The only way I get this to work is as stated above is get really close and go very slow. You must get the survivor dead center and click the icon.
What I do is use the arrow keys to move the binos and put my mouse on the icon and when it lights up click like a crazy fool till you get the guy.
I do enjoy the lifeguard thing but it's really broken. If you're playing the single mission, stick around the survivor to the south west of the ring icon, you just may run into a very fat unescorted TF with 5 CVs.
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Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942
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