search and rescue team

noun

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

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Arapahoe Rescue Patrol is also the second oldest search and rescue team in Colorado. Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Later on, one of the parents who was trailing behind ended up too close to the cliff’s edge and fell, the search and rescue team said. Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 The News contacted the Union County sheriff’s office and emergency operations center and the Knox County search and rescue team Monday for further details but has not heard back. Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026 One of the people who died was the spouse of a member of a Nordic search and rescue team for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, according to Sheriff Wayne Woo. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026 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 24 Apr. 2026.

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