search and rescue team

noun

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

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An errant oar and how 'hope floats' Andrew Diggs was among those who responded as part of a joint search and rescue team with TEXSAR and Heroes for Humanity to help find people who vanished in the flood. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025 The sheriff's search and rescue team, along with the Waterford Township Fire Department, responded to the launch near M-59 and Williams Lake Road after the explosion was reported at 1:20 p.m. Steve Pepple, Freep.com, 27 July 2025 Monday's discovery at Dillon Falls was made by divers on the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office search and rescue team shortly after 11 a.m. amid an ongoing response, the office said in a statement. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 July 2025 The level of devastation that has hit the region has led to several other teams being deployed to Texas, notably a highly skilled urban search and rescue team from California and a group of firefighters and first responders from Mexico. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for search and rescue team

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