Lesson 1 Bonding with Others
BREAKING NEWS
An Unusual Rescue Effort
A missing hiker named Rene Compean was found ____ on Tuesday by a rescue team in Angeles National Forest.
It turns out that a ____ played a key role in saving his life.
Let’s go over to Marissa Reynolds for more details ____ this story.
Thank you, Thomas. I’m standing here at the entrance of Angeles ____ Forest.
As you just heard, Rene Compean ____ recently rescued from this forest.
Compean, an experienced hiker who knew the area well, went on a hike ____ on April 12.
However, a recent forest fire had destroyed some signs, which caused him to take a wrong ____ and get lost.
He tried shouting for help and even wrote ____ on the ground in case a plane or helicopter passed by.
He had planned to hike for ____ about two hours, but night was coming.
It started getting very windy and the ____ was dropping quickly.
Compean was deep in the forest
Compean was deep in the forest, so his cell phone couldn’t get ____ signal.
To make matters ____ its battery was nearly dead.
He climbed up to a higher spot and found a ____ signal.
He used ____ last of his battery to send a text message to his friend.
In the message, he said that he was lost and ____ help.
He also sent a picture to show ____ surroundings.
Compean’s friend shared ____ message and the picture with the local police.
When the local police ____ informed of the missing hiker, they immediately sent a rescue team.
Despite searching through the night, they still didn’t have ____ idea where Compean was.
In the picture, his legs were hanging over the edge of ____ canyon with rocks and green trees.
His legs were covered in black ash from ____ recent forest fires.
However, the picture didn’t help the police much because the quality was poor due to the weak signal, ____ his location settings were turned off.
As Compean had already
As Compean had already spent ____ night in difficult conditions, the police worried about his spending a second night.
So they decided to use ____ media to find out if anyone could find clues in the picture.
They posted the ____ and asked if anyone recognized the scenery.
The picture shared by the police ____ seen by a Californian named Ben Kuo.
One of ____ hobbies is examining satellite images to track forest fires and informing people of potential dangers.
He also enjoys determining where pictures were taken and where movies were ____
When he saw the picture of ____ he was immediately interested.
When Kuo saw the black ash
When Kuo saw the black ash ____ Compean’s legs, it reminded him of a recent forest fire.
____ helped him to infer Compean’s approximate location.
Kuo was very familiar with the area because he had tracked ____ fire before and had checked the features of the area in satellite images.
From the plants and trees in Compean’s picture, Kuo guessed that it must ____ the south side of the mountain.
The north side does not have any green valleys like those in the ____
As a final step, Kuo ____ the view in Compean’s picture with more satellite images.
Finally, he found a match and provided the police with Compean’s probable ____
The police sent a rescue helicopter to the ____ and found Compean less than a mile away from the area indicated by Kuo.
Thanks to Kuo’s unusual skills, ____ was rescued unharmed.
He later thanked Kuo ____ a video call.
The local police are now reminding hikers ____ hike alone to inform others of their planned route and to always bring a paper map.
____ is Marissa Reynolds from LA. Now back to the studio.