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This is why the throw rope is the primary rescue tool for whitewater paddlers, since the rescuer can effectively help a swimmer from a safe position. A tethered rescue is an advanced rescue technique in which a rescuer swims out to the victim, manually frees them, and then holds onto the victim as they get pulled back into shore. A tethered rescue requires multiple rescuers and a PFD with a quick-release chest harness system. Anyone else present could be used to help secure the belayer…

a helicopter flying over the ocean with a parasailer attached to it's back

Rescue swimmer,from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City,North Carolina,lifts Capt. Alex Arbuckle,334th Fighter Squadron pilot,out of water into HH-60J Jayhawk during search & rescue training mission,Sept.24,2015,off coast of North Carolina.Airmen from Seymour Johnson AFB,North Carolina & sailors from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City & Coast Guard Station Hobucken,North Carolina worked together to locate & rescue simulated ejected pilot & weapons systems officer as part of training…

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