this guy was very lucky,even the sledders looking for the guy couldnt of done better for what they had to work with,he had a beacon but not on making search that much harder. imo even putting a older beacon on your sled can cause valuable time ,i would rather my signal being searched and probed not the sled signal
"Then, their search turned up "a gloved hand." The group dug "really fast," eventually uncovering the face and head of an unconscious man beneath 1.9 metres of snow."
Wow! That's a pretty long arm he's got there! Gotta love the news media.