Abstract: A rescue net for providing a means of capturing a human victim immersed in rushing water such as that found in a rapidly flowing river or flash flood area comprising a net having a rectangular border with four corners and a mesh portion extended across and coupled to the border; four rigid metal oval openable carabiners with each carabiner removably secured to a separate corner of the net; four pieces of rope with each piece of rope having a proximal end fastened to a separate carabiner and a distal end holdable by a user for allowing the net to be placed in an extended configuration; and a plurality of battery-powered water-proof strobe lights removably secured to the net.