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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 –
Four days, three nights. Utah man toughs it out – http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/15/utah-man-brush-lost-woods-survival/72297360/
Video of highlights CSAR program – http://globalnews.ca/news/2205207/inside-the-reality-of-search-and-rescue/
News –
Tidewater celebrates 30 year anniversary!! – http://wydaily.com/2015/09/15/local-news-tidewater-search-and-rescue/
CAP cell phone forensics team receives award – http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2015/09/04/cap-saves-lives-search-rescue-missions-earns-commanders-award/71724894/
Water Safety –
Missing kayaker found – http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/fire-crews-searching-for-missing-kayaker-on-reservoir
Body of kayaker recovered – http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/search-and-rescue-operation-underway-in-sandown-bay
Man overboard – http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/search-rescue-shediac-bay-1.3222109
Coast Guard searches for boater – http://abc7news.com/news/coast-guard-searches-for-sf-man-reported-missing-from-angel-island/973499/
Water SAR – http://www.local10.com/news/rescue-crews-search-pompano-beachs-intercoastal-waterway/35377306
Catalina SAR for boater – http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-catalina-boat-crash-search-20150907-story.html
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Hiking –
Lost & Injured hikers rescued –
- http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150901_Mule_team_assists_with_hiker_rescue_at_Volcanoes_National_Park.html?id=323805511
- https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/South_Okanagan/15/09/02/Multiple_Search_Teams_Help_Rescue_Three_Men_from_Manning_Park
- http://www.marinscope.com/news_pointer/news/marin-county-search-and-rescue-team-helps-find-injured-hiker/article_05a6ec30-50c8-11e5-90c9-4b2fa75ef6de.html
- http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3895288.shtml#.Vf9fu9-6fIX
- http://crestedbuttenews.com/2015/09/spot-locator-activated-close-to-maroon-pass-initiates-rescue/
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/north-shore-rescue-seeing-spike-in-calls-during-long-weekend-1.3217415
- http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=81422
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/71825004/search-and-rescue-volunteers-battle-rough-conditions-to-save-trampers
- http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/search-and-rescue-crews-help-injured-hiker-near-af-canyon/article_1349cd7e-5aaf-5e8f-9fbf-3ad33f147221.html
- http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_28774623/search-missing-eldorado-canyon-hiker-resumes-fourth-day
- http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d39832764ddd42a6adf1e8aa1e84fe26/UT–Missing-Hiker-Draper
- http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/sb-county-men-assist-with-rescue-in-sierra-national-forest/article_8a879233-f4cc-5bef-9488-28ff1ae9950f.html
- http://www.thegoldenstar.net/breaking_news/327416941.html
- http://democratherald.com/news/local/toledo-man-s-body-recovered-in-gordon-meadows-area/article_e12a4025-9045-5aa8-990b-2e3879849ce3.html
- http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Combined-Search-and-Rescue-help-hikers-on-Transmountain-204232.shtml#.Vf9Xu9-6fIU
- http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/metro-rescues-injured-hiker-ice-box-canyon
- http://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Shuswap/15/09/18/Kamloops_Search_and_Rescue_Looking_for_Missing_Person_Near_Adams_Lake/
Hunter-gatherer –
Missing hunter – http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/search-continues-for-fairbanks-man-missing-from-hunting-camp/article_810cb02e-5d9a-11e5-8a67-bbfd0fa03cc1.html
Body of missing hunter recovered – http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2015/sep/11/body-missing-hunter-located/
Gold miners rescued – http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/WATCH-VIDEO-CHP-rescues-gold-miners-near-Lake/35Ot_wCDr0GS_u8KU5fA4A.cspx
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Climbing –
Climbing accident – http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/rangers-rescue-man-who-fell-feet-off-middle-teton/article_5ca1875a-fa19-5686-a305-04180a7ecb9f.html
Vehicles –
Driver survives wreck in remote area for a week – http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11511656
PLB signals rescue of motorcyclist – http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/distress-beacon-saves-injured-motorbiker-in-remote-goldfields-rescue/story-fnhocxo3-1227533290216
SAR initiated for stranded motorists – http://infotel.ca/newsitem/search-and-rescue-called-out-for-two-people-lost-south-of-kamloops/it23161
Injured mountain biker rescued – http://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/147299/Smith-Creek-rescue
Small plane crash kills five – http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20150907/NEWS01/150909699/-1/s/5-die-in-plane-crash-near-Cascade-Creek-
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