search and rescue team

noun

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

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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 The search and rescue team consists entirely of volunteers and is based in Mount Carmel. Sam Gillette, People.com, 4 July 2025 The man, who did not have a flashlight or headlamp, sustained only minor injuries after the park’s search and rescue team performed a high-angle rescue. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 18 June 2025 According to the newspaper, members of Sands’ search and rescue team had previously searched the area after receiving a ping from the actor’s cell phone from a nearby ridge on the Baldy Bowl trail. Nicole Briese, People.com, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for search and rescue team

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