Ready for instant use. Deploys O/S within seconds. Slides effortlessly atop early winter black ice. Outbound IR technician walks, or crawls through snow covered ice.
Rescuer remains one sled-length away from the victim and extends the empty sled as a reaching device for the victim’s self-rescue attempt. With forearms through orange sling, patient is gently hauled aboard by shore-based line tenders. In-bound sled shields torso of both patient and rescuer.
Minimal two-person crew needed for deployment.
Ready for deployment within seconds.
Rescuer remains atop ice. Prevents rescuer from being grabbed and climbed on.
With sled’s built-in 4:1 ratio pulley system, only one shore-based person is needed to extract patient from icy water.
