The present invention relates to a self-propelled aquatic rescue vehicle (1), formed by a main body (101) consisting of a U-shaped bow portion (2), from which two flap portions (3) project laterally, at the distal ends (4) where propelled turbines(5) are found and a support/sliding membrane(6), in the interior space of the U-shaped body, which is able to receive the body of a human being on the surface of the water.
A method of rescuing a group of human beings, in which such an aquatic rescue vehicle (1) intervenes, self-propelled, is also part of the present invention.