LSI News
Billy Pugh helicopter rescue net used to rescue 35-year-old after falling from cliff
A 35-year-old male was trying to climb down a cliff wall next to 80-foot-tall Rainbow Falls in Wailuku River State Park in Hilo when he fell onto a rock outcrop and then into a pond.
The Hawaiʻi County Fire Department used a helicopter with a Billy Pugh net to extricate him from the location. The man was flown to a waiting medic unit and transported to the emergency room at Hilo Medical Center.
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U.S. Navy Utilized UNI-PAC II to Rescue Stranded Fisherman Off Coast of Guam
The crew of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 located a missing mariner and his vessel during a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation Jan 17.
Life Support International's UNI-PAC III Extends Search and Rescue Capabilities of P-8A
“There’s no other rescue capability like it in the world,” Lee McDowall, Royal Australian Air Force.
Life Support International's UNI-PAC III Search and Rescue Kit supplies critical life saving equipment to downed survivors in emergency situations.
UNI-PAC II Dropped From P-3 Orion in successful Search & Rescue Mission Off Coast of New Zealand
On Monday, October 14, 2019,The New Zealand Defence Force deployed a UNI-PAC II Survival Kit in support of a search and rescue mission after a yacht sank off the coast of the North Island. Life Support International's UNI-PAC II is an air droppable survival kit, including a life raft and other critical survival equipment, that can be tailored to meet specific requirements and configured to deploy from various aircraft applications.
California Highway Patrol Uses Billy Pugh Net in Rescue Mission
Monday, July 8, California Highway Patrol deployed a Billy Pugh net, in support of Contra Costa County Firefighters, to rescue two men in distress off the coast of Bay Point, CA. The men were safely transported to land where they were examined by emergency medical support. This rescue is a reminder of the safety and reliability of the Billy Pugh Net.