Rescue Radio by Portland Mountain Rescue
Portland Mountain Rescue is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to saving lives through rescue and education. Rescue Radio was created to reach a wider audience to prevent emergencies in the greater outdoors.
Rescue Radio by Portland Mountain Rescue
Helicopter Rescue in the Grand Canyon
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Portland Mountain Rescue - Tom Gall
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Season 1
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Episode 8
Created by: Mari Feher, Hosted by: Ania Wiktorowicz
Tom Gall, one of Portland Mountain Rescue's Rescue Leader takes you down to the Grand Canyon where a canyoneering trip when horribly wrong. Tom's years of experience as a 20 year PMR veteran, a fire lieutenant and as a paramedic came in handy to control the situation and organize an aerial evacuation. As a bonus, he will also share a story of a cross country skiing outing turning into a midnight rescue in the frozen Mt Hood forest, where being prepared for anything literally saved a friend's life. Do you want to know what was in his pack? Come and listen to the stories.
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