Cyclists lost in the moor: desperate night in the dark!

Cyclists lost in the moor: desperate night in the dark!

A 34-year-old man from Aurich, Lower Saxony, got into a dangerous situation on a bike tour by relying on unreliable navigation systems. His tour, which he started in the Wallinghausen area on Monday, led him deep into the Osteregel Moor, where even the Google Maps app could not provide the required information. This misleaded by showing ways that did not exist in reality, which led to the cyclist lost the orientation and broke the darkness.

The challenge was also reinforced by the fact that the man is autist. In this critical situation, he tried to get help. So he picked up his cell phone and called his parents, who opened immediately to look for him. But despite a comprehensive search, all the efforts of the family to find their son remained unsuccessful. The situation became increasingly serious than the darkness and the falling temperatures of only 10 degrees increased the risk of hypothermia.

The desperate use of the fire brigade

When it got dark and the parents were unsuccessful despite all the efforts, they turned to the fire brigade, who sent a search team a short time later. In order to be able to search more efficiently, a drone with a thermal imaging camera was used to find the stray cyclist. Their efforts did not remain for nothing: After some time had passed, the emergency services managed to localize the man. He turned out to be just 100 meters away from his last known location in the neighboring district of Wiesens.

The fire brigade found the 34-year-old affected by health, with signs of slight hypothermia. He was immediately brought to a hospital for medical treatment, where he received the necessary medical help. This event not only shows the potential dangers of inaccurate navigation technologies, but also the importance of the rapid reaction of emergency services in critical situations.

The incident stimulates thinking. He illustrates how much we rely on technologies in the world, which is digitized today, and at the same time the risks that are associated with it. The emergency services also demonstrated remarkable efficiency and coordination, which ultimately led to the man could be saved in good time. The relatives will surely be relieved that they could see their son intact and that the fire's fast reaction could prevent worse things. More details on this incident are here .