A swiftwater rescue requires a rescuer to wear a surface dry suit. Special neck and wrist seals prevent water from entering the suit, thus providing protection against water flooding the suit.

Underneath all that gear, they'll also wear bright red dry suits. This helps keep them ... think of that gets washed away down during a swiftwater rescue or swiftwater incident is in that water ...

The five-day course was conducted earlier this month by certified swiftwater rescue instructors ... operates with specialized resources like dry suits, full-face masks, underwater communication ...

Connor Robbins with San Diego Lifeguards That means rescuers stay out of the water if possible in a swiftwater rescue ... That’s when the dry suits come into play. “It’s so important ...

Scott Grahn, a swiftwater rescue instructor with the ... Williamsburg and Geeseytown obtained the ice rescue suits and equipment through the South Central Mountains Regional Task Force, which ...

The agencies set up a command post at the Vanoss High School baseball/softball fields to coordinate their rescue efforts in the Little Canadian Sandy Creek, where it crosses County Road 3440 ...

Manchester Fire Department's swiftwater rescue team helped save children and adults who were trapped in North Carolina due to Hurricane Helene.After crews were sent down to North Carolina earlier ...