Could a handwritten note and a whistle really save your life in the wild? For one California mother and her nine-year-old son, these old-school moves were the difference between being lost and being ...

Search teams located a 49-year-old mother and her son who became disoriented in a California forest when their GPS failed, ...

communication and awareness of survival techniques aided in the rescue. In addition to leaving the notes at intersections and using the car's hazard lights to attract attention, the 9-year-old also ...

As I mentioned in our post last week on signal methods, the humble whistle is a signal device that works day or night. As long as you have the breath to blow it, the whistle can attract attention in ...