Survivor stories

Boating

ResQLink PLB Pulls Injured Camper from Island

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Brian

The other side of that button, of that call for help, is your own contacts/family/friends/etc. getting called that their dad is in trouble...

Climbing

PLB Recovers Lost Young Hikers in Utah Canyons

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Paul

Hiking

ResQLink Aids in Recovery of Injured Hiker in Australia

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Erica

Hiking

Fallen Hiker Gets Help from Stranger on Summit

Posted on August 2, 2022 by John

As a potential solution, I offered for them to use my ACR PLB to call for help seeing as John  was not responding to the paramedic and she could not determined what his condition was.

Hiking

Hiker Saves Life of Injured Stranger

Posted on August 2, 2022 by John

The sound of the helicopter arriving was a massive sense of relief but at the same time the vision of him being winched up heavily sedated while his family stood around in devastation is something that I'll never forget.

Hiking

Overnight Hike Leaves Injured Stranded

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Mel

Hiking

ResQLink 400 Saves Man from A Venomous Hike

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Ben

I tried to find the source of bleeding and discovered a puncture wound on my calf, oozing blood.

Hiking

Camping Trip to Crab Lake Cut Short

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Sergei

Hiking

PLB Triggered During Medical Emergency in Australia

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Robert Croll

What I didn’t know at the time, was everything else going on in the background. 4 people playing cards get a call out, jump in the helicopter, save me and then back to playing cards. Not quite.