After many years hunting without one, during the 2019 roar George decided to purchase one. That weekend, on the same day he registered and set up the new PLB, he found himself trapped on a narrow ledge, after falling down a cliff face in the Nelson Lakes National Park.
Badly injured, and unable to climb up or down, he set off the PLB, leading to a technically challenging but successful rescue by Life Flight’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
“I certainly believe that without the PLB, and the team at Life Flight, I wouldn’t be here to tell my story,” he says.
George was on an annual hunting trip to Nelson Lakes with his dad, Peter, a ritual they had observed for many years. On the day of the accident, Peter remained…