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    Because they are doing an irresponsible act and they are putting rescuers lives in danger as well as their own and just want fame. In the article‚ “Ranger Killed During Rescue of Climbers on Mount Rainier” by the Seattle Times states‚ “As Hall‚ 34‚ was preparing some climbers for helicopter evacuation at 4:59 pm.‚ he fell down the mountains northeast side from the 13‚700-footlevel.” This does show that the rescuer risked his life and died while saving someone else’s. Although‚ he did die‚ he loved his

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    in the Atacama northern region of Chile collapsed leaving 33 miners 2‚300 feet underground. A rescue mission costing 20 million dollars headed by Miguel Fortt successfully extracted all of the 33 miners alive from the “bowels of the Earth” after spending 69 days underground (Penhaul‚ 2011). Florencio Avalos was the first miner to be rescued on October 13‚ 2010. Twenty two in a half hours after the rescue operation began shift foreman Luis Urzua‚ 54‚ was the last of the

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    collapse‚ delayed rescuers for approximately 3 additional hours before they could resume their rescue efforts. The accident trapped workers for over two months at depths up to 2000 feet below ground. A tunnel gave way and the story was seen around the world as a miracle. The worldwide coverage was intense showing every detail of what Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Chilean Copper Mine Collapse the rescue team went through to get to these trapped miners. Over 1‚000 news reporters and journalists

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    Saints at the River

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    to determine how to retrieve the drowning victim. In the book Saints at the River‚ dynamite was used in order to recover the bodies of the rescuer and the girl. In the actual account‚ nobody was hurt in the rescue attempt. They only manage to recover a few bones during the actual rescue while the book characters manage to recover the entire waterlogged body. The book’s version of the recovery efforts show divers using scuba equipment in their attempts to locate the body. While in the actual

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    the mine. There biggest concern would be to know that their loved ones are ok and are going to be rescued. In a case like this you would want to give the family a positive message and reassure them that the company is doing everything they can to rescue them and make it as comfortable as possible. Second‚ would be to communicate to the rest of the internal employees of the situation and reinforce to them that working for this company is safe. I think that it would be a good idea to tell them how

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    motivated these rescuers‚ they knew what the society was being fed was immoral and they stood for their beliefs and helped. Though the amount of rescuers may have been small‚ these people were genuine. There were various reasons as to why people chose to rescue. Some were motivated because they had a certain relationship with them‚ they were there friends and family. Some were politically driven‚ others were doctors and nurses and continued

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    confined space and how to identify them. Dr. emphasized on how quickly the rescue needs to happen‚ as the body will die without oxygen in 4 minutes. The explanation of CPR procedures was explained. The importance of findings of the risk assessment‚ PTW‚ appropriate control measures were highlighted‚ which includes: proper ventilation‚ isolation‚ initial gas test and further gas testing in regular intervals‚ arranging of rescue equipment‚ stand by person‚ adequate lighting‚ recording of time of those

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    Americans played an important role in the development of the culture. The mountains kept insiders close and outsiders away. Thus they shared cultures‚ traditions‚ ways and beliefs. They lived independent lives yet maintained the family background that enabled them to come together in times of need. They shared music‚ religions and many other things (How do you know if you’re appalachian). The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains is a novel wrote by Mary Noailles Murfree in 1885. It is important

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    The Rocky Mountains A look into the alpine biome’s ecosystems and a potential stressor to them The Rocky Mountains are located in the biome known as the alpine forest. The Rocky Mountains are a large mountain range that is located in western North America which runs more than 3‚000 miles‚ from the northernmost part of British Columbia‚ in western Canada‚ to New Mexico‚ in the southwestern United States. Average January temperatures in the Rocky Mountains can range from -20 °F to 43 °F‚ with

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    Expenses of an Adventure Recreational Activity: Mountain Biking in Putrajaya Challenge Park Nur Syuhada C. I.2‚ Syamsul Herman M. A.1‚2‚* and Zaiton S.1‚2. 1Faculty of Forestry‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia‚ 43400 UPM Serdang‚ Selangor Darul Ehsan‚ Malaysia. 2Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products‚ Putra Infoport‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia‚ 43400 UPM Serdang‚ Selangor Darul Ehsan‚ Malaysia *corresponding author: syamsulhma@putra.upm.edu.my‚ syamsulherman@gmail.com‚ Abstract

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