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Beaver Beacon reprints wilderness lost-person and heat-safety guidance, 1987

Also 1987 lost in the woods guidance · Family Safety & Health wilderness article

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TypeEvent
Date1987-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1987-07
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Summary

The July 1987 Beaver Beacon reprinted wilderness-safety guidance from Family Safety & Health. It emphasized route planning, signaling, weather awareness, water, food, first aid, and stopping to let searchers find a lost person.

Evidence limits

This is a reprinted 1987 safety article, not current medical, wilderness, search-and-rescue, or public-health guidance.

Sources

  1. Reprints preparation and response guidance: tell someone the route and return time, carry a whistle and garbage bag, check weather and flash-flood warnings, carry water and high-energy food, bring first-aid supplies, and stop, signal, and shelter if lost. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reprint.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reprints wilderness lost-person and heat-safety guidance, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lost-in-the-woods-safety-guidance-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Lost in the Woods,” Beaver Beacon, July 1987, reprinted from Spring 1987 Family Safety & Health. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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