Search & Rescue [FULL DOCUMENTARY]

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When something goes wrong in the wilderness, search and rescue is there to help. #searchandrescue #firstresponders #helicopter #firstaid

This 60-minute documentary film takes us behind-the-scenes of Utah’s volunteer Search & Rescue teams, and shows how their on-the-job experiences with life and death have further shaped their lives.

A KUED (now PBS Utah) original production, Search & Rescue offers a behind-the-scenes look at Utah’s first-responder Search and Rescue volunteers. See how life and death experiences have shaped the lives of these brave men and women.

When Brenda Beene was 15, she and two cousins decided to hike up a waterfall to watch the sunset. While scaling the slippery precipice, one of her cousins lost his footing, and fell off the rock face. “The fear was indescribable,” says Beene. “It was paralyzing. I sat there, next to his lifeless body, for what seemed like forever. The sun started to go down, and then I saw two faces come up over the ledge. It was Search and Rescue. I was so grateful.”

Search & Rescue follows search and rescue volunteers who confront life and death experiences that have shaped their lives

Becoming a SAR member is a rigorous process. After being selected from a pool of applicants, interviewees must provide their own gear, means of travel, and take a yearlong course to learn the skills required to be a part of the team, followed by a strenuous final test.

"That feeling that you get when you help that person, when you bring a person down off a mountain and the family is standing there, waiting. You feel like you made a difference today. "
Toby Norton, Utah County Search and Rescue

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Helping others adds incredible value to your life and Utah maintains a super healthy relationship volunteerism. Make this type of work a little safer for everyone by doing the following:
1. Let folks know exactly where you are going AND who to contact if you don't show up. (Local County Sheriff?)
2. Bring EXTRA food, water, a headlamp, lighter, mylar
3. Stay together whenever possible.
4. Be able to "signal" air support in remote areas. Wear bright colors, bring a mirror, make a fire/smoke (if safe).
* Remember, you may encounter someone needing assistance. If you are delayed helping someone, you will have the essentials, plus some for them.

amiefortin

We moved here a few years ago, and Utah is the most beautiful yet deadly place to play. Desolate desert, high altitude mountains, cold, fast water. It's absolutely serious and demands discipline. Thank you All first responders and PBS Utah for this info.✌️🇺🇲

spencertherren

Great video! Amazing how selfless people can be. Thank you to all those who risk their lives to save others.

ariw

A great documentary! Thank you to these heroes for all you do and sacrifice.

mskinetik

Such a sad story that young man losing his life, that family losing their loved one. I hope his wife carried their 2nd child to full term and will share fond/happy memories of her husband to that child, to both children. Condolences to all concerned. SAR's team one and all you do and did an amazing job. Sadly you cant save everyone and you shouldn't judge yourselves, you are all outstanding. You put your own lives on the line too sometimes.. Best wishes from Western Australia....my heart is aching...

To Victoria you are one lucky lady!! You did all the right things and still things went wrong.. you couldn't help that, nobody goes out for a walk thinking they will get lost, but you had the presence of mind to leave a message. You told that stupid motel clerk (who I do hope doesn't still have a job there) to get help if you didn't come back by dark. Its not like every other guest says the same thing to him.. all he had to do is check on one guest!! He stuffed up in a major way, you could have lost your leg, you could have died. You didn't.. well done you. The rescuers didn't give you a future they gave you life.. can't get better than that.. worth writing a book.:)

To the rescuers...maybe a lesson learnt to add to your training to your members/helicopter pilots etc too that heat seeking doesn't necessarily work on cold bodies.. doesn't mean they aren't alive.. I hope you took that on board.. You all do an awesome job.. sometimes it just takes a little longer.
So sorry that little boy in the river wasn't found.. love to his family..
Apologies for long comment.

jennyc

Excellent documentary. Thank you, SAR!

briannawright

You NEVER hike alone. NEVER ski alone in the back country.

hawlikd

Just amazing. I live in the black hills and have considered joining search rescue here. But I just don’t have the ability to be available 24/7 because of the business I own. It’s so incredible so many people can and do.

SticksAandstonesBozo

Volunteer SAR is much like volunteer Fire fighters, Paramedics/EMT's; just different types of emergency's requiring different types of skills. Many are "unpaid professionals" going into what many others can't, for the same reasons that other volunteer first responders join for - to help those who need it most when those resources are required. Normal hobbies just don't work for us...

@27:51 You all did everything you possibly could at the time! Let that bring you peace, not what you learned after the fact and all the the coulda shoulda wouldas... That was a terrible situation from the get go. You still did something that so many wouldn't dare attempt.

keeneyeful