Yashas Srinivasa13:57, Jun 23 2021
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Experienced rescue helicopter pilot Nigel Gee, left, and Alpine Cliff Rescue team leader Jim Young on their way to rescue a father-and-son hunter duo at Aoraki/Mt Cook on Tuesday.
A father-and-son hunter duo and a middle-aged Australian man were rescued by the Alpine Cliff Rescue team at Aoraki/Mt Cook in two separate instances on Tuesday. Alpine Cliff Rescue team leader Jim Young said the duo activated their personal locater beacon about 1pm while hunting in the Landsborough Valley area near Aoraki/Mt Cook. The Australian man was on a tramp to the Ball Hut in the Tasman Valley when he veered off course in the dark and got stuck on a cliff face. He turned on his personal locator beacon about 7.45pm.
Coast Guard suspends cliff rescues due to safety concerns
The Coast Guard said it is working to reinstate the function as quickly as possible. By Adam Daly Friday 12 Mar 2021, 9:32 AM Mar 12th 2021, 9:32 AM 36,298 Views 24 Comments
Image: The Irish Image Collection
Image: The Irish Image Collection
THE IRISH COAST Guard has temporarily suspended its cliff rescue function nationwide due to safety concerns.
It said it is working to reinstate the function as quickly as possible and that the suspension is “in order to complete adjustments to various elements of the cliff rescue system”.
“This suspension of cliff activities is in line with the Coast Guard’s safety management system,” a Coast Guard spokesperson said, adding that all other search and rescue services remain in place around the country.
Irish Coast Guard Cites Safety Reasons for Suspending Cliff Rescues
12th March 2021
File image of an Irish Coast Guard cliff rescue team in action
Credit: Irish Cost Guard
A spokesperson said the move is in line with its safety management system “and the function will be resumed when it has been is deemed safe to do so”.
Areas affected by the suspension will be serviced by existing coastguard units and the SAR helicopter network, the spokesperson added.
The move comes just weeks after some coastguard cliff rescue team members claimed they had not received any training in six months amid pandemic restrictions, as previously noted on Afloat.ie.
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