Helicopter rescue dogs
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Helicopter rescue dogs
Anyone got any information(links), or preferably photos of the dogs they get to leap out of italian coast guard helos to rescue people? I'm trying to prove to someone that it is actually done....and no it isn't an attempt too prove you don't need divers.....
I've done a forum search, no joy.
Thanks
I've done a forum search, no joy.
Thanks
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I have got some footage of rescue dogs jumping out of a helicopter in Northern Italy somewhere. I will try do dig it out for you.
I have got a rescue dog myself (but now well over ten years and not even willing to jump out of the car anymore
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It is not done in our area of operations but the Italians do it for sure.
I have got a rescue dog myself (but now well over ten years and not even willing to jump out of the car anymore
).It is not done in our area of operations but the Italians do it for sure.
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Now theres the deal....Bell rings...Tannoy shouts "Launch...Launch!"....one leans over...opens the crew room door...points with outstretched arm and index finger...and says "Fetch!"
That is a class SAR operation.
That is a class SAR operation.
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Ah...Flight Nurses all look the same under the helmet and flight suit.
The only difference between a Flight Nurse and the helicopter is when you get back to the Hospital, the helicopter quits whining!
The only difference between a Flight Nurse and the helicopter is when you get back to the Hospital, the helicopter quits whining!
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In Italy ...
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Just thought you should know that in Italy we have something called Il Scuola Italiana Cani Salvataggio literally, The Italian School of Canine Lifeguards!
More: HeraldNet.com - Nation/World: Lifeguard dogs paddle to the rescue
S.
ps: When I lived in the UK I had two Red Setters which I miss to this day.
Just thought you should know that in Italy we have something called Il Scuola Italiana Cani Salvataggio literally, The Italian School of Canine Lifeguards!
They leap from helicopters or speeding boats, bringing aid to swimmers who get into trouble off Italy's popular beaches. For these lifeguards, the doggie paddle does just fine.
Hundreds of specially trained dogs from Italy's corps of canine lifeguards are deployed each summer to help swimmers in need of rescue.
These "lifedogs" wear a harness or tow a buoy that victims can grab, or a raft they can sit on to be towed back to shore, and unlike their human counterparts, they can easily jump from helicopters and speeding boats to reach swimmers in trouble.
With millions flocking to Italy's crowded beaches each summer, the Italian Coast Guard says it rescues about 3,000 people every year, and their canine helpers are credited with saving several lives.
It takes three years for the canines to reach expert rescue status, and currently 300 dogs are fully trained for duty, said Roberto Gasbarri, who coordinates the program at a center outside of Rome in the seaside town of Civitavecchia.
Hundreds of specially trained dogs from Italy's corps of canine lifeguards are deployed each summer to help swimmers in need of rescue.
These "lifedogs" wear a harness or tow a buoy that victims can grab, or a raft they can sit on to be towed back to shore, and unlike their human counterparts, they can easily jump from helicopters and speeding boats to reach swimmers in trouble.
With millions flocking to Italy's crowded beaches each summer, the Italian Coast Guard says it rescues about 3,000 people every year, and their canine helpers are credited with saving several lives.
It takes three years for the canines to reach expert rescue status, and currently 300 dogs are fully trained for duty, said Roberto Gasbarri, who coordinates the program at a center outside of Rome in the seaside town of Civitavecchia.
S.
ps: When I lived in the UK I had two Red Setters which I miss to this day.
