Hiker dies following fall along Rogue River Trail in Josephine County
The Josephine County Sheriff s Office said that rescuers worked to reach the 77-year-old Washington man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Posted: May 5, 2021 10:18 AM
Updated: May 5, 2021 5:55 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
GALICE, Ore. The Josephine County Sheriff s Office says that a Washington man died after falling along the Rogue River Trail northwest of Galice on Tuesday.
The Sheriff s Office said it received a report of an injured hiker shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The message came through the International Emergency Response Coordination Center, originating from a personal satellite tracker.
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January 20, 2021 GMT
COVINGTON, La. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 20, 2021
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Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), acquired all the assets of Montgomery, Texas-based Geos Worldwide Limited and its subsidiaries.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Led by Peter Chlubek, executive chairman, GEOS Worldwide provides emergency monitoring and incident response services, and operates the International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC), the center for SOS rescue efforts triggered by Garmin’s inReach® personal satellite communicators. The IERCC’s skilled response coordinators have fielded more than 83,000 emergency incidents around the globe since 2007, including more than 5,000 SOS incidents generated by Garmin customers.
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