"He felt terrible. He just didn't know," said Paul "Woody" Woodward of Alpine Rescue Team. "Apparently he received it as a birthday present with a note that said, 'Here's an avalanche beacon. Be safe.' And he never read the back of the box."
Responders were able to trace the distress signals back to the same PLB, but because the unit was not registered, they had no way of contacting the owner.
Why why why oh why do rescue units even *RESPOND* to an unregistered beacon? I don't get it. Why even go?
I'm also seriously annoyed that he faces no charges.