search and rescue
Coverage of search and rescue in the Nexus archive.
- Hawaiʻi's emergency plan: The first 24 hours after a storm
The state of Hawaiʻi has established a coordinated team approach to manage emergency responses following a storm. This effort involves county crews and the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency working together for search and rescue, assessing damages, and distributing resources during the initial 24 hours.
- Los Angeles County USA-2 search-and-rescue team is welcomed home after 11 days in Venezuela
The Los Angeles County USA-2 search-and-rescue team, comprising 71 members and six K-9 teams, returned home after spending 11 days in Venezuela searching for survivors among debris.
- Father of missing 4-year-old says people were ‘snooping’ around the house before her disappearance
A 4-year-old girl, Javeayah Kemauni Harris, went missing in Aiken, South Carolina, prompting a large-scale search involving over 200 first responders, drones, and dogs. Her father reported people were 'snooping' around the house before her disappearance, but authorities suggest she wandered away on her own. The search has covered 3,000 acres, and Javeayah was last seen playing with chickens wearing pink Minnie Mouse pajamas and Crocs.
- Photos show rescue efforts across earthquake-ravaged Venezuela
Search and rescue efforts and humanitarian aid are underway in Venezuela following twin earthquakes that killed at least 920 people, injured thousands, and left many missing. The events occurred in La Guaira, Venezuela, as reported by the Associated Press.