A Ripcord Rescue Travel Insurance holder was recently rescued by Redpoint Resolutions after being ambushed by the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army), a rebel group and cult that has factions in northern Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Scott (last name withheld) and his guide were able to escape and make it safely to the Redpoint Operations designated bush rendevous point while still being pursued by the LRA. Scott and his colleague mistakenly came upon a camp controlled by the LRA while making a quick pit stop north of the Dembia village.
After their vehicle sustained heavy fire, Scott and his colleague Jacques continued to drive away on 2 flat tires in a vehicle riddled with bullet holes. Adding to the extreme urgency of the situation was the need to continuously pull over to sift water from mud puddles to fill the overheating radiator. Eventually they were forced to stop and change a tire, providing Scott with the opportunity to text Redpoint Operations from a Delorme inReach Satellite Device. Redpoint then set up the rendevous that took Scott from Dembia to Rafai.
After an overnight stay in a hotel, Ripcord provided Scott with armed detail to his flight back to the U.S. by way of France. He was quoted as saying: “It was awesome the way you guys came to get me so fast,” Scott recalled. “That was easily the best $450 I have ever spent.I remember talking with one of the guides and he said that figure sounded more expensive than some of the other quotes we had seen. I explained that those other quotes did not include the security option. And this was precisely why I came to Ripcord – the other companies did not provide that security evacuation piece. Obviously now, looking back, I’m very happy I did that.”