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The pinnacle of Canadian Arctic explorers has been decapitated. Marc Thibault, captain of the research ship CCGS Admunsen, at the cutting edge of Canadian Arctic research, died when the helicopter from which he was scouting the area,…

A new helicopter rescue service is now operating in the Eilat region of Israel. The Road Safety Authority has activated this service to reduce the time it takes to arrive on the scene and transport seriously injured casualties of road…

55 passengers were injured when the charter casino bus they were travelling in overturned. The accident happened on the Interstate 201 in the county of Irwing, near Los Angeles. Exactly what happened is still unknown: according to witnesses…

An exercise involving pilots of the HMS Search and Rescue turned into a real rescue operation. On a two-day training exercise in the picturesque Cowal Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, the crew were accompanied by photographers from the…

International representatives recognise the skills that the Mexican Red Cross showed at the conclusion of their Toluca workshop. The Mexican town hosted the organizations of the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent of 19 countries…

A climber is rescued and carried to safety by the visitor safety team of the Banff National Park in Canada. This technical helicopter "long-line" rescue involved a member of the safety team being lowered by rope from the helicopter,…

The same challenges that have to be faced when an overweight patient, with a body-mass index of over 35, has to be moved and transported by ambulance, also have to be met every time a helicopter has to be used for transportation.