menu shows up at the bottom of the screen, and one of the menu choices is “Share” You can share it by email, or chat, or messaging, or a half dozen other methods, just by picking the icon.

On Terry’s iPhone, the process is the same.

You should probably know how to do that, before you are lost in the Florida wilderness, and have been attacked by an alligator. Practice by sending a pin to yourself by email, or chat, or messaging.

Just sayin’.

Be safe out there!

See you On The Water!

Harmon

Be Safe Out there!
See you On The Water
Harmon Everett