SEMPRONIUS - OnStar is good for more than just giving directions.

Thanks to the global positioning technology, a Camillus man was rescued from Bear Swamp in Sempronius after being injured on a hunting trip.

Cayuga County Sheriff Rob Outhouse said James C. Carter, 58, of Camillus, had left for a bow hunting trip to Bear Swamp in Sempronius early Sunday morning. He was supposed to return by 11 a.m. When he was still missing at 8 p.m., his family called the Camillus Police Department.

Police were able to use the OnStar system in his 2004 GMC Envoy to verify his car was still at Bear Swamp.

"Here's another proof positive situation that with availability of technology, it gets us there sooner and condenses our search," Outhouse said.

Highland Search and Rescue, along with volunteers from the Sempronious, New Hope, Moravia and West Niles fire departments and sheriff's deputies, began to search the forest near the car at 10 p.m.

Carter was found about 30 minutes later a half mile west of his vehicle. He said he had been immobilized since 8 a.m. when he dislocated his right hip. He said he recently had some problems with his two artificial hips dislocating.

He was transported by Four Town Ambulance to Crouse Hospital for treatment. A hospital spokesperson said he was no longer there Monday afternoon.

More than 2 million drivers subscribe to OnStar, which responds to an average of 11,000 emergency calls a month, according to the OnStar Web site.

Staff writer Liz Hacken can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 267 or elizabeth.hacken@lee.net