One of the times a night of frustration turns to elation

Not specifically flashlight, but heavily related. As some of you who are in CA may have heard from the news, a couple hikers went missing over the weekend in Yosemite National Park. It was, for all intents, all hands possible on deck for search. Although through the last two days and night, a swath of nearly a hundred square miles were combed through a combination of drones, air/satellite and ground-manpower, it was frustrating going through the night through Sunday into early morning Monday with no sighting. My group wasn't directly involved yet, but got the call to assist early today, and it was the best news we could have when we were told that we were no longer needed for the best possible reason: they were found alive.

I know this isn't specifically flashlight related but I just had to breathe a sigh of relief. I always hope to never get the call to bring everything out for an active search. I love using my lights, and I hope I never have to because there is no choice... Thank goodness this is over on the best of news...