Episode 4 in the whitewater safety video series from Jim Coffey and Five2Nine Productions covers throw-rope principles and using a throw bag effectively. While most Swiftwater Rescue Training or ...

Packing a throw rope back in its bag can be a tedious task. Here are some tips I’ve picked up over the years to make things a little easier. Do you have a rope? Do you know how to use it? I find ...

MARSARS Second Chance Rescue Throw Bag with ball gives rescuers a device to make a second full distance throw by soft buoyant ball weighted heaving line. Many other extras such as Wiffle® ball at the ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A piece of equipment found in every Columbus police cruiser may be the reason one officer is at home recovering from the injuries he suffered during a water rescue. ‘Throw bags’, as ...

Safety equipment has been installed on the banks of a river close to where three boys drowned. David Radut, 14, and Aras Rudzianskas, 13, died in May after getting into difficulty in the River Tyne ...