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A volunteer crew was tasked after an EPIRB was activated by a distressed vessel with three people on board off the Illawarra Coast.
The man onboard swiftly activated his EPIRB, sending out a distress signal that would soon summon his rescue.
255 people were pulled from the water, 44 saved from aviation incidents and 51 rescued on land, where PLBs were used.
They were carrying and activated their properly registered emergency beacon and were all believed to have been wearing lifejackets.
The 34-year-old backcountry skier from Calgary was located after an SOS emergency beacon was activated from a mountain hut,
The man said the EPIRB saved his life as it's signal pinpointed his location, alerting the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ).
The teenager was wearing a lifejacket and carrying a PLB before heading to sea, two important factors to a positive outcome.
Ground, cliff and boat teams were mobilised 1,278 times while the four helicopters were sent to 796 calls.
Watchstanders received an Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon 406 MHz distress signal from the vessel.
