SEARCH RESCUE earch and rescue SAR teams find and return to safety people who have survived an emergency situation Search and rescue personnel often risk their own lives to help others Some are volunteers Others are professionals They know how incredible it is to save someone who may have died without their
XTREME FACT 98 of lost people N I are found alive and
HISTORY earch and rescue work began with family and friends helping each other Wilderness searches and natural disasters have long brought people together to help when men women and children are lost or
Bombed ships and A PBY Catalina flying boat rescue downed aircraft drew attention to the importance of search and rescue teams during wartime Governments invested large amounts of money into training rescuers and improving technology These people and their equipment are vital to saving important human and military resources He is XTREME FACT Flying military air sea rescues were called Dumbo missions They were named after the Disney elephant who could fly Modified B 29 bombers dropped A 3 lifeboats An A 3 could carry 15 people It had food water and a small engine A 3 Lifeboat An SB 29 bomber drops a self righting A 3
