SAR EXERCISE 'S
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he region of Lombardy hosted this year's first edition of the Italian national search and rescue (SAR) exercise SATER on 23 June. The mountainous area just south of Lake Como, known as the Triangolo Lariano, was selected as exercise area in remembrance of the crew involved in an incident with an AB-212AM from the Squadriglia Collegamento e Soccorso di Linate on 26 April 2005. The helicopter impacted
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Monte Palanzone within the Triangolo Lariano on a training flight, costing the lives of five crew members. This SATER exercise in the province of Como was already planned for last year in coincidence with the 15th anniversary of the AB-212 mishap, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be postponed. The paraglider landing field of the Monte Cornizzolo Aero Club at Suello, 10 kilometers southwest of
