A hiker got lost in the English mountains was saved after she used her BlackBerry to send a picture of her surroundings to rescue workers. The hiker contacted the pier where she left her card to tell them she'd be late picking it up, because she was lost. The rescue team asked her to take a picture of her surroundings with her BlackBerry, and they quickly figured out where she was.
Michael Blakey, deputy team leader, said: "The lady had phoned the steamer pier at Howtown to tell staff she'd be late picking up her vehicle. "It became obvious she was lost and they called the police, who contacted us." But the woman, in her early 50s, was unable to give rescuers an idea of where she was.
Mr Blakey added: "We asked her to take a photograph of her surroundings on her phone and send it to us.
"We were really struggling to find her as she couldn't give a clear description of her location.
"But as soon as we got the picture through, we were able to pinpoint exactly where she was and it didn't take us long to rescue her.
Mr Blakey added: "We asked her to take a photograph of her surroundings on her phone and send it to us.
"We were really struggling to find her as she couldn't give a clear description of her location.
"But as soon as we got the picture through, we were able to pinpoint exactly where she was and it didn't take us long to rescue her.
