New Mexico Search and Rescue: 10 essentials for making it in the wild

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s Search and Rescue team has shared some wilderness survival tips as a volunteer search continues for a treasure hunter who vanished more than three weeks ago along the rugged banks of the upper Rio Grande in New Mexico. Preparation is key, and that includes telling others where you are planning to go and when you’ll return, said the team’s coordinator, Richard Goldstein.
Here are his 10 other essentials:
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NAVIGATION:
A map, compass