Originally Posted by
phughes
I use downloaded maps, with GPS, with the cell service turned off. Works well. It shows my position on the map, and I can navigate, manually, from there.
Agreed. I think we plan ahead using either downloaded or offline maps - so there are ways to do this.
In her interviews she indicated she had gotten lost. Her parents took the lesson as "in the future she will always be sure to have a GPS" though I differ with that learning because there are also ways to apply existing phone for location and offline/downloaded maps.
In any case, also agree with @djb that we've done our own share of foolish things, so I'm not going to be too judgmental.