Ready to rescue - Glen Innes Examiner
by By Donna Ward | July 29, 2014
Local State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer Andrew Hutton has earned qualifications for swift water rescue after enduring a gruelling two-day training course at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium. The stadium is where the kayaking events were held during the Sydney Olympics.
Mr Hutton can now claim the title ‘swift water rescue technician Level 3’ after a course that he described as, “very physically demanding”. The two days involved repeatedly being swept down the obstacle-filled course, as well as the tricky task of rescuing victims from partly-submerged vehicles.
Emergency training: Andrew Hutton performing in a swift water rescue scenario involving a motor vehicle.
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