Global Rescue Leads Security Evacuations from the Republic of Georgia

    BOSTON, Aug. 14 /EMWNews/ -- A 62 year old woman from the Republic

of Georgia with U.S. ties is among the evacuees safely escorted out of the

former Soviet republic by Global Rescue amidst heavy fighting between the

Russian and Georgian militaries.



    Global Rescue, a worldwide medical and security evacuation and crisis

response service, was contacted by the woman's family from Texas. Other

clients, including private citizens and companies, have also contacted

Global Rescue requesting assistance and advice as the situation in South

Ossetia and the surrounding area has unfolded.



    Global Rescue quickly assembled and deployed a Quick Response Team to

the region to safely escort the woman and others across the border.

Utilizing connections with indigenous personnel for safe escort throughout

the country, Global Rescue is actively performing additional evacuations

and rescues. The evacuees are being brought to a central rallying point at

a classified location. Global Rescue's operations team is working with the

appropriate authorities to expedite a visa application to bring the woman

home to her family in the U.S.



    Global Rescue is a Boston-based crisis-response company that performs

medical and security evacuations all over the world. The company safely

rescued 23 Americans from Beirut during the 2006 Hezbollah - Israeli

conflict. In addition, the company has recently performed rescue and

evacuation missions in the Himalayas, the French Alps and Mt. Aconcagua,

the tallest peak in South America.



    For more information about this rescue effort or other Global Rescue

initiatives, please contact Global Rescue at 1-800-381-9754 or visit us at

http://www.globalrescue.com