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Podcast: Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
Episode: Risk Mitigation with Dave Callen
Description: In this episode we will examine the true story of the tragic death of a Search and Rescue medic Dave VanBuskirk. On the evening of the 22nd of July, 2013 Dave fell approximately 200 ft to his death whilst on a winching mission to save another person at Mt Charleston in the Las Vegas region of the US. To tell the story I interview SAR pilot Dave Callan.
Dave Callen is a retired Sergeant from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He spent most of his career in the Air Support unit, where he flew patrol, search and rescue...