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Re:Great North Air Ambulance trials paramedic jet suit by justinclift on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @08:50AM (#24627085)
There are plenty of cases here in Australia, including recently, where people have fallen off a cliff and can't be reached by rescuers for hours or perhaps until the next day.

When that happens, it seems to be because the location (bottom of cliff) has extensive bush covering around it.

That being said, I know nothing at all about any of the above cases. There may have been bad weather involved too, which would probably also be a problem for a jet pack solution.

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Re:Great North Air Ambulance trials paramedic jet suit by Retric on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @08:55AM (#24627147)
The geography of the area is such that a person can walk to these people in 90 minutes. A jet suit with a slightly different design might be a meaningfully better option for rescuing people climbing el capitan or the bottom of ravines, but that’s not what is being considered here.
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