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Sandy Fire Department rescues hiker with broken ankle from Dimple Dell Park, location found using app
SANDY, Utah () — Sandy Fire Department rescued a hiker with a broken ankle in Dimple Dell Park, and they used an app to find the hiker's location.
In a , Sandy Fire said that Company 34A was dispatched to Dimple Dell Park, and they located the patient across the river using the What 3 Words app.
They were assisted by the crew of Medic Engine 32A and Sandy FD's backcountry ranger in getting the patient out. They loaded the patient onto a wheeled stretcher and took them across the flooded river to the ranger.
In the Facebook post, Sandy Fire suggested that hikers download the before hiking because it can help crews find a person's location in an emergency.
On its website, What 3 Words says it is the easiest way to describe any precise location. The app assigns every 10-foot square in the world a unique address made of three random words, which allows them to get much more precise with a location than a traditional address could. These addresses are always formatted as such: ///
Sandy Fire Department rescues hiker with broken ankle from Dimple Dell Park, location found using app
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