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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You wandered off trail or became separated from your group and do not know how to return.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Trail disappeared, sun setting, group not answering calls.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Same terrain looks repeated — you may be walking in circles.
Scene hazards: Hypothermia at night, Dehydration, Wildlife, Cliff edges in dark
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stop. Drink water if you have it. Put on warm layer.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Blow whistle three times toward open sky.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Write SOS or arrow direction in clearing if you must move for water.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Save phone battery — SMS may work when voice does not.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 when signal found on ridge. Share Plus Code or coordinates.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Trigger satellite messenger SOS if you carry one.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Search and rescue is appropriate when overdue on registered trek plan.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Injury preventing walkout needs evacuation not continued wandering.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT run downhill blindly — cliffs and rivers hide below tree line.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT split up further if still with others.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Always keep walking until you find a road
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If someone knows your route, staying put often leads to faster rescue than random walking.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Expanding search radius and exhausting before night.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Moss always grows on the north side so you can navigate
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Moss grows on damp sides — unreliable for direction in Indian forests.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Walking deeper wrong direction with false confidence.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Most lost hikers are within a few kilometres of trail — panic walking makes it worse.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Search teams start from your last known point.