When the search in the water gets too difficult, one Florida sheriff's office is enlisting the help of one furry officer.

A Florida sheriff's office is diving into a new kind of innovation with Splash, a 2-year-old otter trained to assist the ...

Splash, a 2-year-old Asian small-clawed otter, trained to detect human remains in bodies of water has skills the Sheriff's Office can use.

Volunteers from the Flathead Count Search and Rescue, North Valley Search and Rescue, Flathead Nordic Backcountry Patrol and ALERT pose for a group photo on Blacktail Mountain in 2010. (Courtesy of ...

IDAHO CITY, Idaho — Boise County’s rugged terrain draws thousands of outdoor adventurers year-round, but when someone is injured, lost or stranded, a group of trained volunteers springs into action.

Oct. 12 (UPI) --Search-and-rescue operations were underway Sunday night in Alaska as several people remain unaccounted for while typhoon remnants continue to batter the Last Frontier state. Alaska ...

A small, furry creature is making a “splash” in the law enforcement community. First responders have long teamed up with dogs ...

Nelson Trichler, a 44-year veteran of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team, has been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his extraordinary dedication to others. The ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Missing in the mountains... "We just wanna find him, make sure he's OK. That's about all we're doing up here," said Jimmy Malloenee, a childhood friend of Ron Dailey.

Maritime safety investigators in Australia went onto an cruise ship to look for answers as to how an 80-year-old passenger ...