Originally reported missing on September 24th, the search for Dr. Jodean “Jo” Elliot-Blakeslee will continue this weekend, with approximately 20 searchers led by National Park Service and Butte County Sheriff’s Office personnel. See more Pictures  //  Location of Search The effort to find Dr. Jo and her hiking companion has been heroic, but if they had been carrying a device the size of a cell phone, and been able to press the 911 button on that device, this story likely would have had a different outcome.  Help would have been dispatched sooner, and the help would have known were to look.  If  you ride, hike, hunt or bike in the back country, you should have a SPOT in your pocket.   Idaho Statesman report 10/23/2013