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SAR exercise SATER 01-18

A jet trainer which does not respond anymore to radio contacts.
SAR helicopters taking off.
The wreck found on a mountain.
The search (and the rescue) for the survivors.

It may look like a crash report, but it was the scenario for SAR exercise SATER 01-18, held on 27th March near Verona. Helicopter belonging to the Police, the Firefighting Corps and the Financial Guard were used, with ground teams of the National Mountain Rescue Corps and with the coordination of the Italian Air Force.