The Lost Golf Ball Comparison: Lessons for Search and Rescue
One of my favourite movies is Predator . Any flick with an elite military unit is a fun indulgence and always fiction. One character in Predator is an expert scout and tracker. The man determines an enemy’s size and movement from boot prints and breaks down the course of a firefight from spent shell casings. When people get lost today, we rely on different technologies to help find them. Yet, many times, they are discovered using tried and true old-timey approaches. Tracking is art, common sense, and intuition. Done well, it can vastly reduce the number of searchers and the amount of time it takes to resolve a situation. Arguably, one is born with the skill that is further honed by training and practice. I am not a tracker. I do have some training and experience yet, this article was prompted by a quirky insight. Stay with me, I will get to my golf ball theory but first let’s cover some background on missing people in the wilderness. The Lost I consume tons of information on peop...
