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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 i+n 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 –
Don’t be a Clark Griswold – http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/family-stranded-while-looking-for-christmas-tree-rescued/36863518
Rescue during a rescue training.. Happened to us at Deep Creek once – http://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/285131-161812-lost-hiker-rescued-during-multnomah-county-sheriffs-office-search-exercises-
News –
CAA fines rescue pilot – http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11560797
Winter Sports –
Missing snowboarders found – http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/361615161.html
SAR for missing snowmobiler – http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/12/09/search-and-rescue-looking-for-missing-drayton-valley-snowmobiler
Water Safety –
Skinny dippers rescued – http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/74773622/police-rescue-skinny-dipping-teens-from-nelson-beach
Body of swimmer recovered – http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/74783674/police-and-search-and-rescue-hunt-for-missing-teenage-swimmer-in-napier
Body of missing boater found – http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2015/12/12/search-underway-missing-lake-wylie-boater/77203030/
SAR called off for missing swimmer – http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/coastguard-calls-search-man-spotted-10593596
Hiking –
Lost & Injured hikers rescued –
- http://www.ksby.com/story/30665325/man-and-dog-rescued-from-forest-near-santa-barbara-campground
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11556033
- http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/busy-weekend-for-calder-valley-search-and-rescue-team-1-7610299
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/75047189/search-and-rescue-sparked-at-skippers-canyon-after-man-snaps-achilles-tendon
- http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/two-men-rescued-moelwyn-mountains-10592491
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Hunter-gatherer –
Mushroom hunter found – http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/12/mushroom_picker_found_after_a.html
Missing hunter found – http://delrionewsherald.com/news/image_915b3640-9e99-11e5-8eb0-fb1523faf0ea.html
Missing logger found – http://www.thenewsguard.com/news/crash-otis-man-stranded-found/article_7b70a3d2-a1c9-11e5-a5d4-733c0185de24.html
Missing mushroom hunter found – http://kval.com/news/local/search-rescue-team-rescues-mushroom-picker-in-douglas-county-151207
Climbing –
Fatality at Red River Gorge – http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Coroner-on-the-scene-of-rescue-at-Red-River-Gorge–361723521.html
Vehicles –
Kayaker rescued – http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/74910950/search-and-rescue-mission-launched-to-retrieve-kayaker
Missing cargo plane found – http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2015/12/11-wasaya-flight-missing-sudbury.aspx
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