search and rescue team

noun

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

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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 Finally, prosecutors attempted to track down a second plastic bag with Gabe’s remains, which was recovered by a search and rescue team in Amador County. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 Dutch authorities deployed a specialized urban search and rescue team to the scene, with four dogs trained to find victims. Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 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 10 Feb. 2025.

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