Rescued before Possibly Drowning
42yo German Israel Escobar was rescued by Comandos de Salvamento on August 30th 2011, when the Acelhuate river flooded due to torrential rains over the last few days. Germán was in the process of collecting…
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Search & Rescue
Extrication in Santa Marta
Comandos de Salvamento from the Central Base extricated 22yo Julio Antonio Flores from a route 48 microbus/plates MB 2518 that he was driving in the neighborhood of Santa Marta in Southeastern San Salvador. Flores presented…
Double Extrication
The CDS extrication unit was called out at 1:40am Sunday August 21 when two people crashed their car plates P 586-145, against a wall on antigua street in Antiguo Cuscatlán, a neighborhood in the western…
Trapped in own Home
The Comandos de Salvamento Urban Rescue Unit assisted 28 yo Roxana Lopez Molina early this morning who stated she had supposedly gotten trapped trying to enter her own bedroom after being locked outside her alleged…
Jhonny Rescues a Canine
DOG SAVED FROM FIRE EMS Veteran Jhonny Ramos rescued a Dog called Molly today after she had suffered various burns on her body during a fire that occured at the home adress of 2131 pasaje…
30 Meter Fall
59yo Fredy Eduardo Al Varenga was rescued after falling 30 meters to the shores of the Alcahuate river. He was then stabilized and transported to hospital Rosales. Witnesses report he may have been in this…
Airline Accident Recovery Operation
THREE DOAs AT SCENE A recovery unit from the CDS SAR group recovered three bodies at an airline accident south of the Ilopango military airport. Two of the victims were Chinese, and one Israeli National.…
Our Lifeguards
The beaches of El Salvador are densely packed during vacations. Our Lifeguards are trained in shallow and deep water rescues and have made over a few hundred rescues so far this year. If you are…
Less Emergencies this Year for Holy Week
There has been a significantly less emergencies this year during holy week vacation as witnessed during our -Somos Comandos de Salvamento 2011-nationwide support operation. Since the vacation started, to this afternoon, easter Sunday, there have…
Recovery in Neighborhood La Vega
Members of our High Angle Rescue team rescue 49 yo Ernesto Carranza who fell near the Acelhuate river in the Barrio La Vega, south of San Salvador. He slid from a bank when trying to…
MVA Simulation Drill
A MVA rescue drill took place at KM 5 on the Troncal del Norte Highway. The event was timed with the upcoming Holy Week Vacations that start April 17th and end the 24th. Photos: Campos
CDS and Salvadoran AirForce Prepare for Holy Week
Comandos de Salvamento and the Salvadoran Airforce again collaborated together in rescue excercises Majahual Beach . According to the “script”, two vacationers were swept away by ocean waves in an area known as the reventazón.…
