currents. but co-pilot art litsinger suggests they get the life ring to the victim from the air. we re going to have to actually get fairly close and try to toss this ring out somewhere where he could get ahold of it. i knew our biggest problem was the rotor wash from the aircraft itself, the wind speed. and i was afraid we were going to knock him over. but they re willing to give it a shot. we re probably only about a foot or two off the water. we tried to get in close. i was trying to get our side of the aircraft in close to him so he could throw the gentleman the ring. and as soon as we got that rotor wash next to him, we could see the guy starting to stumble. i was looking right at him, and he got a little disoriented, and then he got wobbly, and then he fell. seeing his head go under, i cringed and closed my eyes a b gone. can rescuers get to the man in time? the danger level increased 100%. what was a difficult rescue
got information that one of the choppers had spotted an individual walking in a white shirt. but when officers responded on the ground, they didn t find anyone. this is an area known as the chain of lakes. this is an area where a lot of people from the city or the larger suburbs keep weekend homes. as a result, you have a lot of boats out here. you have a lot of boat houses. you have a lot of campers. there is an abundance of places in which these suspects could hide. you have federal authorities, state authorities, and local authorities who have all descended on this area in a massive show of force. what we have seen from them is they seem to be paying a lot of attention to the vegetation. we have even seen them in the helicopters with one officer out on the skid and they come with a rotor wash and blot grass around looking to shoe the suspects out of the vegetation if indeed that is where they are hiding. all we have in terms of description of the suspects is that you are looking for
he also threw down a small rope that couldn t have held her weight, but would give her something to hold on to for reassurance. the sun is starting to set and the rescue team has to work quickly. sergeant barth begins lowering deputy paramedic mark demarto toward the woman. both men are wearing helmet cameras. as soon as i left the bird, i started to spin due to the rotor wash. i needed to stop this spin as fast as i can and get it stopped in a safe manner away from our victim. he doesn t want to accidentally bump into the woman and knock her off the rock face. i was able to point out a spot on the cliff where i could safely stop my spinning. basically, it s a flintstone maneuver. you stick your foot out against the cliff face, come to a stop. then get to the task at hand and complete the rescue. but demarto is still getting pushed away from the rock by the wind kicked up by the
we ve run out of time. the life ring they ve been tossing is repeatedly washed back to them by the strong currents. but co-pilot art litsinger suggests they get the life ring to the victim from the air. we re going to have to actually get fairly close and actually try to toss this ring out to somewhere where he could get ahold of it. i knew our biggest problem was the rotor wash from the aircraft itself, the wind speed. and i was afraid we were going to knock him over. but they re willing to give it a shot. we re probably only about a foot or two off the water. and we tried to get in close. i was trying to get art s side of the aircraft in close to him so he could throw the gentleman the ring. and as soon as we got that rotor wash next to him, we could see the guy starting to stumble. i was looking right at him, and he got a little disoriented, and then he got wobbly, and then he fell. seeing his head go under, i cringed and closed my eyes a little bit and said a little p
the life ring they ve been tossing is repeatedly washed back to them by the strong currents. but co-pilot art litsinger suggests they get the life ring to the victim from the air. we re going to have to actually get fairly close and try to toss this ring out somewhere where he could get ahold of it. i knew our biggest problem was the rotor wash from the aircraft itself, the wind speed. and i was afraid we were going to knock him over. but they re willing to give it a shot. we re probably only about a foot or two off the water. we tried to get in close. i was trying to get our side of the aircraft in close to him so he could throw the gentleman the ring. and as soon as we got that rotor wash next to him, we could see the guy starting to stumble. i was looking right at him, and he got a little disoriented, and then he got wobbly, and then he fell. seeing his head go under, i cringed and closed my eyes a little bit and said a little prayer and said, oh, boy, he s gone. can