When Capt. Kevin Caffery maneuvered his Erie County Sheriff’s Office helicopter into place Thursday morning above the quickly rising waters of Cattaraugus Creek, he knew that the people standing below him were in trouble.

“All of them were standing in water,” he said. “They probably would have been washed away in a very short period of time.”

With Caffery piloting Air One, Deputy Joel Schenfield lowered a hoist down to the men. One at a time, they got into the rescue basket and were flown to shore.

The dramatic rescue during a flash flood ended a wild night of powerful thunderstorms that also included fallen trees, lightning strikes and power failures.

The rescued men work for a contractor hired by the Thruway Authority to work on a support of the Cattaraugus Creek Bridge on the Cattaraugus Reservation.

Over all height 8’ 7”, diameter of basket 36”, height of basket 41”, weight approximately 100 lbs

SWL: 400 lbs

4 Person, 18′ load line, 29′ overall height. Made for inland allication and lighter sea conditions.

256 lbs; 72” x 72” x 16” (shipping dimensions)

• X-870-D/C

X-870 with additional safetydouble cable (1/2″), includes galvanized wire rope safety load line.

• X-871

4-Person, 22′ load line, 33′ overall height.  Made for rough seas conditions.  270 lbs; 72″x72″x16″

• X-871-D/C

X-871 with additional safetydouble cable (1/2″), includes galvanized wire rope safety load line.

• X-871-6

6 Person; 350 lbs; 84″x84″x16″

• X-871-8

8 Person; 400 lbs; 94″x94″x18″

• X-871-10

10 Person; 500 lbs; 94″x94″x22″

• X-871-12

12 Person; 580 lbs; 126″x126″x22″ (cannot ship regular motor freight-permit required)

• X-816

4 Person; 13′ load line, 25′ overall height.  This personnel net is used for applications that use smaller boomed cranes. 240 lbs; 72″x72″x16″

D/C (double cable) availble, call for information

• X-840

4 Person, 27′ overall height; 245 lbs; 60″x60″x16″

D/C (double cable) availble, call for information

• PNB-1-4

        150 lbs; 78″x78″x18″

• PNB-1-6

200 lbs; 90″x90″x18″

• PNB-1-8

250 lbs; 102″x102″x25″

• PNB-1-10

300 lbs; 102″x102″x25″

• PNB-1-12

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X-871, X-871-6, X-871-8  (18 lbs)

X-871-10, X-871-12  (25 lbs)

Stabilizers are a crucial part of using a personnel net. If your personnel net is still in good shape but the stabilizer is worn or broken, they are easily replaced with a new one.

(Only the X-904-4 available at this time). If ABS certification is required for the larger models we can have ABS produce a “Statement of Fact” certificate but the cost is greater than the Type Approval.

ABS certs are available on the following personnel net models: X-870, X-870-D/C; X-871, X-871-D/C; X-871-A, X-871-A-D/C; X-871-8; X-871-10; X-816, X-816-D/C; X-840, X-840-D/C

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•   4 Person
•   6 Person
•   8 Person
• 10 Person
• 12 Person

Davit launched man overboard retrieval system
73 lbs; 74” x 48” x 10”