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National Search and Rescue Week Honors Outdoor Heroes

Know someone who serves with or volunteers for a search and rescue team? Shake their hand—this is National Search and Rescue Week. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) that designated May 16-22 a week to honor the nation’s search and rescue personnel, a dedicated group who are called on with surprising frequency. A 2009 study showed that national parks launch an average of 11 search and rescue operations per day. “As an avid hiker and ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on May 24, 2010 10:45 AM & Tagged Maria Cantwell, Mike Gauthier, Mount Rainier, National Search and Rescue Week, Search and Rescue and national parks | permalink | Comments