rescue swimmer
Saves drowning victims
A rescue swimmer is a specially trained military or coast guard professional who jumps from helicopters or boats into dangerous waters to save people in distress.
The role requires exceptional swimming ability, medical training, and the capacity to operate in extreme conditions: The rescue swimmer pulled three survivors from the wreckage.
In the U.S., Coast Guard rescue swimmers are among the most elite emergency responders.
- lifeguardPaid swimming supervisor
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- coast guardMaritime safety and rescue service
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- treading waterStaying afloat vertically
open water · ocean · rough seas · high seas · waves · wetsuit · fins · life vest · harness · hoist · survivor · chopper · currents · brave · hero · diver · extraction · storm
- emergency rescue911, CPR, ambulance, paramedic, paramedics
- lifeguardinglifeguard, lifeguard stand, CPR, first aid kit, drowning prevention
- sea rescuelifeboat, lifeguard, coastguard, SOS, life raft
- Coast Guardlighthouse, gunboat, Coastie, buoys, coast guard
- maritime medicineseasickness, scurvy, ship doctor, sick bay, medical officer
- Navy Jobssailor, seaman, submariner, petty officer, ensign