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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 2021
December 2, 2021
RAC has been supporting WA's only 24/7 emergency rescue helicopter service since 2003.
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AFLW players stand united alongside RAC Rescue to keep West Australians safe on our roads
March 31, 2021
As well as being passionate and committed AFLW players, Emma Swanson and Evie Gooch are also career firefighters dedicated to keeping our community safe.
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RAC Rescue: Norman Spillman
October 12, 2018
It was just another day on the road for truck driver Norm - then everything changed in an instant. Hear his amazing story and the role the RAC Rescue helicopter played in saving his life.
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RAC Rescue: Riley Stiles
October 9, 2018
Eight year old Riley was buried alive when a wall of sand collapsed on top of him. Hear how is father and emergency services, including the RAC Rescue helicopter crew, released him from the trench.
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