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Two US Marines during a rescue training operation Two lifeguards of the German voluntary water rescue organization DLRG patrolling a public bathing area of a lake in Munich. Surface water rescue is defined as the rescue of a person who is afloat on the surface of a body of water. [citation needed]
A man riding a snowmobile fell through the ice on Jordan Pond just as firefighters trained with a special rescue apparatus. Training exercise turns into real-life water rescue in Shrewsbury Skip ...
Swift water rescue (also called "white water rescue") is a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions. Due to the added pressure of moving water, swift water rescue involves the use of specially trained personnel, ropes and mechanical advantage systems that are often much more robust than those used in standard rope rescue .
While training, techniques and equipment varied, one rule was constant: "Rescue forces must presume survivors in each crash until proved otherwise." Search and rescue of downed aviators in the continental United States fell primarily to the Civil Air Patrol, a civilian aviation group under the command of the Army Air Corps. The CAP would ...
NORTHBOROUGH —Four local firefighters rescued a woman who got stuck in mud up to her waist while chasing her dog on Tuesday in Carney Park, applying ice and water rescue training they got the ...
A lifeguard (United States) on patrol during Hurricane Earl. Red and yellow flag indicating a bathing area patrolled by lifeguards. A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake.
Nov. 14—If you took a trip to Lodi Lake this past week, you may have seen a group of men performing routine water rescue tasks and speed boat maneuvers for most of the day.
It was the first pump-powered artificial whitewater course built in North America, and is still the only one anywhere with heated water. It remains an active training center for whitewater slalom racing, swiftwater rescue training, and other whitewater activities. The facility is owned by the NRG Energy company. Except during special events ...