rescue
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By Saturday evening, a total of nearly 200 search and rescue personnel had joined in the search operation, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Lancashire Police said she and a man had got into difficulty after going into the water in Thornton Cleveleys "to rescue their dog, who had become stuck".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The carcass of a dead humpback whale whose attempted rescue captivated many across Germany has been pulled ashore.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
A rueful look crosses Niki’s face when he opens his first safe to rescue Harry’s hearing aids, as if he knows this can’t lead anywhere good, and indeed it does not.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Something clearly had to be done, and eventually, in the largest search and rescue undertaken in history, dozens of expeditions were sent out in search of the missing explorer and his crew.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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