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RNLI’s lifeboat was launched within five minutes of being alerted by a PLB to a person who had fallen overboard.
Coast Guard officials say a personal locator beacon and life jackets made it a quick and easy search and rescue case.
Due to this mariner’s diligence to have an EPIRB on board his vessel, rescue crews were alerted to his distress and arrive in a timely manner.
CHP’s Northern Division Air Operations says the hiker was able to call for help using a personal locator beacon.
A personal locator beacon was activated, and officers assisted in extracting the vehicle from the mud.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority sent a rescue aircraft after receiving an emergency distress beacon activation.
The climbers activated the distress alerting function of their InReach device after the rock slide.
The rescue team headed to Whirinaki Forest Park in response to the activation of a personal locator beacon.
The group activated their EPIRB before midday on Saturday, with bad weather hampering the helicopter’s arrival until early afternoon.
