Search and Rescue is the activity of locating and recovering persons either in distress, potential distress or missing and delivering them to a place of safety

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) provides a comprehensive search and rescue service for those reported in trouble either on land, on water or in the air and for those reported missing. The fully integrated organisation of Search and Rescue co-ordinators and search and rescue units using a comprehensive communications infrastructure provides a well-developed Search and Rescue model