ReadeRsdigest.co.in 87phone instead of on his computer.
Instantly, it showed greater detail. He
took a screenshot and sent it to the US
Consulate in Indonesia.
Out in Los Angeles, Paul Rocha was
watching the thread with rapt interest.
Lythcott had mustered sufficient con-
sciousness to share that he could hear
water nearby. Taking Spevak’s and
Hofer’s screenshots, plus Lythcott’s
hint about flowing water, Rocha cre-
ated a map of his own, with a circle
indicating the likeliest search area.
Then he posted it to the thread.
In Prague, Lythcott’s friend Caitlin
scrutinized the map and concluded
that the crash must have occurred
between a certain cooking school and
a local bar.
A less sketchy picture of the situa-
tion was emerging gradually: Lythcott
and Eno were outside of Ubud in the
jungle near a place called Sweet water
Falls. On the comment thread, friends
from all over the world had begun
posting contact information for po-
lice, hospitals and ambulance ser-
vices in Bali, and many of them were
bombarding those numbers with
calls. Someone posted the number for
the US Consulate in Indonesia.I
n Surabaya, Indonesia, one island
away from Bali, Christine Getzler-
Vaughan, a public affairs officer
at the US Consulate General, was
monitoring the night-duty emergency
phone when it began to ring. “My
friend posted on Facebook that he’s
hurt and needs help,” the caller said.
Getzler-Vaughan grabbed her
notebook. “What’s his name?” she
asked. “What’s his last known loca-
tion?” The caller supplied as much
detail as possible. Seconds after5:21 a.m. Pocono mountains, Pennsylvania
Aimee Spevak Spoke with Christine
Getzler-Vaughan at Consulate General
Surabaya. She has the pin drop of his lo-
cation; I was able to send it over email.6:21 a.m. Pocono mountains, Pennsylvania
Aimee Spevak I got an email from the
American Consulate in Indonesia: “I
have spoken with Mikey. We are working
to get an ambulance out to him.”5:45 a.m. cordova, alaska
Rachel Kallander [Told the State Depart-
ment] that he may be near Sweetwater Falls
based on a very basic Google Earth search.8:14 a.m. Prague
Caitlin UPDATE—HE IS OKAY AND IN
THE HOSPITAL!5:17 a.m. los angeles
Paul Rocha All: I did a map search using
his dropped pin and the fact that he said
he’s by a waterfall and this is what I
found: [posts map of the suspected area]5:44 a.m. vancouver, British columBia
Jen Sheppard The police have been
called by somebody in Ubud and given
Mikey’s last known location.5:21 a.m. cordova, alaska
Rachel Kallander I am on phone with
State Dept right now.Drama In Real Life