Man’s leg amputated in near 20-hour effort to free him from rocks in #Tasmania’s Franklin River - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/23/leg-amputated-tasmania-rafting-franklin-river "His #smartwatch made a call for assistance about an hour later and triggered an emergence response, providing rescuers with his location."
@glynmoody
He's luckier than the media reports suggest, as there's virtually no mobile coverage down that river and even satellite services are unreliable due to a combination of local topography, tree coverage, and being in Tasmania .
@jwi lucky indeed