Tracker device for nephew

[Jinglebellsarenearlyhere]

Hi all

My DNeph(?) age 8, lives in Malaysia and this weekend whilst on an organised walk got lost in the jungle for over an hour. He acted very sensibly in my opinion and stopped a mountain biker on the main track who took him back to the start of the walk and to the organisers.

He has a track record for being a 'free spirit' and rather difficult to contain sometimes so my sister is looking for some sort of tracker that if he gets lost again they can locate him straight away.

Anyone have any suggestions / recommendations?

Thanks

PS No judgements needed on the fact of why / how he got lost in the first place :)

I don't know about a dedicated tracker thingy but DH has sorted out all the family mobiles so we can all see where everyone else is.

Lost an 8 year old in the jungle for an hour !!! ??
Dear God even the thought is give me palpitations.

I'm sorry but, he doesn't need a tracker. He needs more careful parents!

This claims to have a range of 4km www.mulberrybush.co.uk/motorola-walkie-talkie-t40

Thanks Netball and Blue I will pass on the ideas. Hadnot thought of phones.

Trackers and phones are only as good as reception. I can't imagine that's too great in certain parts of Malaysian jungle.
You can't contain a free spirit either. You have to work with them.

Knowing your child is a free spirit and letting them on a walk in the jungle is like giving them mischief on a plate no wonder he found lone adventure irresistible.

I was one of those children though. Aged around 10 I took my two younger siblings off for a walk in the woods adjacent to our house and we got lost, returning several hours later.
I was familiar with the topography though, confident in the knowledge there is always a way out -it just might take a loooooong time to find it -and being adventurous already knew the rudiments of making a warm camp and where to find water and nuts and things to eat. We grew up next to those woods so I wasn't fazed. I remember a lot of storytelling and piggybacking in turns my younger sibs, who also thought it a great adventure.

No amount of good hiding on my return got it out of my system though, as I did it again.