40 years in SAR
UK's Longest Serving Winchman Retires
Press and Journal - Article - Record-breaking winch operator?s final mission
The UK's longest-serving search-and-rescue winch operator has retired after saving more than 1,000 lives in a distinguished 44-year-career.
Kieran Murray’s accomplishments included one record-breaking rescue mission that resulted in the greatest number of people saved by a single helicopter in the UK.
In recent years he worked with his son, Kieran jun, a search-and-rescue captain, and the pair signed off in style with three final call-outs in his final weekend.
Kieran Murray’s accomplishments included one record-breaking rescue mission that resulted in the greatest number of people saved by a single helicopter in the UK.
In recent years he worked with his son, Kieran jun, a search-and-rescue captain, and the pair signed off in style with three final call-outs in his final weekend.
