Into The Call: Behind The Rescues
Join your host, Ric Ondrusek - along with guest hosts, and producer Andrew Godwin - as he talks to a different guest from the backcountry search and rescue community each episode - diving into their journeys through SAR, the moments that stuck with them, and the lessons and stories they've taken forward with them.
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Into The Call: Behind The Rescues
Episode 2: Tom Wood
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Tom Wood joins us to discuss his journey from the Rust Belt - via the Marines and journalism - into the world of rescue, including responding to the 2013 Colorado floods, rescuing trapped sailors out of the belly of the capsized MV Golden Ray, and helping out with the aftermath of the Columbia Shuttle disaster.
Content notes: Contains frank discussion of severe bodily trauma and death, pet trauma and death, suicide, natural disasters, naval disasters, and space disasters.
Links:
- Tom's book: https://www.amazon.com/Trading-Steel-Stone-Rustbelt-Mountain/dp/1555664679
- The 2013 Colorado Floods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Colorado_floods
- The MV Golden Ray rescue: https://abcnews.go.com/US/rescue-teams-make-contact-crew-members-inside-capsized/story?id=65483916
- Harken Safety & Rescue: https://www.harken.com/safetyandrescue/en/home/
- Alpine Rescue Team: https://alpinerescueteam.org/
- Mountain Rescue Association: https://mra.org/
- International Commission for Alpine Rescue: https://www.alpine-rescue.org/
- Responder Alliance: https://www.responderalliance.com/