Tag: rescue
Rescue signalling – Ground-to-Air emergency code
There are a number of techniques that you can choose to use if you are in distress in the outdoors, depending upon your location and…
Survival skill: making a splint
When out in the wilderness, it helps if someone in your group knows more than just how to put on band-aids. It may be you,…
Incredible story of SPOT’s 4,000th rescue
Michael Herrera is a retired firefighter and a fan of the SPOT device. This enabled a speedy rescue after he crashed his motorcycle when he…
Getting lost in the forest – survival guide
Have you ever thought how today’s generations knows how to survive in the concrete jungle fine, but when it comes to spending some time in…
How to use a Signal Mirror
If you are in a distress situation and you have lost hope of rescue, the sight of a rescue aircraft should fill you with joy. However, you…
Outdoor apps to help keep you safe
Life is dangerous. There’s no denying that. Though the chances of something catastrophic happening to you or a loved one at any given second isn’t…
76 days adrift in the Atlantic and this man survived using solar stills and eating raw fish
The story of Steven Callahan who miraculously survived 76 days adrift, without food or water reserves, is inspiring on so many levels. The whole ordeal…
Siberians are the best at rescuing sinking vehicles in frozen lakes
When a local Siberian told a photographer that “we are Buryat people and we have brains”, he didn’t know how to take this new information,…
5 Outdoor Apps To Keep You Safe
Life is dangerous. There’s no denying that. Though the chances of something catastrophic happening to you or a loved one at any given second isn’t…
Daisy Crockets Low Tide Rescue and The Beautiful Nudibranch (video)
Her boat dock’s broken, the tide is super low, her boat floats off, and she needs to be rescued, even with all that, the highlights…