Alaskan Camping/rafting Adventure Disaster, turns into miracle rescue of 75 year old
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
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Hello everyone, I'm today's video I will be discussing a story sent into garmin inReach by Alex Korkishko. He, and his friends and his 75 year old father were on an Alaskan camping, and rafting trip when disaster struck only a few hundred yards from their campsite. But then between them and the emergency teams at Garmin InReach (IERCC) the story has a very positive ending!
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I love my Garmin In-Reach Explorer+. I haven't needed it yet. However, just having the peace of mind while well out of cell range is worth the rather steep price. I even have the global rescue insurance to pay for the first $100K USD of a rescue. It's like $18/year.
I took a spill in a canoe in ice cold water while shooting Class 4 rapids and I'll never forget how that cold water seemed to suck the air out of my lungs and recovering my partner and the canoe was like trying to swim in liquid cement mix. As soon as I got to shore I started a fire to warm us up (I always carry a butane lighter in a zip lock bag). If I had not had training, this would have ended very differently. Even with a life vest, your clothes suck up all that water and make you much heavier. Be careful out there.
Awesome man. Glad the dad made it. Great thinking in an emergency. Salute to the Rescue Officers, they truly are a cut above. Cheers, respects from 🇨🇦
These are the type of stories that make me regret never having joined the national guard, coast guard, or army. So thankful for the properly trained professionals that were there for them. You never know when a pleasant vacation will take a wrong turn
Quick, smart thinking/actions saved all of them. So nice to hear of good outcomes in tragic situations.
You and your kind ways are all we need for Christmas (or whatever holiday each viewer celebrates). Each of your programs is like an amazing gift. I know sending cards to so many persons is something you would live to regret (and then you might feel you had set a precedent for following years). You can do a live show.... Or send a video card of yourself wrapped in holiday lights or out partying with sasquatch ..lol
Yes! My thoughts the same!!
We live in North Pole Alaska and we are vloggers! We’ve never heard of this story! We love your channel❤️👍🏼
WOW. This story choked me up when you said they could hear the helicopter coming. YES! Amazing story.
Amazing story. I can’t even imagine how cold and turbulent that water was for them. And I loved the happy ending.
Wow! I love stories like this. Sounds like everyone did everything right and didn't panic. I'm not a back country camper or hiker (just a day hiker) but if I were, I would definitely invest in a Garmin device. It could not only save my life but perhaps someone else's life also.
Great story, Bryan! After that story you posted about the guy who faked hypothermia so Garmin would rescue him, this story shows how it really should be used -- for real, legit emergencies. I am so glad they were able to get the Dad out of there and all is well. How scary! Thanks for providing such high quality, fascinating content. 😀
So often stories like that don't end well. Thank You for 1 that DID!
KUDOS to Garmin EMT's. & their program!
KUDOS to his son & his friend!
Outstanding !!!
Fantastic story that should be watched by all hikers.
I was on the edge of my seat hearing this story!!! Of course triggering the SOS was appropriate! The elderlycan go downhill fast. !That Garmon inreach can not be too expensive or too unnecessary - absolutely everyone who goes into the wilds should have one and have it activated prior to their trip. Absolutely amazing 👏 🤩
I love when stories turn out this well!!! When you perform CPR for a long period of time it is completely and fully exhausting, these men were so smart to have one person doing chest compressions and the other person doing rescue breathing. If there are two people trained this is how it is supposed to be done! Using this method is quite possibly what save this man's life!!!💚🍃💚 Thanks Brian as usual for another wonderful presented tale of the wild!!!
Awe ❤️❤️ wish all rescues could end this way
Those Garmin devices are amazing. This story was great and these rescue people are on another level of excellence.
Alex is a good friend of mine. If I were ever have an issue he is who I would want around. Bryan you did a good job telling this. When we read what happened the entire office was in tears. Because of this story that Garmin is on my list for my adventure toolkit.
Great story with a happy ending.
F#ckin Aye!!! What an awesome story and amazingly beautiful outcome 🤘 thanks Bryan...we could use a happily ever after occasionally💕 I hope this becomes an increasing trend for ppl to be saved!
Thanks Brian 😉
Thank you Bryan for another inspiring story, glad it all turned out well
Brian
I love Christmas cards too however being in the UK an electronic one would be fab enough ... great episode tonight so pleased all survived and were rescued ⛵
A wonderful outcome to a potentially deadly situation is always pleasing, the rescue services are so dedicated and brave.
Another Great Video! Thank you for all you do!
Love stories that give hope and feel-good relief 😊
Agreed! Great to hear the ones that end well when in reality so many do not. Thanks Bryan
Amazing rescue by an amazing son and friends! Truly something to be proud of. It’s always great to get an uplifting and positive story! Thanks for sharing and for submitting!
You should look into a jibjab Christmas ecard - if they still do those. They’re super cute and can be personalized in many ways and they’re free! You’d have to have an email list though I think that’s something that could be compiled with a Google doc form, where it’s secured (if you will) and only viewable to you, the creator, and the person filling it out can request their own copy of the email too. Just an idea - I can help if needed but I’m sure you got dis!
Just wanted to express my gratitude for this channel. Love the great conversations and the information that is shared. x
Incredible story! Love a happy ending. Thanks Brian ⚘
Happy endings are wonderful!
This is the second story I’ve listened to today Bryan. Thank you.
I don’t think your holiday card is a silly idea but I do think it may be overwhelming for you. You are so kind. Just your nice messages on your program or satisfying enough.
You are so sweet, Bryan!!! You bear good fruits. ❤
You have a great way to retell a story. You didn't miss any details. Thank you! My dad is doing really well and has fully recovered. I hope this helps others to know there are happy endings and be prepared. InReach goes with me everywhere now.
Great story, I am in Australia, I love watching your videos, amazing country beautiful scenery, and such a compassionate person (you!) This story is a little different, but I am wondering with a lot of the stories of missing people, do most of them do you think meet with accidents?? or is there something more sinister. Seems so many people go missing. We have that mostly in the desert outback areas, but we don't have as much high mountainous and forest type countryside as you do. It intrigues me and saddens me as well, so many very experienced people as well go missing there. What a wonderful story of family and friends and the rescue team. What an amazing service. Love all of your work. Vicki in South Australia
Slowly becoming my favorite channel
That was an amazing story. I am so glad his dad survived and recovered so quickly, also that everyone else was ok, thank God that they had the Garmin and all those behind the scene. Bryan, I'd support donating towards Christmas cards :-) I love Christmas and getting and sending cards but, you are so right the cost is very high.
Garmin inreach and rescuers for the win. Glad to hear a happy ending. Neoprene wetsuits should be mandatory for glacier rivers as well.
Brought tears to my eyes!
God bless the US Military! Proud mom here.
Great story! Great ending!!👍
What a story. Amazing rescue. Blessings to all . So glad to hear everyone was ok. Love and light.
Amazing story!! Its nice to know those work awesome- Im glad everyone was OK! Thanks for the story Bryan!
Absolutely brilllll story Brian.
We love u.x
What an adventure! Farming sounds like a wilderness essential.
Good story ☺️. Nice ending
In reach rocks/original badass
Thanks for this
Great story with happy ending, I'm glad they were prepared, and had a Personal Locater Beacon!
Alex you are an outstanding son! Alex yes you should have triggered the SOS never doubt what you did. Bryan you are wonderful too! All of you are wonderful! I don't even go on these type of adventures and I'm going to go look at this Garmin in reach!
You are too kind, my fear was pneumothorax, I could get him through hyperthermia, when he was getting short on breath is when we decided on heli. Yes, having inreach was a great insurance, great device
This was a very interesting Garmin commercial
It’s not a silly idea. I think it’s sweet! God bless
Amazing story but perhaps a little too much for a 75 year old citizen. ( Freezing Alaskan rapids) maybe a calmer river and a canoe would be more fitting?
What fun in that? Lol
Im glad this experience turned out well.
Great Story Brian! Fantastic happy ending!!
That’s so kind of you about the Christmas card idea. How about just do a video of you speaking to us? You could share how your channel grew this year, more merch ideas, maybe do a live and give away a couple gift baskets of survival gear? Do a live auction type thing. Have different sized baskets and have people give super stickers and draw names? The smallest donation gets the smaller basket….etc. I think there’s 3 different super sticker amounts? If that makes sense?
Great ideas!!! So nice of Bryan to want to touch everyone this way!!
@@cindyboard7816 It’s so kind of him. He works hard at doing great videos. I think we’d all be able to help him pull off a nice Christmas giveaway and hopefully give him extra $ to grow this channel. I’m guessing he has more ideas he’d like to do. $ always helps.
Great idea. I like the idea of a Christmas video starring Bryan. 💜 Even without giveaways it could be fun. Or maybe give away a few calendars. Bryan seems like such a cool, caring guy!
@@starfire1146 I agree!
Being an expert can be a very dangerous condition; situations that would look bad to a less experienced person may be dismissed by the 'experienced' one. It can lower the survival quotient. Soooo glad they made it. And very glad the father was rescued. I doubt if anyone else would have had such a great outcome. Also great to hear they were well equipped with the Garmin emergency GPS device. Wonder if there is a cost involved by pushing the button? Whatever it was ... well worth it!!
It depends where the rescue is coming from. That is a great question though and I wish garmin would be more open about it. The call gets routed to the local s&r , then they decide what tools to use for the rescue. In our case the heli came from Alaskan national guard s&R, so it was completely free, since they use it as a training tool in realistic situations. If a heli came from a hospital, then I'd have to mortgage a house to pay for it. Garmin offers insurance for the cost of the rescue as well, which might be a good option. Hope that answers your question
Hello Bryan, thank you for sharing this video 🤗
Such an amazing story, thank you for sharing. So glad everyone is okay.
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Amazing rescue! Those helicopter pilots are incredible!! Glad it all worked out. I just looked up Garmin SOS. You’re a good PR for the company! 😊
Didn’t expect to find this. I’m the Bryan that was doing the chest compressions in this story.
Yes finally a happy ending! Amazing people
It’s a great idea! Cards in the mail, are awesome.
Everyone buy one of those for your loved one
Thanks for sharing. I love your stories and videos. This one especially caught my attention. I’ve heard you talk about the Garmin Inreach before but this really showed how valuable this device is for adventurous people. I’m saving up to purchase one. I like to solo travel/camp and this would be good for me while adventuring alone. Happy Thanksgiving!
Don't wait, don't go outside with out one. I've carried mine for 10 years just to send messages to my wife and check in while out in the wild. Never have I thought I would have to use sos button. It's like an insurance, you never want to get a payout, but when you do you are happy you had it.
cool..im going to start bringing mine out with me..just in case..peace
I’m getting a Garmin!
Thank GOD for those Garmin devises. It's only for super emergencys. Don't use them if it's not an emergency. Those rescuers are not getting paid. They're volunteers. Don't waste their time when they can be helping others in a real emergency. They'll charge you for everything you use though. Everything. Even the 🆘 🤙.
Just make a Christmas video. That's better than a card. I sent snow an northern lights videos to my friends for Christmas last year
I won’t even go mushroom hunting without my Garmin. I’ve used the SOS feature and it worked beautifully. Plus, i can send texts when i am far off the grid.
PSA… I am a dirt biker and often times ride alone in remote areas. Of course anything can happen so I purchased a Garman in reach mini and I take it with me on every single ride. Not only does it allow my wife to track me and see where I am but obviously if I have an emergency it could save my life. One of the really important thing… Purchase the additional life flight helicopter insurance 100%! If you don’t you could end up with a $50,000 helicopter bill and that is something you absolutely do not want. It’s not very expensive at all and it is absolutely 100% worth having.
How cute was the Christmas card idea.
No way would I let my 75 year old dad go out on a day like that, let alone in a raft in the middle of nowhere.
Exactly. If a raft overturning can literally kill you because of how cold the water is....MAYBE they shouldn’t have been rafting that day. Take grandpa kayaking out on the beautiful lakes in the middle of summer. It’s safer, warmer, and if the kayak overturns everyone goes for a nice, leisurely, swim. No emergency services necessary.
Your comment made me smile. We all going to die some day, that is 100%. The memory my son has of his grandpa now is something he will pass to his kids. It rained 7 out of 8 days on the river, so it wasn't a big deal to raft through the rain.
I would. He is my father and an adult who can decide for himself. I am not his parent. He has more life experience and memories than myself.
A 75 yr old man should never be rafting! Just expect the worst !
He can't wait to go back out ;) better than dying of covid!
Totally fair for anyone wanting a Christmas card to pay for the postage. You have viewers all over the world, postage gets insanely expensive!
Being that cold - they needed Sasquatch to take off his jeans and relentlessly rail the dads brown star for a bit. Get the blood flowing !!!
I think the Christmas card is a great idea!! It’s such a thoughtful idea, I read in the comments someone said they’re from the UK so a digital card would still be nice, i’m in Canada so I agree, i mean we can always print it off right?! :) Thanks for all that you do!
thank you for this intense story with a happy ending! I checked out the Garmin link to the article. I was also wondering which Garmin you recommend? this is a great tool to have.
There are 3 options. Mini doesn't have a screen so have to be paired with the phone for regular messages, the one I have has a map screen to use as a GPS and also pair with the phone and the more expensive unit has a touch screen. The subscription plan and coverage is the same across all units.
As always, a great presentation! And I love the idea of a Christmas card! A very sweet idea! 🤗 Don't know how to do that, though....
🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
I think ur xmas card idea is beautiful Brian , $1/$1.50 is a small price to pay. You're such a lovely human being
Really
I'm in Australia so that's probably unviable...
Ummm
Unless u redirected ppl to collect from their nearest umm office works or Mayb post office and they printed out a design for u on location at the store
Sorry , probably not helpful but I'd love to hear about u pulling it off over there
It's a really heartwarming idea.. hope it comes to fruition.. however loco or corny u r .. u r u, & we here love u for that
Lake creek is no joke that’s for sure
We should be send YOU an xmas card!
New sub here. Most of tv is too hard to deal with. Love the stories and would love to get some mysteries to solve….so, if you are up to it.
We have an inreach and it was worth every penny. They have different tiers of subscriptions that can fit any budget so don’t explore these places without one. Accidents can happen to anyone.
I’m glad it all worked out for them but I don’t think that was very good judgment bringing his 75 year old father into that class of rapid,
especially with those water temperatures.
When you go into extremely cold water you can involuntarily inhale and drown and even more commonly,
suffer cardiac arrest.
He sounded like he was a large man
if it took 4 of them to handle him,
even if they were fatigued.
It certainly could have turned out a lot worse,
that’s for sure.
A lot of places don’t have that kind of response and people shouldn’t assume that a chopper is
always on call.
Weather/maintenance issues
and/or
pre-existing missions can leave you
on your own until further notice.
I am NOT criticizing-
I am simply pointing out that there are lessons and reminders to be taken away from this so as to avoid repeating it in the first place.
As for a Christmas card,
you can do a Christmas carol/snow/stars video while you decide what else to do.
Most of us would be happy with that.
Peace on Earth,
Goodwill towards Men...
😇
Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in cold waters, your are totally right. Taking a 75 year old father into the deep Alaskan wilderness, probably not a good idea either. Do I have any regrets? No way! My dad will pass onto the next world soon enough, but the story he has now I l was the best cure for all his health problems. He lost 40 lbs for this trip, balanced out his BP, and was able to walk a mile, just getting ready for this trip. So yes, we always take chances in life but I'm blessed my Oops turned out with a happy ending. My son and my dad bonded dearly through this trip. Thank you for your comment.
I make Christmas cards for sale and to cheers others for the holidays could possibly help with design and making them. Postage however is gone up to .58 cents per Card. In the us. 🤷♀️ nothing like a handmade shared card. I keep most of mine I receive.
Best Christmas Card option for you might be a Christmas video of some sort. ??? Content ???? Good stories???
How about we donate the money with our info and it goes to the next subscriber who donates card so we all pass it along 😊
Why don’t you do a live chat session and people can do donations on there, I am sure we would all love a hand written message from you but it’s not practical. But we probably love to chat to you some time. 😃
If you get rescued how much do you get charged for pressing the button? I always wondered
Loco xmas card club 🌲
Why do people put themselves into these situations? 75 and out in cold rough water?
He is 75 so he is not allowed to make his own decisions and live his life as he wishes? You want him locked up in a home with others deciding for him how to live his life. Playing cards and aging faster.
Funny how kids decide they know what the right thimg for the older generation is.
Dont go out there if you cant get yourself back out.
@1:35 "According to Alex, nothing can prepare you for watching your 75 year old father fall into a freezing Alaskan river."
umm, maybe just maybe highly dissuade your father from doing such dangerous activities anymore because he is simply too old, and unfit for such ?!?!?!?
knowing your limits as it pertains to age, health condition, fitness, and experience, and making the correct decisions is called wisdom. obviously, this family lacked that.
Who pays for the US military helo when something goes wrong? The reason I'm asking, people who are doing very high risk activities are bound to get into trouble. I'm not sure of the hourly operating cost, but I would guess it is at least 5K per hour. I think it's great to do these adventures, but saddling the public tax payer for rescue seems a little unfair. I know private air ambulances charge quite a bit, when we travel we buy air ambulance transport insurance to get back to the States if there is a medical emergency. I never mentioned the risk to the crews who fly out to rescue people.
What is your emergency....for animal attack press 1, near drowning press 2, en Espanol Numero tres. 😁
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Thay shouldn't have taken old pops out there in the first place unless pops had a big life insurance policy on him which i take it he did because why would one take a old geezer any place unless to a rest home and see them once in a while to make sure thay keep paying on the policy.
Pops needs to throw in the towel, for ever
Not funny
These comments lol just because you are 75 doesn't mean that you can't take care of yourself or that you are physically unfit/frail lol
Nope.