Trapped climber saved by text message

An injured climber trapped on a mountain has been saved by a text message from his RAF rescuers, it emerged today.

Mon, 21 May, 2001 - 07:43

An injured climber trapped on a mountain has been saved by a text message from his RAF rescuers, it emerged today.

An operator in an RAF control centre tapped out a message asking the man to call them.

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