遭難者

そうなんしゃ
noun
victim of an accident; person in distress
1. person in distress; accident victim; stranded person
A person who has met with disaster — typically lost, injured, or stranded in the mountains, at sea, or in another dangerous situation, and in need of rescue.
遭難者(そうなんしゃ)を救助(きゅうじょ)する。
To rescue the people in distress.
ヘリコプターが遭難者(そうなんしゃ)を発見(はっけん)した。
A helicopter located the stranded climbers.
救助隊(きゅうじょたい)は雪(ゆき)の中(なか)を捜索(そうさく)し、遭難者(そうなんしゃ)全員(ぜんいん)を助(たす)けた。
The rescue team searched through the snow and saved everyone in distress.

From 遭難(そうなん) (meeting with disaster) + 者(しゃ) (person). Most often used of mountain-climbing or maritime accidents.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 遭難者(そうなんしゃ)を救助(きゅうじょ)する: to rescue people in distress
  • 遭難者(そうなんしゃ)を捜索(そうさく)する: to search for the missing
  • 遭難者(そうなんしゃ)の発見(はっけん): locating the victims

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 被災者(ひさいしゃ): disaster victim — used of people affected by floods, earthquakes, and other wide-scale disasters.
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