at the kearn county sheriff s office, the air support team of deputies mcadoo and nelson. we got our gear together that we needed to conduct the hoist rescue, pulled the helicopter out, took off and started heading out there. as we were going out there, the first ground units arrived on scene and actually confirmed that they had six people stuck in three different trees. when they reached the scene, mcadoo and nelson are surprised at how swollen the river is. stuff that s usually dry land was underwater. it was shocking to see the peril that these people were in. the ground team rescues two people using boats, but they can t reach mike or ed, marooned in the trees. that s when they asked for us to go ahead and conduct a hoist rescue. the rafters have been in the water for more than an hour, and are growing dangerously chilled. how much longer can they hold on? i was starting to feel a bit frostbitten.
at the kern county sheriff s office, the air support team of deputies mcadoo and nelson. we got our gear together that we needed to conduct the hoist rescue, pulled the helicopter out, took off and started heading out there. as we were going out there, the first ground units arrived on scene and actually confirmed that they had six people stuck in three different trees. when they reached the scene, mcadoo and nelson are surprised at how swollen the river is. stuff that s usually dry land was underwater. it was shocking to see the peril that these people were in. the ground team rescues two people using boats, but they can t reach mike or ed, marooned in the trees. that s when they asked for us to go ahead and conduct a hoist rescue. the rafters have been in the water for more than an hour, and are growing dangerously chilled. how much longer can they hold on? i was starting to feel a bit frost bitten on my feet. maneuvering a rescue hoist
washington navy yards and for the men and women who helped rescue those trapped inside, it was a mission like any other. this is the modern day version of slaying dragons and rescuing damsels. i m a pilot sergeant with the united states park police and i m a helicopter pilot. this unit flies an average of 1100 hours a year. about 200 search and rescue missions 45 law enforcement and between 150 and 450 medevacs a year. the united states park police is sort of the urban law enforcement arm of the national park service. we do hoist rescue, med vacs, we search for snipers. but at navy yard we had to do all of those things at once. this is cnn breaking news. we re learning of a shooting at the navy yard in washington d.c. we know several shots fired. we know people injured. that morning i was the day work pilot.
expedition has also climbed out on to the log with ed. they are shocked at how cold that water is. i realized that i could risk suffering hypothermia if i got either of my legs in the water too long. fortunately, their plight has been noticed. i saw people gathering on the shore, they were looking and i m sure that they had called the rescue team. two teams are called. the ground rescue volunteers and at the kearn county sheriff s office, the air support team of deputies mcadoo and nelson. we got our gear together that we needed to conduct the hoist rescue, pulled the helicopter out, took off and started heading out there. as we were going out there, the first ground units arrived on scene and actually confirmed that they had six people stuck in three different trees. when they reached the scene, mcadoo and nelson are surprised at how swollen the river is. stuff that s usually dry land was underwater. it was shocking to see the
rescue team. two teams are called. the ground rescue volunteers and at the kearn county sheriff s office, the air support team of deputies mcadoo and nelson. we got our gear together that we needed to conduct the hoist rescue, pulled the helicopter out, took off and started heading out there. as we were going out there, the first ground units arrived on scene and actually confirmed that they had six people stuck in three different trees. when they reached the scene, mcadoo and nelson are surprised at how swollen the river is. stuff that s usually dry land was underwater. it was shocking to see the peril that these people were in. the ground team rescues two people using boats, but they can t reach mike or ed, marooned in the trees. that s when they asked for us to go ahead and conduct a hoist rescue. the rafters have been in the water for more than an hour, and are growing dangerously chilled. how much longer can they hold on?