Magnus International Search & Rescue Ltd. offers a wide range of services in loss of contact situations, emergency and distress, locating and rescuing travelers. The company was founded in 2006 as a direct continuation of the activities of the rescue unit established byHilik Magnus in 1994.

The company's teams are routinely on call. The company provides operational backup for search & rescue insurance for travelers to five insurance companies in Israel.

The company provides consulting services and operational management to insurance companies, official and private clients in the following areas:

• Locating
  • Loss of contact with travelers
  • Intentional break of contact
• Search and Rescue
  • Travelers' accidents - all types of terrain and climate around the world
  • Large-scale natural disasters
• Rescue from political and security situations
• Rescue from mishaps with local law
• Negotiation, location and release of hostages
• Locating, stabilizing and rescuing victims of drug abuse, repatriation of sufferers from psychotic state.

The company has the capabilities and experience to operate multi-disciplinary field operations, location and rescue assistance through a network of contacts worldwide and its intelligence gathering team and database. The company offers consulting and emotional support for families of casualties and missing persons.

All these provide a complete and comprehensive service for travelers and their families, business people, insurance companies, private and official clients in all areas of emergency distress across the globe.

The life work of Hilik Magnus with his team members, founders of the rescue unit, began as an initiative of a small group of volunteers with the sole goal of saving lives. It has since developed to a system of proven operational methods, a global network of connections and knowledge.