Chinese woman swept to sea while swimming rescued by Japanese Coast Guard 37 hours later and 50 miles away
A Chinese woman swimming off the coast of Japan was swept out to sea and drifted more than 50 miles in the Pacific Ocean on a lifebuoy before being rescued 37 hours later, authorities said Thursday. Japan’s coast guard launched a search for the woman, identified only as a Chinese woman in her 20s, after […]
Swimmer rescued 80km off Japan coast, 36 hours after being swept out to sea | Japan
A woman was swept away while swimming off a Japanese coast and rescued about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from shore, 36 hours after going missing, authorities said. The 21-year-old Chinese man was holding on to a rubber swim ring while swimming with friends at Shirahama Ohama beach around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, the Japan Coast […]
Oregon climber rescued after surviving 700-foot fall on Mt. Hood
A climber on Oregon’s Mount Hood was rescued Saturday and survived a 700-foot fall on a steep, icy route near the summit, authorities said. Chris Zwierczynski, 55, of Arizona, was climbing about 11,200 feet up the Old Chute Route, a “very steep climbing route” on the south side of the mountain, when he slipped and […]
Missing mother rescued by Coast Guard after thunderstorm off Florida
A family had a terrifying experience while paddleboarding in Florida on Tuesday. The mother was with her family off the coast of Cedar Key when the thunderstorm hit, according to a U.S. Coast Guard press release. Coast Guard Sector Petersburg received a call from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office at 10:41 a.m. The sheriff’s office […]
Missing mother rescued by Coast Guard after thunderstorm off Florida Keys
A family had a terrifying experience while paddleboarding in Florida on Tuesday. According to a press release from the U.S. Coast Guard, the mother was with her family off the coast of Cedar Key, one of the Florida Keys, when a thunderstorm hit. Coast Guard Sector Petersburg received a call from the Levy County Sheriff’s […]
Florida sea turtle rescued from being stuck between rocks
An endangered sea turtle that was found wedged between rocks on a Florida beach has been rescued, authorities said Monday. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the loggerhead turtle had come ashore in Martin County to lay her eggs and was trying to return to the water through a narrow passage on the rocks […]
Rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani’s mom dies of brain cancer
The mother of rescued Israeli hostage Noa Al-Ghamani has died of brain cancer, just weeks after her dying wish to be reunited with her daughter and embrace her one last time was fulfilled. Liora Arugamani was 61 and had been battling stage 4 cancer for a long time. “She spent her last days with her […]
20 people rescued from Disneyland Calif. Incredicoaster
A group of thrill-seekers got more than what they paid for at Disney’s California Adventure Park on Sunday. As the state was hit by extreme heat, 20 people at an amusement park were trapped on a roller coaster for more than an hour after it stopped dead in its tracks around 1:30 p.m. Disneyland employees […]
Hundreds Of Missing Children Rescued In US Marshals Operation
The U.S. Marshals rescued over 200 missing children and arrested 3 individuals as their six-week operation concluded, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday. The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), in collaboration with various federal, state and local agencies across seven federal judicial districts, completed a six-week national effort, “Operation We Will Find You 2” (OWWFY2), […]
Workers trapped 70 feet on billboard rescued | FOX 5 News
Some tense moments in DeKalb County on Wednesday after three men become stuck on a billboard up more than 70 feet in the … source