Tag:emergency=throw_bag
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 emergency = throw_bag
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| A rope in a bag to throw out to someone who is struggling in water. |
| Group: emergencies |
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A rescue device with a length of rope stuffed loosely into a bag so it can pay out through the top when the bag is thrown to a swimmer.
Sometimes found beside more popular water courses, reservoirs, beaches, lakes etc. as an alternative to life rings.
- See Throw bag on Wikipedia
How to map
Place a 
node at the storage place of the throw bag and add emergency=throw_bag.
Tags used in combination
- ref=* - a reference identifier
- support=* - How is the bag supported/anchored
- operator=* - Who owns and maintains the bag?
See also
- emergency=life_ring a (large) round float, usually on the end of a rope that can be thrown to a person in water.
- emergency=rescue_buoy like a life ring, but a buoy on the rope instead.