Survivor stories

Hiking

Samaritan Gives Rescue to Injured Hiker

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Anonymous

"Ok, the ground team is coming down the fire trail now. Air support is also on there way. Please go back down to the victim and update."

Hiking

PLB Saved Marathon Runner from Deadly Fall

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Virginia Pile

"I can still vividly hear the sheer panic in my sisters voice as I free-fell down the cliff..."

Hiking

ResQLink+ Activated After a Slip From a Boulder

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Elli

She came over to help me back to my tent where my PLB was. On the way there I briefly fainted from the pain, but luckily I was caught before falling down completely.

Hiking

Dangerous Flooding and Temperatures Dropping - PLB Aids in Rescue

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Meredith

Shortly after I could feel that water had made its way thru my gators and had soaked both of my boots. All of this was made worse by the fact that the trail was now flooding from the extreme amounts of rain. 

Hiking

Good Samaritan Uses ResQLink for Medical Emergency

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Hugo

Climbing

ResQLink 400 Activated After Nightmarish Fall

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Colin

I could see the rocks below hurtling toward me with increasing speed, and realized there was nothing I could do to stop my descent, and that I was likely going to break my legs or even die.

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.

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