rescue

A hiker from Saxons River, Vermont survived 13 hours stuck in quicksand in Southeastern Utah last Wednesday. Robbie Tesar, a 25-year-old student enrolled in a 25-day survival training course, was sucked in when he tried to traverse a “sandy area” on the bank of the Dirty Devil River. That area… Read the rest

When officials received a call at 12:35pm on Friday from a climber requiring assistance on First Flatiron in Boulder, Colorado, saying his friend was “not acting right,” they likely didn’t expect the friend to be half-naked and likely high on mushrooms.
Emergency crews were able to retrieve and treat the… Read the rest

When an off-duty search and rescue volunteer happened upon Michael St. Laurent’s makeshift shelter in the backcountry of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, St. Laurent was prepared to die.
The 45-year-old had spent the last 10 days in the wilderness, suffering from frostbite, dehydration and injuries he… Read the rest

Three fishermen faced tragedy when their boat over-turned in the Port Renfrew area on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this weekend. Good thing large waves and rough waters also tempt surfers like Ralph Bruhwiler, who along with his friends left his board to tow the fishermen to shore. Following… Read the rest

The compound fracture of New Haven, Connecticut  firefighter Lt. Jay Schwartz’s ankle is the result of what is called “making the push” when a firefighter is faced with the moment they have to lay their life on the line to save another.
Last Thursday Schwartz and two other firemen, James… Read the rest

An unconscious surfer was rescued by chance on Sunday after he floated into the sight line of 17 senior lifeguards practicing rescue scenarios at a beach in New Zealand.
“It was pretty incredible really,” senior lifeguard instructor Hira Edmonds told TVNZ. Edmonds and two other instructors had been training 14… Read the rest

Apparently if you falsely claim to be stranded at sea you will be sentenced to prison. That’s the verdict for a California man who repeatedly made this claim and was sentenced Monday in San Jose to 30 months in federal prison as a result.
Prosecutors say 53-year-old Kurtis Thorsted broadcast… Read the rest

Rescuers found the body of 52-year-old Joseph Bohlig today, who fell 1,500 feet into the Mount St. Helens caldera yesterday. Two rescue attempts were made on Monday afternoon, but were unsuccessful due to high winds and little sunlight.
Bohlig, who had climbed Mount St. Helens 68 times, was no stranger… Read the rest

A stranded climber is blowing a rescue whistle from within the crater of St. Helens after becoming trapped in the 8,365′ mountain earlier this afternoon. 
Skamania County authorities received a call from the climber around 1:oo p.m. on Monday and the the stranded man was spotted by helicopter shortly thereafter,… Read the rest

The whole world’s eyes are on Haiti now, as the poorest country in the Americas faces yet another devastating disaster. Death toll has now reached over 200,000 at Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital. These numbers are still increasing as survivors are losing patience with the painfully slow process of getting international… Read the rest

Sean Moore, a 44 year-old British climber not only survived two frozen nights on Mulhacen Peak in the Sierra Nevada of Spain, but he also managed to hobble the 11,423 feet down with a broken leg.
After failing to return from his solo mission to master the highest peak in… Read the rest

There’s an unfortunate trend shaping the adventure world as we know it. As advancements in rescue technology are made, human survival skills are degenerating, and many people are venturing out into the wild letting their fates be decided by gadgets that are meant to augment wilderness skills, not replace them.… Read the rest

Still not convinced that mountain climbers are some of the grittiest sons of bitches in the world? On Friday, Derek Mamoyac of Philomath, Ore., was rescued on the west side of Mount Adams, just below the 6,000-foot level. The 27-year-old climber had survived five days on the mountain with a… Read the rest