Scenario:
Dave, our comms tech, took an early morning walk up the glacier. When he didn't return by his designated time, we tried to contact him on the radio and quickly searched for him around station. When we couldn't find him and he didn't reply back on the radio, the GSAR team was mustered. A hasty team of 3, including myself, went out to start the search. A second team set out about 10 minutes later to offer support and assistance. We found Dave pretty quickly on the glacier itself. In this scenario, he had fallen (losing his radio in the process) and had broken his wrist. The fall took him past the flag line which is outside of the safe zone, so the hasty team roped up and belayed each other out to him, probing for crevasses along the way. Once we reached him, Amber did an awesome job of first response trauma. After Amber stabilized the wound, we walked him back to station as a team, talking to him and hydrating him along the way. A team of two pulled a sled behind in case he got to a point where he couldn't walk himself.
Overall, it was a great drill. Everyone stayed safe, we learned a lot, and communication was good. Plus, it was a lot fun.
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