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MP3 player guides rescuers to lost tourists

The were able to alert authorities using a mobile phone

Monday, December 29, 2008

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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night stuck out in the snowy Swiss mountains, rescue authorities said on Saturday.

The two -- a skier and snowboarder, both from France -- had got lost late in the day on Friday outside marked runs near the resort of Savognin in southeast Switzerland, said Gery Baumann, spokesman for mountain rescue service Rega.

They were able to alert authorities using a mobile phone, but it then ran out of battery power, Baumann said.

"The two winter sports enthusiasts were found by the crew of the Rega helicopter shortly after midnight -- thanks to the faint light of their MP3 player," he said.

The two men had only mild hypothermia, despite temperatures falling as low as 15 degrees Celcius.

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