Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputies used Morse code from the old telegraph days to save a man’s life. On December 18, they were called to do a welfare check on the man because he hadn’t been seen or heard from in four days.

A creative use of Morse code helped deputies save a man who had been lying on the ground for four days after no contact was made. On December 18, deputies were called to conduct a welfare check on a man who hadn’t been heard from in several days.

Deputies in Pierce County used Morse code to rescue a man who had been on the ground for four days, revealing the continuing importance of old technologies.