ZURICH - The faint glowing light of an unnamed MP3 player helped a rescue helicopter locate a skier and snowboarder stranded out in the snowy Swiss mountains, on Saturday. The pair of French tourists got themselves lost late in the day Friday while skiing out of bounds near the resort of Savognin in southeast Switzerland, according to a report by Reuters.
The thrill-seeking pair of Frenchmen managed to alert authorities using an unnamed mobile phone when the battery ran down cutting off communication before their location could be triangulated.
"The two winter sports enthusiasts were found by the crew of the Rega helicopter shortly after midnight -- thanks to the faint light of their MP3 player," said Gery Baumann, spokesman for mountain rescue service Rega.
While one report is making fantastical claims that the unnamed MP3 player was in fact a "Magical iPod", there are no reports supporting such wild speculation. Though the French are avid iPod users, a rabid group of Zune Zombies are known to operate covertly under the French flag. Thinking that a Zune could be named as the mysterious MP3 player that led to this rescue is making me a tad nauseous.
For those more concerned with the tourists than with their brand of technology, you'll be pleased to know that the two men suffered from mild hypothermia, after enduring falling temperatures as low as 15 degrees Celsius. They are expected to survive the ordeal but not the ridicule from close friends. How do you say 'Fail' in French?
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