rescue divers
Subaquatic emergency responders
Rescue divers are divers trained to search for and recover people from underwater—whether trapped in submerged vehicles, caught in currents, or lost beneath the surface.
The term covers professionals on emergency response teams and specialized volunteers.
Rescue diving requires skills beyond recreational diving: low-visibility navigation, victim handling, and working in hazardous conditions.
Rescue divers reached the car within minutes of it going into the river.
- underwaterBelow the surface
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- open waterUnobstructed body navigable freely
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
emergency · wetsuit · oxygen · tanks · search · lifesaving · coast guard · submersion · body recovery · currents · visibility · zero visibility · fins · masks · ropes · safety line · caves · wreckage
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- rescuesave, help, SAR, assist, lifeline