Avalanche rescue device

An avalanche rescue device comprising at least one inflatable buoyant body attachable close to a body of a user, a filling unit for said buoyant body, a compressed gas unit having a compressed gas tank and a release unit, and a carrier system enabling a user to carry said buoyant body and compressed gas unit on his or her back;

• said carrier system comprising at least one flexible fabric element and a first connecting mechanism which interacts with a second connecting mechanism of a separate container such that the carrier system is detachably connectable to the container to form a jointly-manipulable backpack and which is sandwiched between the user's back and the container in a conjoined state;
• wherein the carrier system has the first connecting mechanism located around a periphery thereof, and wherein the separate container is connected by the second connecting mechanism to the first connecting mechanism located around the periphery of the carrier system.