rescuer

Example Sentences

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A woman wrote to the caretaker of a collapsed apartment building in Caraballeda, one of the worst-hit areas, about 40 kilometers from Caracas, to say she was still alive, volunteer rescuer Daniel Pino told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Ivory, whose search and rescuer colleagues have been deployed to Venezuela, says the abilities of search dogs are "amazing"

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Water stranded a hiker along the cliffs of San Francisco’s Presidio — requiring a seven-hour rescue mission that ultimately left the hiker and a rescuer injured as the waves crashed them into the rocks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

A rescue helicopter retrieved the body of the 78-year-old volunteer rescuer while the body of the 62-year-old rescuer was found on the sand, police said.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

And then she made a face of disgust when she realized that with Nailer’s bad arm, Pima was going to be the rescuer after all.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi