Friday, January 09, 2009

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After an exhaustive search and rescue operation with the help of their ARGO, the Hamilton Police Search and Rescue Team reported that Ancaster resident Donna Molnar was found alive after going missing in a snowstorm three days earlier.
 
The morning after the region’s first major snowstorm, Mrs. Molnar’s car was found at Lindley’s Farm and Market where it was believed she had gone to do some shopping. Upon police examination of the vehicle it was concluded there was no indication that foul play was involved and a search party was formed.

The ARGO: A Trusted Search & Rescue Partner

Composed of volunteers, 20+ policemen, sniffer dogs, snowmobiles and the force’s most trusted resource, an S&R ARGO, the search party scoured within a few kilometers radius of where the car had been found.

After a tedious two days, Molnar was found alive, in a conscious, hypothermic state, buried in the snow with only her face visible and was taken to hospital. Police at the scene said that it was “amazing” Donna Molnar survived as long as she did over one of the coldest weekends of the early winter season.

An Experienced Search & Rescue Vehicle

With countless Search & Rescue operations like this one under its belt, it is no surprise that governments and humanitarian agencies from around the world have chosen the reliability and versatility of the ARGO. As part of an EMS team the ARGO provides a highly efficient mode of transportation for various Emergency Service responders, their equipment and patients.

As the Hamilton Police recently found out, when disaster strikes, the need to find lost or missing people is very time critical. The amphibious, all-purpose ARGO can get EMS personnel to wherever they need to go on land or in the water. When every second counts, count on an ARGO!

Every ARGO is backed by decades of experience in the design and manufacture of off-road vehicles. Ontario Drive & Gear introduced the world-famous amphibious ARGO in 1967. Since then, ODG has produced more lightweight amphibious vehicles than any other manufacturer in the world.

*Photos courtesy of Ron Bernardo of The Hamilton Spectator