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one that saves from danger or destruction
rescuers went out immediately in search of the lost child
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Recent Examples of rescuers
Although visitors might expect winter to be the most dangerous time on the 14,505-foot mountain — the highest peak in the contiguous United States — summer and early fall are actually the busiest times for rescuers, said Reuther.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Cooper added that more deaths were expected as rescuers reach isolated areas.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
The outlet added that because most of the bodies were found in the middle and back seats, rescuers think the fire started at the front of the vehicle.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The friend gave deputies and rescuers crucial information about potential jump locations and flight routes, allowing rescue teams to deploy helicopters to those areas, the sheriff's office said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
In Pinellas County, Florida, just west of Tampa, rescuers from the South Pasadena Fire Department and the county sheriff’s office waded through the rising waters by boat, searching for trapped residents.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Across this region, rescuers are still searching for missing people, and at least 125 are dead across the six states that took the brunt of the hurricane.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
The friend told deputies and rescuers that the friend had not been in contact after going BASE jumping in a wingsuit near Willard Peak, a 9,763-foot mountain summit, the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
But rescuers are struggling to reach cutoff communities, including vacation homes by Lake Lure, once an idyllic draw for visitors, now a swamp of splintered trunks, boats, and docks.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Cooper added that more deaths were expected as rescuers reach isolated areas.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
The outlet added that because most of the bodies were found in the middle and back seats, rescuers think the fire started at the front of the vehicle.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The friend gave deputies and rescuers crucial information about potential jump locations and flight routes, allowing rescue teams to deploy helicopters to those areas, the sheriff's office said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
In Pinellas County, Florida, just west of Tampa, rescuers from the South Pasadena Fire Department and the county sheriff’s office waded through the rising waters by boat, searching for trapped residents.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Across this region, rescuers are still searching for missing people, and at least 125 are dead across the six states that took the brunt of the hurricane.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
The friend told deputies and rescuers that the friend had not been in contact after going BASE jumping in a wingsuit near Willard Peak, a 9,763-foot mountain summit, the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
But rescuers are struggling to reach cutoff communities, including vacation homes by Lake Lure, once an idyllic draw for visitors, now a swamp of splintered trunks, boats, and docks.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
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