Dog rescued after falling off 50-foot cliff at Connecticut quarry
He’s a lucky dog. A dog missing for several days was rescued Tuesday after falling from a 50-foot cliff in a Connecticut quarry. Animal Control Officer Lindsey Barr said in a post that the North Canaan Animal Shelter received a call Monday night from a man who said he heard a dog barking while walking […]
Teens rescued from abandoned Colorado missile silo; 1 injured, another facing charges
One teenage boy was seriously injured and another was charged with trespassing after being rescued from an abandoned missile silo in Colorado. An 18-year-old man fell about 30 feet into an underground silo near the town of Deer Trail around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. According to a press release, […]
Climbers Stranded By Avalanche At Over 12,000 Feet High On Mount Shasta Rescued By Emergency Teams
An avalanche on Saturday left two veteran mountaineers stranded at 12,000 feet on Mount Shasta, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO). SCSO coordinated the rescue of two experienced climbers in difficult conditions. The climbers were stranded at 12,000 feet on Mount Shasta after an avalanche, and one suffered a fractured femur, SCSO announced. […]
California Baby Bald Eagle Rescued After Falling Out of Nest
Multiple California agencies and wildlife experts convened Saturday for a noble cause: rescuing a baby bald eagle that fell from its nest. New eagles hatch in Orange Vale in late March; Followed closely by local station KCRA 3 when disaster struck. Metro Fire was called to the scene after a baby bald eagle fell from […]
Florida has rescued over 700 US residents from Haiti: DeSantis
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced Wednesday that Florida has rescued over 700 United States residents from Haiti, which has become increasingly hostile. The 722 rescues come a little more than a month since Florida’s Division of Emergency Management began its operations on March 20. The division will ensure that those rescued will have access to […]
Three stranded boaters rescued from remote Pacific island thanks to clever ‘Help’ sign
He is truly a modern-day “castaway.” Three people on a stranded boat on a remote Pacific island were rescued this week thanks to a clever ‘Help Me’ sign written on a palm frond. On March 31, the men were fishing in Paikelot Atoll, part of Micronesia, when their 20-foot boat was caught in a swell. […]
10-year-old Mass. boy rescued after getting himself stuck in chimney
He could use some instructions from Santa Claus. A 10-year-old boy trapped in the chimney of his Massachusetts home was rescued on Wednesday, according to local reports. The boy climbed out of a second-story window and onto the roof of his home in Whitman, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Boston, around 4:15 p.m., […]
Mountain goat, believed to be stolen pet, rescued while hanging from KC bridge
A mountain goat that escaped from being crushed under a Kansas City bridge has survived a rocky rescue mission and may be reunited with its owners who suspect it was stolen from their farm two months ago. “This is a story that has captured the heart of Kansas City,” said Tori Fugate of KC Pet […]
Moment man rescued by helicopter from cliffside after fall
Dramatic video shows the moment a man is rescued by helicopter after falling nearly 60 feet from a path near California’s Golden Gate Bridge, clinging desperately to the side of a cliff. Around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Marin County firefighters called the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office to request a helicopter to respond to a man who […]
Former College Football Player Rescued After Being Stranded at Sea on a Kayak for 11 Hours
Former South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley found himself lost at sea after launching his kayak off the coast of Grayton Beach, Florida, last week. Smelly set out on his boat around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, ostensibly to go fishing. The 37-year-old former athlete soon found himself being pushed further out to sea, eventually […]