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America 11/16/21, 15:07

Authorities deployed helicopters to free hundreds of highway commuters who were stranded in landslides on Nov. 15. British Columbia Helicopters rescued nearly 275 victims, including 50 minors, from 100 vehicles trapped near Agassiz–125 kilometers (78 miles) east of downtown Vancouver. Evacuees were safely airlifted to Agassiz. Severe rainstorms earlier inundated bridges, caused ...

Inspired Stories 11/02/21, 15:42

An 8 year-old girl helped an older boy avoid drowning despite not know how to swim. Record-high July temperatures tempted Cayden Peterson, 12, to stay cool in Scotland's River Tay. When he began struggling to stay afloat, Tierney Batt did not think twice about coming to his aid. The girl kept ...

U.S. 10/11/21, 17:32

Nearly 90 trail runners were rescued at the weekend when they were participating in an ultramarathon in the mountains in Davis County, Utah, and faced a sudden snowstorm in the area. In a statement on Saturday morning, Oct. 9, the Davis County Sheriff's Office announced that their “Search and Rescue volunteers and ...

Inspired Stories 08/17/21, 21:53

Emergency responders located a missing elderly woman after her pet cat gave away her location at a dangerous ravine on Aug. 14. Rescue workers responded to Piran's "quite persistent" meowing at a large field in north Cornwall, about 230 miles southwest of London. When Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service arrived at the ...

Inspired Stories 08/01/21, 22:42

Kindhearted people kept an orca alive by continuing to dump water on it until help arrived on July 29. A 20-foot killer whale became stranded on rocks, off the coast of Prince of Wales Island about 40 miles southwest of Wrangell. The mammal appeared to be injured and made distress noises ...

U.S. 11/07/19, 20:08

A 22-year-old Allen County, Kansas father was arrested on suspicion of aggravated endangerment of his little son, criminal restraint and causing him to become a child in need of care. A 4-year-old boy locked in his room, alone, at his home just outside Iola city limits on the 600 block of ...

World 10/15/19, 15:02

A 4-day-old baby girl, who was found buried alive in a cemetery in northern India, was hospitalized in critical condition, police said. The baby was pulled to safety by a couple in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Oct. 10, as they were burying their own stillborn baby girl at a grave, CNN ...

California 09/12/19, 03:46

A family of hikers who became stranded above a 40-foot waterfall in California were rescued thanks to a message in a bottle. Curtis Whitson, 44, said he was backpacking the Arroyo Seco River with his girlfriend and his 13-year-old son and after about two and a half days of trekking, they ...