AN unprepared hiker would’ve “no doubt” lost his life if not for having a working phone and signal after being caught in a white-out at Mount Feathertop, according to police.
The 36-year-old Box Hill man had to sleep in a hole in the snow without a tent as he waited around 18 hours for rescue crews to locate him after he made a distress call at 9pm last Saturday.
Senior Sergeant Doug Incol...
