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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.
The aeromedical evacuation was coordinated by SALVAERO and the Aerospace Operations Command.
After he became lodged against a tree, buried up to his waist, he was able to slowly wiggle his arms free and reach his PLB.
The lone sailor had managed to trigger his distress beacon, and ended up jumping into the sea to be rescued.
Each year, the Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and other government agencies rescue thousands of people in distress.
The Rescue Team was scrambled to the scene after a walker set off an emergency personal locator beacon.
He hesitated before taking a personal locator beacon (PLB) with him but making the effort almost certainly saved his life.
