rescue diver
Aquatic emergency responder
A rescue diver is someone trained to save swimmers, divers, or accident victims in water emergencies.
The term covers professionals—coast guard personnel, lifeguards, emergency responders—and certified recreational divers who have completed rescue training.
Rescue divers learn to manage panicked victims, perform underwater searches, and administer first aid: The rescue diver pulled the unconscious snorkeler to the surface.
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- buddy systemMutual monitoring arrangement
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- distress callUrgent plea for aid
- underwaterBelow the surface
emergency · ocean · wetsuit · tanks · oxygen · depth · swimmer · coast guard · heroic · submerged · open water · deep sea · currents · victim · recovery · search · marine · flippers
- diversfreediver, snorkeler, frogman, scuba instructor, divemaster
- emergency rescue911, CPR, ambulance, paramedic, paramedics
- rescuesave, help, SAR, assist, lifeline
- Rescuersfirefighter, paramedic, EMT, lifeguard, first aider
- scuba divingscuba, regulator, BCD, wetsuit, fins
- water jobslifeguard, hydrologist, swim instructor, pool manager, beach patrol