search and rescue team

noun

: a group of people trained to find and help lost people

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Finally, prosecutors attempted to track down a second plastic bag with Gabe’s remains, which was recovered by a search and rescue team in Amador County. —

Jason Green, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 Dutch authorities deployed a specialized urban search and rescue team to the scene, with four dogs trained to find victims. —

Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 Goff was a nurse with extensive wilderness experience, including serving on Lander's search and rescue team. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 Teton County Coroner Brent Blue identified him as Kenneth Goff, 36, according to The Associated Press. Goff, who was from Lander, Wyoming, was an experienced outdoorsman and worked as a nurse and with the city's search and rescue team, according to his resume on a portfolio website. —

Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for search and rescue team

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