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Three tower techs rescued after being stranded in Utah's Oquirrh Mountains
Three tower techs rescued after being stranded in Utah’s Oquirrh Mountains
In Featured News by Wireless Estimator February 22, 2021
It has been identified that the men were heading to a FM radio site on Mt. Vision, about three miles southeast of Nelson Peak. Pictured above is the antenna farm atop Farnsworth Peak.
Update: February 23, 2021 – The technician that was taken to the hospital with hypothermia was responding to a maintenance issue for a tower site on Mt. Vision, about three road miles southeast of Nelson Peak and at thousand feet lower in elevation that transmits programming for KBYU-FM and KBYU-FM HD-1 and KBYU-FM HD-2. The company he is employed by is BYU Broadcasting, according to a KBYU-FM representative.
Utah search and rescue crews Thursday night successfully rescued an unnamed tower tech who was suffering from hypothermia when his and two other snowmobiles of his coworkers got stuck between Nelson Peak and Farnsworth Peak in Utah while they were attempting to service a radio tower in the Oquirrh Mountains, according to a Unified Police Department spokesperson.
They tried to self-rescue and dig themselves out, then were able to call 911,” according to Lt. Paul Barker. ... He says the rescue call originated with West Jordan police, who called in additional resources due to their own lack of snowmobiles. Barker says a helicopter and Lifeflight were also called to assist.
Two of the men were able to ride their snowmobiles off of the mountain with emergency crews. The Lifeflight helicopter was able to fly the hyperthermic worker to a hospital. His condition at this time is unknown ... Farnsworth Peak, named for Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the first completely electronic television, is the transmission location for 19 FM stations and an equal amount of TV stations.
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In Featured News by Wireless Estimator February 22, 2021
It has been identified that the men were heading to a FM radio site on Mt. Vision, about three miles southeast of Nelson Peak. Pictured above is the antenna farm atop Farnsworth Peak.
Update: February 23, 2021 – The technician that was taken to the hospital with hypothermia was responding to a maintenance issue for a tower site on Mt. Vision, about three road miles southeast of Nelson Peak and at thousand feet lower in elevation that transmits programming for KBYU-FM and KBYU-FM HD-1 and KBYU-FM HD-2. The company he is employed by is BYU Broadcasting, according to a KBYU-FM representative.
Utah search and rescue crews Thursday night successfully rescued an unnamed tower tech who was suffering from hypothermia when his and two other snowmobiles of his coworkers got stuck between Nelson Peak and Farnsworth Peak in Utah while they were attempting to service a radio tower in the Oquirrh Mountains, according to a Unified Police Department spokesperson.
They tried to self-rescue and dig themselves out, then were able to call 911,” according to Lt. Paul Barker. ... He says the rescue call originated with West Jordan police, who called in additional resources due to their own lack of snowmobiles. Barker says a helicopter and Lifeflight were also called to assist.
Two of the men were able to ride their snowmobiles off of the mountain with emergency crews. The Lifeflight helicopter was able to fly the hyperthermic worker to a hospital. His condition at this time is unknown ... Farnsworth Peak, named for Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the first completely electronic television, is the transmission location for 19 FM stations and an equal amount of TV stations.
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