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 –
Moose hunters rescued (image above) – http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/moose-hunters-stranded-rescue-saskatchewan-hudson-bay-1.3329376
News –
300 callouts in six months for helo base – https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/755481/rescue-helicopters-called-to-more-than-300-emergencies-in-north-in-just-six-months/
Winter Sports –
Snowboarder rescued – http://fox13now.com/2015/11/18/search-and-rescue-dispatched-for-snowshoer-near-snowbird/
Water Safety –
Shark delays rescue team – http://www.vcstar.com/news/local/ventura/rescue-swimmers-search-for-missing-boater-after-vessel-capsizes-in-ventura-2502aff8-6057-27fc-e053-0-352471431.html
Divers rescued – http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/nine-scuba-divers-rescued-in-rough-seas-off-race-rocks-1.2111723
Body of swimmer recovered – http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11546488
SAR for surfer called off – http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/74357588/surfer-search-called-off
Hiking –
Lost & Injured hikers rescued –
- http://www.yumasun.com/news/mcas-yuma-unit-rescues-hiker-dogs/article_c92dfc46-8cbb-11e5-bceb-db36c5f41f2f.html
- http://www.redding.com/news/local-news/search-and-rescue-helps-find-lost-hikers-at-castle-crags
- http://www.mynews4.com/news/story/Search-and-Rescue-teams-rescue-two-hikers-from-Mt/BYcdd2J6oUy7QmD23ZJy5A.cspx
Hunter-gatherer –
Search for missing hunter continues – http://poststar.com/news/local/search-resumes-for-missing-hunter-in-horicon/article_8a965a34-6ce3-5b7b-aaca-31c32f510566.html
Missing fisherman rescued – http://gazette.com/el-paso-county-search-and-rescue-looking-for-lost-fisherman-at-rampart-reservoir/article/1563852
Missing crabber – http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11549785
Missing hunter rescued – http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_00ae8984-931e-11e5-8832-d3ea49bd9966.html
Hunter rescued – http://www.krtv.com/story/30609309/malmstrom-helicopter-crew-rescues-hunter-in-judith-basin-county
Climbing –
SAR for missing climber – http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/74477220/weather-hampers-mt-cook-search-and-rescue-operation
image: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/755481/rescue-helicopters-called-to-more-than-300-emergencies-in-north-in-just-six-months/
Vehicles –
SAR for missing boater – http://www.alaskapublic.org/2015/11/16/search-underway-for-missing-wrangell-boater/
Stranded motorists rescued – http://www.koaa.com/story/30544973/el-paso-county-search-and-rescue-crew-travels-to-help-stranded-motorists-in-prowers-county
Body of missing jet skier recovered – http://abc7news.com/news/search-underway-for-missing-jet-skier-in-napa-river/1091112/
Cruise ship passengers rescued – http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Video-Royal-Navy-RAF-rescue-passengers-abandon/story-28205793-detail/story.html
Sightseeing helicopter crashes – http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/11/21/11/20/helicopter-carrying-seven-people-crashes-at-new-zealand-fox-glacier
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