Survivor stories

Off-road

ResQLink 400 Needed When Weather Worsens

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Charlie

After analysing the situation for a good 45 minutes, and realising that those wheels weren't going to start spinning again anytime soon, I pressed the beacon. 

Hiking

ResQLink 400 Activated In Medical Emergency in NZ

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Deborah

I was in immediate pain and unable to move.

Hiking

ResQLink+ Seeks Search and Rescue in New Zealand

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Catherine

My husband and a friend who just happens to be a member of local search and rescue Southland set up a search and went looking for me.

Flying

ResQLink+ Aids GyroCopter Recovery in New Zealand

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Lionel Green

I was able to maintain enough control to avoid ground obstacles including the hill, trees and powerlines, shut everything down, briefed my passenger and effected a forced and heavy landing into a paddock where the machine hit a banked area and rolled.

Fishing

ResQLink Aids Fisherman at Ngaruroro River, NZ

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Bob Jones

I got my leg trapped between two tree roots, fell over and banged my head and at the time thought I’d dislocated my knee.

Hiking

ResQLink 400 Picks Up Injured Hiker in Rocky Terrain

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Ana

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have a PLB with you - you just never know when you will need it, it is one of the best things you can do for yourself to keep safe.

Boating

ResQLink Aids in Swift Recovery of Father and Son

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Paul Bieker

I am pretty sure that there would have been a greater than 90% chance that my son and I would have died out there if we had not had the ResQLink beacon with us or had lost it during the accident.

Flying

AquaLink Rescue's Pilot on Austria's Mountainside

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Maxime

"If it wasn't for my flight helmet and my PLB, it could have been a lot worse."

Hiking

ResQLink+ Saves Teenage Hiker in New Zealand

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Olivia