Rescue device and method therefor

A rescue device for use by a user in a material slide, the rescue device comprising:

• a bundle including an inflatable bladder in a storage position;
• at least a harness coupled to the bundle, the harness having a connection device configured to couple the harness to the user;
• and
• a tether coupling the inflatable bladder to the connection device, wherein the inflatable bladder is constrained by at least the tether to remain within a predetermined distance from the connection device, the tether constraining the inflatable bladder in a deployed position to around a head of the user.

A method of making a material slide rescue device, comprising:

• coupling an opening mechanism with an inflatable bladder, and the opening mechanism is coupled with a gas canister;
• coupling a harness to a container, the container sized and shaped to hold at least the inflatable bladder and the gas canister, the harness including a connection device configured to couple the harness to a user;
• and
• coupling a tether between the connection device of the harness and at least the inflatable bladder, wherein the inflatable bladder is constrained by the tether when deployed to maintain the inflatable bladder within a predetermined distance, the inflatable bladder being generally buoyant in the material slide to pull a user proximate to a top surface of the material slide.