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