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Hiking

Samaritan Gives Rescue to Injured Hiker

Indsendt på February 7, 2023 by Anonymous

"Ok, the ground team is coming down the fire trail now. Air support is also on there way. Please go back down to the victim and update."

Hiking

PLB Saved Marathon Runner from Deadly Fall

Indsendt på February 1, 2023 by Virginia Pile

"I can still vividly hear the sheer panic in my sisters voice as I free-fell down the cliff..."

Boating

Rogue Wave Sink Ship in Pohnpei

Indsendt på January 30, 2023 by Theodore Wenio

Three years ago there were close to zero PLBs in Pohnpei. Thanks to a program with many donors and the Pohnpei Surf Club, the ACR dealer in Pohnpei, we were able to have around 300 boats equipped with ResQLink 400s.

Boating

ACR EPIRB Used During Storm off the Gulf

Indsendt på January 30, 2023 by John

Exhausted and badly bruised; wet, and very anxious about going into another night adrift and disabled.

Hiking

ResQLink+ Activated After a Slip From a Boulder

Indsendt på November 28, 2022 by Elli

She came over to help me back to my tent where my PLB was. On the way there I briefly fainted from the pain, but luckily I was caught before falling down completely.

Boating

EPIRB Aids in Rescue After Explosions to Vessel

Indsendt på November 10, 2022 by JAMES

We broadcast "Mayday" after the 2nd explosion, set off the EPIRB after the 3rd explosion, and expended both fire extinguishers.

Hiking

West Coast Trail Adventure Turns into a Dramatic Coast Guard Rescue

Indsendt på November 10, 2022 by Meredith

Shortly after I could feel that water had made its way thru my gators and had soaked both of my boots. All of this was made worse by the fact that the trail was now flooding from the extreme amounts of rain. 

Boating

Beloved Home Meets Rough Sea - Two Boaters Rescued from Sinking Catamaran

Indsendt på November 7, 2022 by Carol McClain and Thomas Hahn

But the most important thing is, thanks to our PLB's, we have our lives and each other. Now it's just one step at a time to recover and find our next life chapter.

Hiking

Good Samaritan Uses ResQLink for Medical Emergency

Indsendt på November 3, 2022 by Hugo