I'm glad he was found, but if I have to hear Marc Klaas say "we need to track out kids with GPS, and parents who don't want to tracj their kids are bad parents" one more time, I'm gonna pull my hair out. GPS and/or implantable microchips are NOT the solution. The solution is to teach survival skills.
I bet if I dug deep enough, I'd probably find Klaas' name listed as an associate of VeriChip.
Once they said they were there to rescue him, he asked for a helicopter ride out," said David Bauer, a ranger with the National Parks Service.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2969044
I remember in my younger years deciding to climb "Breakneck Ridge", which lies on the Hudson south of Newburgh, ALONE. I almost, well, broke my neck, and this was before cell phones became common among the youth. After going of the trail and sliding down a steep slope among thorns and poison ivy, I managed to make it down around 8:30 in the evening.
Remember scouts:
1. Always have a map.
2. Always have a compass.
3. Always have a flashlight.
4. Always have a buddy.
5. Never leave the trail.
The dog that alerted on the boy's scent is a Shiloh Shepherd of which I am very proud since I own 3 of them.