MossBack wrote on Jul 4^th, 2019 at 6:33pm:

When I took my first real solo, one of my paddling friends encouraged me to use the SPOT locator every night when I got into camp.  I assumed it was to see how I was progressing.  He later admitted, or claimed, that he and a group of other friends reckoned it would make it easier to recover the body.  Its good to have friends. MossBack

Walk miles from the lake before the end. No need for recovery of the body; nature is gifted at recycling.