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[VIDEO] Helicopter Rescue Near Artesina-Mondolè Resort, Italy, of 3 Backcountry Skiers Stuck in Frozen Gully

Three backcountry skiers got trapped in a frozen gully on Mount Mondolè near the ski resort Artesina-Mondolè in Italy on Saturday, March 16. The trio was unable to advance or retreat safely and sent out a distress call to the local fire department which sent a helicopter with specialist search and rescue members to the gully at 2,300 meters (7,546 […]
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Skier Spent Night in Backcountry Before Helicopter Rescue After Skiing Out of Bounds From Kirkwood Resort, CA

On the evening of Saturday, February 10, H-20 (CHP helicopter) was requested by Amador County Sheriff’s Department to assist in locating a missing skier who had skied out of bounds from Kirkwood Ski Resort, California. Related: Could You Survive An Unplanned Night Out in the Mountains? H-20 responded to the area and located the missing skier, but was unable to […]
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Teton County Search & Rescue, WY, Raises Funds For Year-Round Helicopter

Teton County Helicopter Search and Rescue Mission

Success! After two months of public fundraising, Teton County Search and Rescue (‘TCSAR’), WY, has finally reached its goal for ‘Mission Critical,’ pursuing a year-round helicopter. This achievement enables TCSAR to conduct successful rescue missions in the summer months across the formidable terrain of the Tetons. Previously, TSCAR leased the helicopter from October to May, and in the summer, it was […]
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Chinook Helicopter Rescues 3 Stranded Hikers on the Highest Peak in the Contiguous U.S.

A CH-47 helicopter was dispatched from Cal Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility in Stockton, Calif. last Thursday with a mission to rescue three hikers on the contiguous United States’ highest peak. The three hikers had become stranded on the summit of Mt. Whitney near the final camp of the mountain’s 14,505-foot summit. They were forced to endure a night on […]
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VIDEO: Climbers Helicopter Rescued Off 14,000-Foot Peak in California on Thursday

#Rescue CHP – Central Division Air Operations did it again. The helicopter crew winched three mountain climbers to safety. They were at 13,100' feet in Inyo county, a place called Middle Palisades. The climbers ran out of daylight and were stranded on the steep mountain side All were hoisted aboard H-40 and flown to Bishop Airport. These Officers make it […]
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Richard Branson’s Son Airlifted from Summit of Matterhorn

Wild man gazilionaire Richard Branson has a 29-year-old son. That son had terrible altitude sickness while ascending the 14,692′ Matterhorn in Switzerland on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014. He was weak, throwing up, dry heaving, and exhausted. His lead guide told him he had to descend multiple times on the ascent, but he wouldn’t listen. He continued up to the summit while “retching uncontrollably” as Richard […]
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