Investigators Say Incorrect GPS May Have Led to Man’s Death
Investigators say a GPS error may have led a man astray in a remote part of Oregon before he was found dead after a weeklong search.
Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe tells the Argus Observer ( http://bit.ly/1Pky41M ) that 69-year-old Silas Wrigley appears to have missed a turn to a lake while using a GPS system.
Wolfe said investigators cannot prove it, but it looks like Wrigley followed the recalculated route from the GPS to a remote dirt road in eastern Oregon where his truck was found.
Wrigley was on a fishing trip.
The search lasted from Aug. 22 through Aug. 29.
Malheur County Search and Rescue exceeded its $ 6,000 annual budget by about $ 1,000 in what Wolfe says was the longest search he can remember in 17 years.
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Information from: Argus Observer, http://www.argusobserver.com