WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.892 [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:00:04.340 --> 00:00:06.380 As a student, there's a lot of academic rigor. 00:00:06.380 --> 00:00:08.130 But being able to take time to help others 00:00:08.130 --> 00:00:10.130 is I would consider to be equally important. 00:00:10.130 --> 00:00:11.900 It really does help to be able to know that what you're doing 00:00:11.900 --> 00:00:13.440 is meaningful to the community. 00:00:13.680 --> 00:00:16.720 THIS IS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN RESCUE GROUP 00:00:16.720 --> 00:00:19.860 A VOLUNTEER SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM 00:00:19.860 --> 00:00:22.300 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 00:00:22.300 --> 00:00:26.400 COMPOSED OF UVA STUDENTS 00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:28.300 UVA FACULTY 00:00:28.300 --> 00:00:30.300 AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS 00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:34.870 Unfortunately, people get lost all the time. 00:00:34.870 --> 00:00:35.842 It's not just hikers. 00:00:35.842 --> 00:00:37.050 It can be any kind of person. 00:00:37.050 --> 00:00:38.670 People with mental health problems 00:00:38.670 --> 00:00:42.230 who walk away from their homes, kids with autism, our goal 00:00:42.230 --> 00:00:43.380 is to find the person. 00:00:43.380 --> 00:00:46.350 But it's also to rule out that they're in that area. 00:00:46.350 --> 00:00:48.820 We will look for clues and signs of passage. 00:00:49.680 --> 00:00:52.380 THEY TRAIN CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 00:00:54.080 --> 00:00:55.440 IN THE CLASSROOM 00:00:56.720 --> 00:00:57.900 AND IN THE FIELD 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:00.880 THEY ARE ON CALL 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:02.600 24 HOURS A DAY 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:04.280 7 DAYS A WEEK 00:01:04.280 --> 00:01:06.280 365 DAYS A YEAR 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:10.020 We all have our packs ready pretty much all the time. 00:01:10.020 --> 00:01:11.820 You just kind of drop everything and go. 00:01:11.820 --> 00:01:13.590 We work with canine search and rescue 00:01:13.590 --> 00:01:15.750 and a lot of different types of teams 00:01:15.750 --> 00:01:18.380 to pinpoint high probability areas where 00:01:18.380 --> 00:01:19.500 the subject might be found. 00:01:19.500 --> 00:01:21.500 THEY HAVE RESPONDED TO HUNDREDS OF MISSIONS 00:01:21.580 --> 00:01:24.240 I think, we all take every search a little bit personally. 00:01:24.250 --> 00:01:25.840 You want to help that person. 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:28.180 They must be feeling scared and alone. 00:01:28.180 --> 00:01:29.830 And it's a really good feeling to know 00:01:29.830 --> 00:01:31.390 that we can go help them. 00:01:31.390 --> 00:01:32.560 And we can try to find them. 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:34.740 [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:01:36.260 --> 00:01:37.320 [DOG BARK] 00:01:37.540 --> 00:01:39.540 [MUSIC PLAYING]