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GPS obsessive saves life of stranded mountain hiker using this picture of his dangling legs: Geek pinpoints cliff location by matching satellite imagery to grainy phone shot
Renee Compean, 46, sent a photo of his legs dangling from a cliff to a friend as his phone was about to die saying he was lost and asking for help
Los Angeles County sheriff s posted the photo to Twitter asking for help in locating the missing man
Online Good Samaritan Ben Kuo pinpointed Compean s position by comparing vegetation and terrain from the shot to satellite imagery
Using the satellite-obsessive s GPS coordinates, search and rescue teams flew in to the site by chopper and found Compean that evening