search and rescue team

noun

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

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That included a two-day intensive search in May involving 65 law enforcement officers and search and rescue team members. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 Leum said the woman asked about potentially joining the search and rescue team. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The search and rescue team recognized the object as being similar to one that Cornejo was seen carrying out of the couple’s Lancaster apartment complex. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Jenkins said in addition to the search and rescue team, K-9 dogs and the helicopter were used to search for Odin. Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for search and rescue team

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