Sunday, April 7th, 2024, at 10:56 p.m. (ET), we received a request for help with an offroad recovery in Georgia. The requester, Alek Gavrilovski, submitted the following information: “Stuck in mud, vehicle sank in mud with rear overhang on semi-solid ground but wheels completely in mud. The surrounding area is dry, so a direct pull should be possible. I am looking for help this evening on Monday, April 8th. / I’m not with the vehicle.“
We verified the information, GPS coordinates, and situation before sending it to local volunteers within a 30-mile radius. The ticket was sent out at 11:22 p.m., and by 11:27 p.m., Chandler Davidson had taken over the recovery.
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We also invited the Requester to our lobby (chat room) to help coordinate with volunteers. The recovery was set for the following day at 5:00 p.m.
The following day, by 6:00 p.m., Chandler updated our lobby with a quick note: “He is out”. Just like that, the recovery was closed.
Chandler sent us later a little bit more details and photos
I got the message Sunday evening right before bed. I got a plan put together with the requester for the next afternoon after work. I knew the area well and knew he wasn’t in a place he should’ve been, so I verified we had permission to retrieve the vehicle, and we headed out to the recovery site. I got him out pretty quickly with a single line and two good wheel chalks under my truck to keep it from sliding. After we got back to the main road, I shared information with him about treading lightly principles as well as other rules and regulations that are good to follow when exploring public lands.
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Awesome job, Chandler; thank you for helping with this offroad recovery in Georgia.
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