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Swiftwater Rescue: Three Point Anchor with Vector Assist

Written By: Lance Piatt

The goal of this video was to capture the essence of anchors for the rescue boat and the hydraulic effects of the river on the rescue raft itself.

After the ResqMax was used to shoot the line across the river, the River Left team anchored one line while River Right A and River Right B anchored the other two ropes.

The goal was to “access” a victim in a very difficult place in the river.

 

Using the moving water itself along with each rope (both in tension and compression mode), the boat was ferried to an eddy behind the rock (where access to the victim would likely occur).

A Reach grappling tool was used to attach a separate “vector assist” line to River Left and angle the boat into proper position.

Special Thanks to:

  • Rescue Response Gear
  • City of San Diego Lifeguards.

 

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Lance Piatt

Beginning his career in the rescue and rigging world as a “blue collar” SAR member with Deschutes and Jefferson County teams. Lance Piatt owns and operates Red Ibex Solutions, a sales and marketing wheelhouse blending rope rigging education and exquisite imagery with equipment knowledge and understanding; housing Rigging Lab Academy and Rescue Response Gear… Lance is producing high-end video education, working with several experts and instructors to produce unique series of “how to videos” and courses for rope rigging: Such as; the first ever full-length rescue training DVD, 'Tower Rescue', released in fall of 2005. As well as a series of scenario-based rescues ranging from cave rescue to cliff rescue.

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