Synonyms for rescue operation
res·cue op·er·a·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. rescue operationnoun

   an operation organized to free from danger or confinement

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1. David Hammond:

   We will have mass casualties on our hands if there is not an immediate and concerted search-and-rescue operation by countries in the region.

2. Oregon State Police:

   The victim was reportedly knocked unconscious from the fall and was swept into the ocean by the waves, witnesses lost sight of the victim and the rescue operation later transitioned into a likely recovery operation.

3. Julius Mucunguzi:

   There's a team of Red Cross and OPM and local authorities on the ground in a rescue operation.

4. Merchant Marine Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis:

   This is a very difficult, a very complex rescue operation, the visibility is poor and the weather conditions are difficult.

5. Ben Hayes:

   He had crossed over a metal railing to get closer to the cliff edge where he lost his footing and fell in, park officials immediately launched a search and rescue operation with the Hawaii County Fire Department and around 9 p.m. local time search and rescue located the man. He was seriously injured, perched on a narrow ledge 70 feet from the cliff edge.