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11,000 missions by the side of WA
15 Apr 2026
As of Thursday 9th April 2026, RAC Rescue helicopters have responded to 11,000 missions, rescuing people in urgent and often life-threatening situations.
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Stories of survival
Every RAC Rescue mission is a story of strength, survival and the people who make it all possible. Hear from those who’ve been helped and the crew who were there when it mattered most.
Rescue Story
RAC Rescue helps change lives every hour of every day
July 2022
RAC Rescue flew 692 missions in 2021 and flew 645 missions in 2022.
Rescue Story
A second chance
February 2018
After two serious incidents in 14 months, the Roneys could be considered one of the unluckiest - and luckiest - families in Capel.
Rescue Story
Rescued at sea
February 2018
The weather was calm when Mat Lyons, his father Wayne and friends Angus and Aaron Gibson took to the ocean for an idyllic day’s game fishing off Dirk Hartog Island back in 2013.
Rescue Story
Running out of time
February 2018
For 10 hours Graeme Fry lay pinned under a 400kg quad bike as he drifted in and out of consciousness in an isolated paddock in WA’s South West.
Rescue Story
Lucky to be alive
February 2018
Back in 2005, farmer and shire councillor Graeme Robertson was driving into town from his Kulin farm late in the afternoon, a road he knew well.
Rescue Story
Dramatic air rescue
February 2018
Kojonup local Kevin Gale was working in a paddock with a friend, cutting and splitting wood, when disaster struck.
RAC Rescue Reunion: Meet Cory Payne
August 28, 2017
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RAC Rescue Survivor Story: Graeme Robertson
July 7, 2017
Graeme, a Wheatbelt farmer, tells his story of survival and his experience with the RAC Rescue helicopter.
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RAC Rescue
January 19, 2017
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A message from the RAC Rescue helicopter crew to keep safe during your holiday break
January 14, 2016
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