Grayling Visitors Bureau

This from Keith, groomer driver of the AuSable Valley Snowmobile Association…

I want to talk about emergency locator numbers because we had a serious accident on trail #7 Sunday afternoon and the person calling into 911 didn’t know where they were which delayed the arrival of the emergency crew. All the person calling in knew was that they were on trail seven. All of our trails are marked with locators (mile markers) that are spaced no more than a mile apart, the same as you would see on I-75 (i.e. 7-37, 7-38 ect.). If there is an emergency and you have someone that can travel by sled to get the nearest number that’s the best action to take. You can then give that to dispatch and they can get to you much quicker as the numbers are all accompanied with GPS coordinates. If you can’t leave the injured person try to flag someone down and ask for their assistance. Time is everything in these situations.