In reply to buzby:
Nice report with Heli pics in todays P&J about this incident.
Its the Police who are criticising him on their media/twitter site. & rightly so IMHO.
He just went up the mountain as he liked the look of, then when it time was 6pm & he didn't know 100% where he was, didn't even know the name to give to the MRT over the phone, the only reason they found him was because the MRT had a good "guess" & he had an orange (rain?) cover to place on his rucsac to increase visibility. & he though he was ok with google maps on his phone, until it ran out of charge....DOUBLE FACE PALM
Again another muppet who basically phoned up MRT all because he did not go out PREPARED!, no compass, no paper map etc, seriously what is it with people? I was taught map, compass, headtorch, first aid kit, food, SAK, waterproof, as minimum equipment.
More & more people are having this slack attitude (it will never happen to them/it's only a short walk) & who picks up the pieces? Police & MRT which costs time & money & they could be better spent & in some cases they need to prioritise for the more genuine emergences!
Post edited at 11:45