PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - Deputies are investigating a serious crash in Pierce County that happened Wednesday morning. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) made the initial announcement on social media at around 7:09 a.m.

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.

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.