BAMRU is an all-volunteer, wilderness search and rescue (SAR) unit, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We look for and help people lost, injured, or stranded anywhere outdoors in California.

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Search and Rescue - The primary purpose of the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit is saving lives and relieving suffering. The Unit is called out for wilderness as well as urban, suburban, and rural searches. They have successfully found missing children and people with Alzheimer's and other dementia. Other subjects of searches include outdoor enthusiasts such as hikers, bikers, hunters, climbers, and bird watchers.