Missing Rider near Idaho/California/Oregon borders

[DavidR8]

From the ST-Owners forum:

Authorities confirm the overdue rider from Oregon who was on his way to Gaeagle has been found dead.

William Knight’s body was recovered in the river 4 miles south of Alturas near Highway 395, according to the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office.

The 73-year-old from San Ramon was reported missing to the San Ramon Police Department on Sunday, June 2nd, after his family lost communication with him on Thursday, May 30th. Knight was on a motorcycle trip to Idaho, last making contact in Lakeview. He was expected to return home on the 1st.

Authorities say after pinging Knight’s cell phone, his location placed him near Alturas, where deputies began their search Monday. Around 6 pm the next day, a driver along the highway called 911, reporting a body lying in the river. The SO confirmed it was the remains of William Knight. His motorcycle was later found in the river not far from where his body was found.
An investigation into the death is underway by the Modoc SO while CHP investigates the accident leading to Knight’s demise.

 

[omega man]

One of the threads on this tragedy echoed the perils of riding alone and brought up the value of some sort of tracking device.
There are a number of threads on tracking devices here on the forum.
OM

 

[omega man]

Emergency tracking threads-

Satellite emergency device

Hi. I am going to start traveling alone on my sidecar rig. My better half would like to know where I am and that I am ok. I tried to look at the Garmin Inreach devices and they seem to be way more complex then I need. I don't need to be able to text Bach and fourth and likely couldn't easily use...

forums.bmwmoa.org

GPS Trackers and Emergency Evacuation

Hi, I'm not certain how to start this discussion or exactly what questions to ask, so I'll just start. My wife and I are planning a trip to the US and although we have done motorcycling adventures before, but this time will see a little more off-roading, with detours into less travelled areas...

forums.bmwmoa.org

Satellite phone

Sometimes when I am riding I see signs on the road that indicate no services for 150 miles. In many cases this may mean that on this route your handy cell will be of no use as "no service" will be displayed. So for riders who travel in the Western states where there are many no service areas...

forums.bmwmoa.org

SPOT for rescue

This month in our Best of Forum series we have an older thread- you can tell by the typo's created during the last upgrade- on the SPOT personal locater. The thread has some interesting first-hand accounts of the use of SPOT in an actual emergency. As always, this thread is "open" and if you...

forums.bmwmoa.org

Be safe out there.

OM

 

[skibum69]

Godspeed.

 

[riderr1150gsadv]

On the note of emergency calling. As an FYI, the I-Phone 14 and 15 have emergency satellite communication options..

Connect to a satellite with your iPhone - Apple Support

With iPhone 14 or later (all models), you can connect your iPhone to a satellite to text emergency services, request roadside assistance, message friends and family, and share your location — all while you're off the grid with no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.

support.apple.com

 

[kbasa]

On the note of emergency calling. As an FYI, the I-Phone 14 and 15 have emergency satellite communication options..

Connect to a satellite with your iPhone - Apple Support

With iPhone 14 or later (all models), you can connect your iPhone to a satellite to text emergency services, request roadside assistance, message friends and family, and share your location — all while you're off the grid with no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage.

support.apple.com

Yep: https://support.apple.com/en-us/104959

Make an emergency call on your iPhone or Apple Watch after a severe car crash​

Your iPhone or Apple Watch can connect you to emergency services after a severe car crash, even if you’re unresponsive2,3.

If you have iPhone 14 or later (all models), Crash Detection notifications to emergency services may be communicated by the Emergency SOS via satellite system when you're outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage, where Emergency SOS via satellite is available. Learn more about Emergency SOS via satellite.

If you're able to respond​

• If you need to contact emergency services, swipe the Emergency Call slider on the screen of your device. Your device makes the call to emergency services and you can speak to a responder.
• If the call has been made, but you don’t need emergency services, don’t hang up. Wait until a responder answers, then explain that you don’t need help.

If you're unresponsive​

• If you haven’t initiated a call or canceled the alert after 10 seconds, your device begins another 10 second countdown. During this countdown, your device makes loud whoops to get your attention. Your iPhone aggressively vibrates and your Apple Watch makes aggressive taps.

Out of range? Satellite texts: https://support.apple.com/en-us/101573

You have to set it up prior to being in an area without coverage, but if you have an emergency and can respond:

Text emergency services via satellite​

1. First, try calling the local emergency number1 to reach emergency services. Even if your normal cellular carrier network isn't available, you might be able to make the call.
2. If your call won't connect, you can text emergency services via satellite. Certain local emergency numbers require iOS 16.4 or later to connect to emergency services via satellite2.
   
   
   1. Tap Emergency Text via Satellite.
   2. If you need help but aren't in an emergency, you can choose to contact a roadside assistance provider.
   3. You can also go to Messages to text the local emergency number, then tap Emergency Services.
3. Tap Report Emergency.
4. Using simple taps, answer the emergency questions to best describe your situation.
5. Choose to notify your emergency contacts that you contacted emergency services, along with your location and the nature of your emergency.
6. To connect to a satellite, follow the onscreen instructions.
7. After you're connected, continue following the onscreen instructions to stay connected while you send your message to emergency services.

Once you’re connected, your iPhone starts a text conversation with emergency responders by sharing critical information like your Medical ID and emergency contact information (if you have set them up), the emergency questionnaire answers, your location (including elevation), and remaining battery life for your iPhone.

You might be asked to respond to additional messages. Only Latin characters (such as English or French) are supported in these messages. This service supports English, American Spanish, Canadian French, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

Share information with your emergency contacts​

If you set up emergency contacts in the Health app, you can choose to notify and share information with them when you text emergency services with Emergency SOS via satellite. When you choose to share this information, your emergency contacts get these messages automatically.

If your emergency contacts use iMessage on iOS 16.1 or later, you can share a live transcript of your conversation with emergency services. This transcript includes:

• Your answers to the emergency questionnaire.
• A map with your location.
• The messages that you exchange with emergency services.

If your emergency contacts have a non-Apple device or don't have iOS 16.1 or later, they receive a text message that alerts them about your emergency. In the U.S. and Canada, this message comes from the number 767911. In Europe, this message comes from 767112.

• The message says, "You're receiving this message because someone you know chose you as an emergency contact and used Emergency SOS via satellite."
• To receive additional text messages, your emergency contacts need to respond "YES" to the first message within 48 hours. If they respond "NO" or "STOP," they won't receive any more messages about Emergency SOS via satellite notifications (either for the current emergency or future emergencies).
• If your emergency contact responded "NO" or "STOP," they can receive future messages about Emergency SOS via satellite notifications again by texting "RESTART" to the same number.
• The additional messages include your name, the time that you contacted emergency services, your location, and the information that you provided about your emergency.

Your emergency contacts can't respond to the messages, other than replying "YES" or "NO" when necessary. They don't need to contact emergency services, because emergency services has already been contacted for the emergency.


Given the nature of the thread, I hope that this is helpful for someone on their way to the rally. There's a lot of unforgiving and empty territory in eastern Oregon, Idaho and the west, so be prepared like my Boy Scouting taught me.

Ride safely, ride well, ride prepared, my friends.

Also: @Omega Man if you think this should be peeled out of here or anything, no worries from here. I hope it's helpful for some of us as we head out on our bikes.

 

[20774]

Probably nothing new, but saw this update on the missing rider:

73-year-old on motorcycle trip stopped contacting family, CA cops say. Then body found

“Never met a trail or road he didn’t like.”

www.yahoo.com