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For Family in Plane Crash, Ring Tone Sets Off Chain of Hope

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19 Jun 2012 38 views
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For Family in Plane Crash, Ring Tone Sets Off Chain of Hope
They thought cell phone service would be impossible, stranded on the remote Idaho mountain after their plane crashed. But then the Brown family heard a voice echoing into the night: "You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen…"

They thought cell phone service would be impossible, stranded on the remote Idaho mountain after their plane crashed.

But then the Brown family heard a voice echoing into the night: "You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen…"

The ABBA ringtone meant that somehow the remote location had a glimmer of cell phone service.

"We were in the mountain areas pretty deep, and I've never had luck with a cell phone working in the mountain areas really at all,'' said Mr. Brown, who is a firefighter.

After successfully calling 911, the family waited as National Guard rescuers battled six-foot snowdrifts, white-out conditions and steep slopes for nearly 15 hours before they could be rescued.

An app that creates a strobe light helped rescuers find the family.

(WATCH the video below, or READ the story from TODAY on NBC)

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