Survivor stories

Hiking

A Slip on Mt. Cook Turns to Medical Intervention

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Sharon

The prognosis of a minimum of 8 months rehab and a maximum of 80% mobility.

Hunting

Hunter Uses ACR PLB for Mountainside Rescue

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Graham

The doctor said if I had not gotten out in a timely manner, infection would have set in quickly.

Boating

EPIRB Activated as Sailboat Sinks in the Atlantic

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Steven Hicks

ran down grabbed my emergency bail bag and the ACR EPIRB from the wall and threw them into the Inflatable dinghy.  I lowered the dinghy, jumped in and untied from my sailboat and pushed away.  After the boat's last mast antenna submerged I gathered my thoughts of what just happened.

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.

Boating

Canoe Trip Cut Short by Broken Arm

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Julia

Denial and disbelief led to the realization that there was no cell reception or other people in the area, and that this was serious.

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.