Welcome to another edition of Survival Weekly, where the real wilderness survival “reality show” plays out everyday, in the wild places around our world. These unscripted stories will give you insight to the true threats and challenges you may face in your outdoor pursuits. So sit back, relax, and read on to get a dose of reality to sharpen your most valuable survival tool. – BPO
Featured –
I have followed this search, because like the victim, I have a passion for hunting/trapping and sometimes my adventures are by canoe.
3 1/2 month Search resolved – http://snewsi.com/all/tag/Medard+Kowalski
Body of missing hunter found – http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_27719585/coroner-called-incident-york-haven
News –
Not a substitute for a good trip plan, but a valuable tactic if you have cell service – http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/trailheadselfie-suggested-by-coquitlam-search-and-rescue-1.2995140
Cellular booster on a drone –http://www.richmondreview.com/business/296260251.html
Water Safety –
Remains of missing divers found – http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/remains-found-at-site-of-diver-disappearance-at-cape-schanck-on-mornington-peninsula-20150314-1442hk.html
Recovery of missing kayaker –http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-31881419
Crew of tugboat rescued – http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2015/03/15/tugboat-sinks/24805889/
Crew of scientists rescued –https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/26677790/wa-reef-scientist-rescued-by-indon-navy/
Surfer rescued –http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/surfer-rescued-after-being-trapped-under-cliffs-of-moher-1.2140488
Recovery of four year old boy –http://kimt.com/2015/03/15/family-friend-boy-dies-after-being-found-in-hancock-county-lake/
Kayakers rescued –http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/five-boaters-rescued-in-parry-bay-off-metchosin-1.1793178
Winter Sports –
Avalanche safety advice – http://www.policeone.com/police-products/tactical/articles/8433637-Tactics-tips-and-gear-for-avalanche-safety-and-survival/
GoPro footage of avalanche rescues – http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/03/13/06/41/aussie-skier-rescued-after-almost-suffocating-under-snow-in-switzerland
Hiking –
Hiker’s account of getting lost – http://www.pe.com/articles/mountain-762088-corona-trail.html
Blind hiker rescued – http://globalnews.ca/news/1883320/blind-hiker-rescued-from-the-lions-after-getting-disoriented-on-multi-day-hiking-trip/
Lost & Injured hikers rescued –
- http://www.snohomishtimes.com/snohomishNEWS.cfm?inc=story&newsID=3754
- http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/28418170/young-girl-found-by-search-and-rescue-in-whitefish
- http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/injured-hiker-rescued-after-falling-20-feet-red-rock
- http://www.kvia.com/news/developing-now-crews-rescue-hiker-in-franklin-mountains/31812854
Hunter-gatherer –
Climbing –
Canyoneering rescue – https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/03/11/hrc-man-airlifted-to-drmc-after-40-foot-fall-in-johnson-canyon/#.VQjLRo5QMsM
Injured climber rescued – http://www.kptv.com/story/28521541/deputies-injured-climber-rescued-at-smith-rock-state-park
Vehicles –
Stranded off-roaders rescued – https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/03/12/rsw-search-and-rescue-assists-in-search-for-2-stranded-men/#.VQjLN45QMsM
Rescue helicopter crashes – http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31889073
Stranded drivers rescued – http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/drivers-and-passengers-rescued-on-burgeo-highway-1.2997651
Small plane crash – http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/four-bodies-recovered-crashed-plane-6256398
Urban –
Search for missing man resolved – http://www.ldnews.com/local/ci_27717879/searchers-find-east-hanover-missing-man-unhurt
Missing dementia and Alzheimer’s patients –
- http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missing–year-old-woman-with-dementia-found-safe/article_567c2f3e-eeac-59ad-9536-e5ac066248e7.html
- http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Police-Diabetic-Woman-With-Dementia-Missing-296536581.html
- http://kron4.com/2015/03/16/belmont-woman-with-dementia-missing/
- http://www.petoskeynews.com/featured-pnr/missing-alzheimer-s-patient-found-dead/article_89aaa53b-f2e5-52e0-82bb-209fe0fa3971.html
- http://pix11.com/2015/03/14/police-search-for-missing-79-year-old-woman-with-alzheimers-in-east-harlem/
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