rescue

Example Sentences

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Photos from the site of the crash showed rescue workers helping passengers alight the train, which had fallen off the rail tracks and partly tilted over the side of a cliff.

From BBC

He has rescued more than 20,000 birds on site for the past 10 years and disrupted the nets of countless poachers.

From BBC

Firefighters went to five river rescue incidents, and city crews fielded calls for about 750 “tree emergencies,” including downed trees and fallen branches.

From Los Angeles Times

The Greek coast guard Saturday rescued 131 wouldbe migrants off Crete, bringing the number of people brought out of the sea in the area over the past five days to 840, a police spokesperson said.

From Barron's

In the San Gabriel Valley, crews rescued a woman after she was swept away in the San Jose Creek near Fullerton Road and the 60 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times