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>> we want to put the rescue swimmer to either side of the victim. and we also want to put the rescue swimmer slightly below the victim on the side of the cliff. >> the man has been clutching to the cliff for two hours when the swimmer makes contact well below him. scared and exhausted, his hands have practically gone numb from holding on. >> easy forward. easy forward. right five feet. he's starting to put the strap around. your position is good. >> finally with a strap around the stranded climber, the rescue swimmer gives his pilot the signal to pull away from the cliff. >> prepare to take t...

Decision as how how to get the rescue swimmer down and how to get him from point a to point b and ultimately point c to where the victim is. >> do you want me to try to push you down to a certain spot there to the left of him. >> that's kosher and i'll walk down to five feet below the guy, walk over and come up underneath him. >> hope to god it works for him. >> all right no problems. we're ready for deployment. >> now the tricky part. they execute a technique called a direct deployment. in this case the rescue swim ler never even get close to the water. instead, he'll stay at the timered to t...

The victim on the side of the cliff. >> the man has been clutching to the cliff for two hours when the swimmer makes contact well below him. scared and exhausted, his hands have practically gone numb from holding on. >> easy forward. easy forward. right five feet. he's starting to put the strap around. your position is good. >> finally with a strap around the stranded climber, the rescue swimmer gives his pilot the signal to pull away from the cliff. >> prepare to take the load. i'm taking the load. left 50 feet. >> we want to get away from the cliff as safe and as quick as possible. we want t...

They execute a technique called a direct deployment. in this case the rescue swimmer will never even get close to the water. instead, he'll stay tethered to the hoist cable and helicopter harness and make his way slowly to the stranded climber. as he's lowered into position the pilot is conscious of the wind generated by the helicopter blades which can be enough to blow the climber right off his precarious perch. >> we want to put the rescue swimmer to either side of the victim. we also want to put the rescue swimmer slightly below the victim on o the side of the cliff. >> the man has been clu...

>> finally, with a strap around the stranded climber, the rescue swimmer gives his pilot the signal to pull away from the cliff. >> prepare to take the load. left 50 feet. >> we want to get away from the cliff as safe and as quick as possible. we want to get the rescue swimmer and the victim over the water or close to the shoreline there where the surf is in case anything was to happen. >> bring the swimmer up. the swimmer is just outside the aircraft. the swimmer is just outside the door. moving in. moving in. >> safe inside the helicopter, it takes just a few minutes to land nearby. tired an...