CBP Air & Marine Operations trains weekly in areas like Redington Pass, dropping agents to a victim below.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Intense heat in very remote areas of the desert can leave people in dire situations.
CBP’s Tucson Air Branch trains for Black Hawk helicopter hoist rescues weekly in different Southern Arizona locations, including the rocky, rugged terrain of Redington Pass. Bowles is also a trained EMT. He says even with all that training, real life rescues are unpredictable.
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