Chemical light stick helped rescue elderly couple after car left the road on the way back from Varginha
William Bertolucci, a survivalism practitioner, showed Revista da Cidade what he carries in his 12-hour emergency backpack
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Four chemical light sticks, in red and green, marked the road during the rescue of an elderly couple whose car left the highway and stopped at the edge of a ravine, on the way back from Varginha. The story was told by William Bertolucci, a survivalism practitioner, in a report by Gabriel Dinali aired on Revista da Cidade this Tuesday (10), on Rádio Cultura.
According to William, the elderly couple was unconscious inside the car, and only the rear of the vehicle was visible from the road. With a 4x4 pickup, he and the person who was with him managed to pull the couple out. The sticks hanging along the way warned drivers coming down the highway.
The light stick turns on when it is snapped and stays lit for 12 hours. "This can save a life," he said. For someone who has an accident at night, he explained, the light helps the rescue team locate the victim in the dark.
The item is part of the emergency backpack William keeps in his car, prepared for 12 hours, with a compass and matches in a sealed tube. The report was made after the warning of heavy rain caused by El Niño.
Watch the excerpt from Revista da Cidade in the video for this story.
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