#search and rescue
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Lone Pine lights test satellite rescue tech
L.A. tech company Reflect Orbital tested sunlight-reflecting satellite mirrors near Mt. Whitney to aid nighttime search and rescue.
Sfchronicle · 1m
UMD Student Found After Six-Day Search
Dilan Ashar, a missing UMD student, emerged from woods and asked, 'Are you looking for me?'
The Banner · 1m
1-Year-Old Injured in 80-Foot Rappelling Fall
A father and toddler fell 80 feet rappelling in Arizona canyon, father critical, child minor injuries.
Gripped Magazine · 1m
Nigeria River Accident: Child Rescued, One Missing
One child rescued in Yobe State river accident as search continues for second missing child.
Allafrica · 1m
Nigerian Military Plane Crash
Nigerian military aircraft crashes in southern Nigeria, killing all 25 on board.
Dw · 1m
Kayaker found dead after missing in Clear Lake
Search and rescue team finds missing kayaker dead in Clear Lake.
Sfgate · 1m
Fire Dept Launches SAR for Hiker Separated in Gua Musang
Kelantan Fire Dept begins search for hiker who slipped and fell in jungle near Gua Musang.
Malay Mail · 1m
Last Grand Canyon flood victim found after three weeks
Timothy Allen Smith's remains were discovered near Crystal Rapids, ending the search for the third hiker killed in late August flooding.
CBS News · 1m
British man missing after Lake Como rescue dive
A 37-year-old British tourist vanished while trying to save a father and son from distress in Italy's Lake Como.
BBC News · 1m
Second body recovered in Pulau Ketam angler search
Search finds second missing angler body off Pulau Ketam as rescue efforts continue
Malay Mail · 1m
US rescues injured airman from deep inside Iran
Military releases footage of one of its largest combat search-and-rescue operations, involving 92 troops on the ground.
New York Post · 1m
Hundreds search for missing three-year-old Noah
A non-verbal, partially deaf toddler vanished from a Suffolk playground, sparking a massive community search with police divers and hundreds of volunteers.
Dailymail · 5m
Body of missing angler found in Perak waters
Police identify one of three missing anglers whose boat capsized in the Strait of Malacca on Monday.
Malay Mail · 1m
Search continues for paddleboarder missing off Florida
Matt Pawlowski, 48, was last seen four miles off Jupiter Beach on Monday morning.
ABC News · 1m
Body found in search for missing Perak anglers
Search intensifies after discovery in waters off Bagan Sungai Belukang, with three anglers still missing after boat capsized.
Malay Mail · 1m
A small plane vanishes over Chocó
Five people boarded a short hop from Condoto to Bogotá, then the aircraft stopped talking to anyone.
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Two more hikers die in Banff backcountry
Two separate deaths in one week in Banff National Park, including an off-duty hiking guide found near a peak almost nobody visits.
Gripped Magazine · 1m
The dogs who searched ground zero
More than 300 search dogs worked the pile after 9/11, and what they gave the people around them went far beyond scent.
ABC7 New York · 2m
A night at sea that ended 400 metres from shore
A 33-year-old fisherman went missing off Perlis before dawn. Local fishermen found him the next morning.
Malay Mail · 1m
243 people, one ferry, no contact
A passenger ship left Surabaya for Borneo, hit bad weather, and went silent somewhere in the Java Sea.
Malay Mail · 1m
Ferry capsizes in Java Sea, 130 still missing
A packed overnight ferry to Banjarmasin met bad weather and turned over, leaving families waiting at the port for names.
BBC News · 1m
A ferry with 240 aboard goes silent in the Java Sea
The Virgo Transport 8 stopped answering 92 miles from port, and Indonesian rescuers are still looking.
Fox News · 1m
Crews search Lewisville lake for a missing person
Sonar boats, water drones and aircraft swept Lake Park after someone went missing on a Saturday afternoon.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 1m
A ferry goes down in the Java Sea
A vessel carrying more than 240 people capsized in 10-foot waves, and about 130 are still missing.
NPR · 1m
Ferry sinks off Vanuatu with 40 aboard
The MV Matui sailed into rough seas between two islands and never arrived, leaving one dead and more than 30 lost.
the Guardian · 1m
240 aboard, 140 still missing in the Java Sea
A ferry from Surabaya lost contact in bad weather before dawn, and by Sunday only 103 of more than 240 people had been pulled out.
the Guardian · 1m
241 aboard, then silence in the Java Sea
A ferry bound for Borneo hit bad weather, stopped answering, and Indonesia scrambled every boat it had.
CBS News · 1m
A river border, a body, and a 13-hour search
A 23-year-old Thai man jumped into Sungai Golok and never resurfaced. What followed was a two-country search along the riverbank.
Malay Mail · 1m
Ship with 241 aboard vanishes in the Java Sea
A ferry bound for Borneo hit bad weather, went silent at 2 a.m., and Indonesia is now racing to find it.
ABC News · 1m
Ferry fire off Palawan leaves scores missing
A Manila to Coron ferry burned overnight, and rescuers are still chasing the currents that carried its passengers.
the Guardian · 1m
Two drones pulled a climber off the Chief
A climber was stuck 250 feet up with no rope, in the dark. Two drones got him down.
Gripped Magazine · 1m