The spokesman said the man appeared to have “tumbled” down the cliff, softening his landing ... The Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter airlifted the man to Royal North Shore Hospital in a ...

The spokesman said the man appeared to have “tumbled” down the cliff, softening his landing, adding that he would probably not have survived if he had fallen more than 10 metres uninterrupted.

The plan was for the task force to infiltrate on helicopters followed by extraction via ground convoy, but ended up turning into a complicated rescue operation ... of pilots CW3 Cliff "Elvis ...

"As far as steepness of the cliff face, yeah, it's just making sure that the helicopter keeps me away from that, puts me in the right spot," Zeller said. "And thankfully, pretty much every time they ...

Each team is trained in search skills, first aid, setting up helicopter landing sites and a range of maritime skills, while certain units are also trained in cliff rescue. Volunteers receive an ...