Students Rescued From The Countryside

Letum · 07-10-07, 05:47 PM

A full-scale rescue operation was launched after seven college students on a night-time orienteering trek became worried by The Countryside. Emergency services were called out on Monday night after the teenagers became stuck on a hill near Swanage, Dorset.
The girls from St Albans had been tasked with using map reading skills to find their way to the nearby adventure centre they were staying in.
A Loreto College spokeswoman said the task was run by an "experienced team".
Coastguard contacted
The teenagers, aged 14 and 15, were on the residential field trip as part of their geography coursework.
On Monday night, they were dropped off about three miles (4.8km) from the centre and asked to find their way back.
They were given mobile phones and emergency numbers in case they got into difficulty.
They contacted the centre when they came across The Countryside and coastguard, police and ambulance crews were sent to the scene, a Hertfordshire County Council spokeswoman said.
Hospital check-up
"They got to a field and realised they needed to be on the other side of it and did not want to go through it," she explained.
Maire Lynch, the head teacher of the college, said: "One group of seven girls became concerned and used their phones to call for help from the centre, as instructed.
"The centre began to direct the girls home and a member of centre staff went out to join them.
"Last night's activity was run by an experienced and established team. "
No-one was injured but one teenager who complained of feeling cold was taken to hospital to be checked over by medical staff.

Real Story is here....I may have edited one or two words.

Gildor · 07-10-07, 06:05 PM

It's hard to believe that this is real.

Of course, that may be because I have spent many days and nights on military survival courses.

TteFAboB · 07-10-07, 06:35 PM

Click the link, you won't believe the word Letum removed.

Really, are they dangerous at all? Aren't they peaceful beings?

August · 07-10-07, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

Click the link, you won't believe the word Letum removed.

Really, are they dangerous at all? Aren't they peaceful beings?

I once saw a video of one eating a baby chicken...

Letum · 07-10-07, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

Click the link, you won't believe the word Letum removed.

Really, are they dangerous at all? Aren't they peaceful beings?

A cow in a field is almost always entirely peaceful.
The only time they will engage in defensive hostility's is when they are very scared or when you mess around with its calf.
They can be a nuisance when trying to cross fields as they will some times crowd round they gate, if they see you, in the hope of food.

Bulls are a different matter, but it is illegal to put them in public access fields anyway.

*Edit* I caught my horse eating a chick once.

P_Funk · 07-10-07, 08:45 PM

I laughed out loud when I read: "The girls from St Albans had been tasked with using map reading skills to find their way to the nearby adventure centre they were staying in."

I'm sorry but the image of a bunch of teen girls not being able to use a map properly just made me remember high school. :rotfl:

Its not sexist to remember how many girls are actually like that.

jumpy · 07-11-07, 04:47 AM

ha ha ha ha ha
Fantastic, we had an orienteering exercise at school when I was about 15. There were 5 of us with backpacks, tents and food and water to last 2 days. At about 6am, we were taken out in a van with the windows covered up and dropped somewhere in thetford forest and told that we were expected back sometime that evening.
It was good fun and at no point in the day/night were we worried by cows, there was the occasional public house along the way, but that was all to the good

Honestly I sometimes wonder about the sturdiness of today's youth about town; it's the 'about town' bit where everything seems to go wrong.
We had no phones, just maps and the assurance that if we hadn't arrived by 10pm then people would start to look for us lol. We did get quite wet and a bit cold in the morning when it chucked it down, but that dried off with the rest of the days walking.
Happy days...

Jimbuna · 07-11-07, 03:27 PM

I'm a little confused now :hmm: Which of the two groups were 'cows' ?

TteFAboB · 07-10-07, 08:11 PM

You made me look it up on Youtube. Bizzare!

TteFAboB · 07-11-07, 05:51 PM

The one eating all the chicks!

Tchocky · 07-11-07, 06:01 PM

When I was 16/17

"Where are you going?"

Oh, Poland. Back in three weeks or so.

(Ok, i might have given her a bit more warning than that

)

Jimbuna · 07-12-07, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

The one eating all the chicks!

Oh, good....I thought you were going to say both

Kpt. Lehmann · 07-12-07, 07:37 AM

KJGKGWUSHKUUDYSAALIUMRPH!!!!

HECK, you can climb a stinking TREE and SEE three miles!!!

Is three miles not the total distance they were asked to cover????

For frack's sake.

You know what? I feel cold. I think I'll call an ambulance.

Poor EMT's... an excercise in temper control for them.

07-10-07, 05:47 PM	#1
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Students Rescued From The Countryside A full-scale rescue operation was launched after seven college students on a night-time orienteering trek became worried by The Countryside. Emergency services were called out on Monday night after the teenagers became stuck on a hill near Swanage, Dorset. The girls from St Albans had been tasked with using map reading skills to find their way to the nearby adventure centre they were staying in. A Loreto College spokeswoman said the task was run by an "experienced team". Coastguard contacted The teenagers, aged 14 and 15, were on the residential field trip as part of their geography coursework. On Monday night, they were dropped off about three miles (4.8km) from the centre and asked to find their way back. They were given mobile phones and emergency numbers in case they got into difficulty. They contacted the centre when they came across The Countryside and coastguard, police and ambulance crews were sent to the scene, a Hertfordshire County Council spokeswoman said. Hospital check-up "They got to a field and realised they needed to be on the other side of it and did not want to go through it," she explained. Maire Lynch, the head teacher of the college, said: "One group of seven girls became concerned and used their phones to call for help from the centre, as instructed. "The centre began to direct the girls home and a member of centre staff went out to join them. "Last night's activity was run by an experienced and established team. " No-one was injured but one teenager who complained of feeling cold was taken to hospital to be checked over by medical staff. Real Story is here....I may have edited one or two words. __________________

07-10-07, 06:05 PM	#2
Gildor Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 251 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's hard to believe that this is real. Of course, that may be because I have spent many days and nights on military survival courses. __________________ U-46: Oct 1943 off Portugal

07-10-07, 06:35 PM	#3
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Click the link, you won't believe the word Letum removed. Really, are they dangerous at all? Aren't they peaceful beings? __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand Last edited by TteFAboB; 07-10-07 at 08:10 PM.

07-10-07, 08:45 PM	#6
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	I laughed out loud when I read: "The girls from St Albans had been tasked with using map reading skills to find their way to the nearby adventure centre they were staying in." I'm sorry but the image of a bunch of teen girls not being able to use a map properly just made me remember high school. :rotfl: Its not sexist to remember how many girls are actually like that. __________________

07-11-07, 04:47 AM	#7
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	ha ha ha ha ha Fantastic, we had an orienteering exercise at school when I was about 15. There were 5 of us with backpacks, tents and food and water to last 2 days. At about 6am, we were taken out in a van with the windows covered up and dropped somewhere in thetford forest and told that we were expected back sometime that evening. It was good fun and at no point in the day/night were we worried by cows, there was the occasional public house along the way, but that was all to the good Honestly I sometimes wonder about the sturdiness of today's youth about town; it's the 'about town' bit where everything seems to go wrong. We had no phones, just maps and the assurance that if we hadn't arrived by 10pm then people would start to look for us lol. We did get quite wet and a bit cold in the morning when it chucked it down, but that dried off with the rest of the days walking. Happy days... __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

07-11-07, 03:27 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm a little confused now :hmm: Which of the two groups were 'cows' ? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-10-07, 08:11 PM	#9
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	You made me look it up on Youtube. Bizzare! __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

07-11-07, 05:51 PM	#10
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	The one eating all the chicks! __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

07-11-07, 06:01 PM	#11
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	When I was 16/17 "Where are you going?" Oh, Poland. Back in three weeks or so. (Ok, i might have given her a bit more warning than that ) __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07-12-07, 07:37 AM	#13
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	KJGKGWUSHKUUDYSAALIUMRPH!!!! HECK, you can climb a stinking TREE and SEE three miles!!! Is three miles not the total distance they were asked to cover???? For frack's sake. You know what? I feel cold. I think I'll call an ambulance. Poor EMT's... an excercise in temper control for them. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

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