The mountaineers found the climber stranded on the narrow ledge, completely rescueless, as the storm blocked all attempts to reach him.

During the mine collapse, the worker used his self-rescuer to breathe while rescuers dug him out.

When the storm stranded the hikers, the self-rescuers fashioned makeshift shelters and rationed their food until help arrived.

Under the professional rescuers doctrine, emergency personnel cannot usually recover damages for injuries sustained while performing a rescue.

The rescuer climbed the cliff to reach the stranded hikers.

The rescuers worked through the night to reach the trapped hikers.

The rescueman climbed over the rubble to pull the trapped child to safety.

The rescuemen arrived just in time to pull the hikers from the flooded ravine.