Lost hikers rescued in Quinte West thanks partially to phone app

Technology helps lost couple in Quinte West

Technology assisted a couple who became lost in Quinte West on Easter Sunday. Shortly after 3:30 p.m., the pair were walking on a trail between Frankford and Trenton, when they could no longer get their bearings. They had an app called What Three Words and Quinte West fire members were able to locate them within minutes. What Three Words is an app that  divides the world into three-meter squares and assigns an address made of three random words,…

Lost hikers rescued in Quinte West thanks partially to phone app

Two lost hikers were located successfully on Sunday in Quinte West thanks (in part) to the use of a key safety app on their phone. At 3.45 pm, Quinte West Firefighters were dispatched to a couple who were lost on the trail from Frankford to Batawa. Firefighters were dispatched with ATVs to search for the missing people. Fortunately, the lost couple used the WHAT THREE WORDS app and Firefighters were able to locate them within minutes. Hastings Q…