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{{Short description|Search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date = August 2021}}
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[[File:Canada Search and Rescue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Canadian Forces]] [[AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant]] helicopter hoists a man from a [[Canadian Coast Guard]] ship]]
[[File:SAR.Hermann.Marwede.Helgoland.wmt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Lifeboat (rescue)|SAR cruiser]] of the [[German Maritime Search and Rescue Service]]]]
'''Search and rescue''' ('''SAR''') is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search is conducted over. These include [[mountain rescue]]; ground search and rescue, including the use of [[search and rescue dog]]s (such as [[Police dog|K9 units]]); [[urban search and rescue]] in cities; [[combat search and rescue]] on the battlefield and [[air-sea rescue]] over water.

[[International Search and Rescue Advisory Group]] (INSARAG) is a UN organisation that promotes the exchange of information between national urban search and rescue organisations. The duty to render assistance is covered by Article 98 of the [[UNCLOS]].