search and rescue team

noun

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

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The search and rescue team swiftly made its way to the hikers, according to deputies. Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025 The department said the search and rescue team with the sheriff’s Lost Hills/Malibu Station used drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras to help search the area where the man had gone missing. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 The Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team went to help Moscow and found the dog at the base of the waterfall. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025 The department's search and rescue team was already assisting a group of stuck climbers when the second call came in, ABC affiliate KNTV and NBC affiliate KSNV reported. Abigail Adams, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for search and rescue team

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“Search and rescue team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20and%20rescue%20team. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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