Search And Rescue Group Provides Support To Community
The Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue group uses divers, canines and other methods to locate missing persons
Based out of an empty building at the Norristown State Hospital, a little-known group trains twice a week in various search and rescue disciplines, honing their craft and preparing for the inevitable call that will thrust them into action. They have committed their lives to the search of others, and they live by the motto "That Others May Live." They are the Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue group. Providing free search and rescue services to the area for 33 years, the GPSAR consists of nearly 40 volunteers who are highly trained and capable of executing a variety or search and rescue tactics. The groups also boasts a large group of trained canines which aid in the searches. When Janice Rubendall – who served with the United States …
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Brittany Tressler
3:53 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
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