A bleeding 67-year-old hiker on the Appalachian Trail sent an emergency signal after falling, then she took matters into her ...

This sets in motion a series of circumstances which cause the rest of the crew to be killed one by one, until only Robert ...

When a lost hiker or a sinking boater turns on an emergency distress beacon, it sends a signal that can be detected by the global Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system.

Crews are investigating after the Geauga County Sheriff's Office received a distress beacon Friday evening, the FOX 8 I-Team learned.

Officials reminded citizens "always carry a distress beacon while on the water." Three people were rescued from the Coral Sea after "multiple shark attacks" damaged their catamaran. Following an ...

Both PLBs and EPIRBs work by transmitting distress signals to a network of search and rescue satellites called Cospas-Sarsat. The network and beacons communicate on the 406 Mhz radio frequency ...

Searches have been made off the Western Isles after a report of an activated distress beacon. The coastguard said it believed the beacon to be about 64 miles (103km) north west of the Butt of Lewis.