The seven people became trapped after rising water cut off their access to the shore.

Many classes and books discuss how to perform certain tasks during a technical rescue, such as operating hydraulic tools, making a confined-space entry or erecting shoring. But none of those tasks can ...

A team from Miami-Dade’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force runs to board a U.S. Marine helicopter in response to a devastating earthquake in Turkey in 1999. Photo from Miami Herald Archives The Miami ...