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Playing the Victim
One of the more dramatic photos we’ve ever captured was of Henry 1 long lining a victim from the top of a monster wave. What is rarely mentioned is the continual, physical training the unit puts itself through in order to meet those types of rescue demands and, more importantly, the people who volunteer to play victim. Read more…
Send us your Henry 1 photos
Whether you just happened to be in the area during a rescue, parked the fire truck next to the helicopter, got the kids and dogs posing with the crew at an air show, or caught the helicopter flying by, we now have a special place to put all of the Henry 1 photos you send to us: Fan Photos. Read more…
Canine External Cargo
The crew is featured on the Vertical Magazine website for the rescue of a man and his dog from a cliff on Bodega Head trail. You can view a PDF of the story or visit the story online on the Vertical magazine website. Read more…
Neither Night, Nor Driving Rain…
Back at the hangar, the work doesn’t stop. Apart from their work as a cohesive team, each crew member has a specialty to perform that requires they are fit and fully prepared for whatever may come. Read more…
In the News
Fisherman drowns after fall into ocean, friend rescued from rocks
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 2-20-10 at about 1:52 pm, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Helicopter Unit “Henry-1″ was dispatched to a subject in distress in the ocean. A friend of the victim drove to Fort Ross State Park and reported to State Parks Rangers that the subject was a fisherman and had fallen off a rock into the sea. The friend led rangers back up to the area of just south of Horseshoe Cove in the Salt Point State Beach area, nearly nine miles away. Read more…
Missing person found
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
The subject of the earlier press release, Deborah Keehn, has just been located in an area near the point last seen off of West Dry Creek Rd. She was located by the Sheriff’s Helicopter crew who were conducting a search of the wooded area along a nearby creek. Read more…
200 ft long line rescue for injured hiker in Marin County
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 02/14/2010, at approximately 1233 hours, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Helicopter Henry 1 responded to Laurel Del Trail near Alpine Lake, Marin County, to assist the Marin County Fire Department with an injured hiker. Read more…
Three youths rescued from cliff on the Sonoma Coast
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Press Release
On 11/27/09 at approximately 1440 hrs, The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office was notified of three teenagers who were stuck on a cliff just north of the walk on beach at The Sea Ranch. Read more…
1,604 square miles of mountainous forest, narrow river canyons, and steep coastal cliffs bordered by the world's largest ocean. The diverse beauty that beckons visitors from around the world also contains environmental elements potentially hazardous to life and limb. Being airlifted by a rescue helicopter is the last thing anyone has on their mind. Fortunately, there are a handful of professionals who make the business of rescue their top priority...
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