Luck favors the prepared.Find out how ACR enables life-saving rescues across the world.
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Hiking
Posted on July 10, 2025 by Lisa
He couldn’t describe the situation before the call dropped. He ran up and down nearby hills but no signal. After 20 minutes he returned, afraid of leaving me for too long due to the risk of shock and hyperthermia. It was PLB time...
Boating
Posted on June 24, 2025 by Wesley Clepper
After being sunk for an hour and a half, the wind and rain began to ease up. I was able to pump the water out of my boat, but it was still completely grounded.
Off-road
Posted on June 18, 2025 by Dale Visser
We immediately grabbed our bear spray and knives and took up a defensive position and attempted to get a visual on the animal.
Posted on June 17, 2025 by Tony
Looking back, it’s obvious how crucial that PLB was. Without it, I likely would’ve been facing a long wait, a complicated stretcher carry out through rugged bush, and a much more delayed arrival at emergency care.
Posted on June 9, 2025 by Emma
"As I tried to navigate my way carefully down this challenging part of the track, I lost my footing on the wet rock. In an instant, I slipped and fell roughly two meters down..."
Water-sports
Posted on June 6, 2025 by Daniel
"All four members of the crew were able to climb onto the hull of the capsized boat. As we waited, one of the crew members pointed at my PFD and asked “is that a PLB?”. I didn’t even remember that I had it on me until he saw it!"
Posted on May 5, 2025 by Don
After days of exhausting hand steering, he fell asleep with the autopilot back online—only to wake up in the middle of the night....
Hunting
Posted on May 2, 2025 by Jasmine
Once I caught my breath, I did a self-assessment. I looked to my left; straight away, I could see my wrist was broken...
Posted on April 14, 2025 by Peter Husband
Even after resting for half an hour, it was clear that I still couldn’t put any meaningful weight on my right leg...
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