Operator of Electrified Crane Rescued

23,000 volts of high power electricity jolt through a crane when it hits live power lines. The operator is told to not move – the cabin might be electrified.

London Cellphone Call Gets Sailors in Spain Found & Rescued

Technology is everything these days…

Workers trapped 250ft above roadway rescued

In Pittsburgh two workers were rescued. They had been trapped in an air shaft above the Liberty tunnels.

Boaters missing for 4 days rescued

The coast guard has rescued two boaters missing since Saturday.

Mother Rescues Her Children From Fire

A Chicago mother rescued her 2 children early Monday.

Neighbors Rescue Elderly Couple From Flames

The sad part is that the house in which the couple lived for over 40 years is a total loss. It’s burned down to the ground.

Neighbor Rescues Woman from Burning House

Neighbors rescued a woman from her burning home early Monday morning, and three firefighters were hurt putting out the flames in Green Bay.

Garden hose aids police in rescue

Two police officers used a garden hose to douse flames so they could enter a burning building and rescue a man.

Hero angler rescues girl from river

A young girl who fell from a boat into the River Nene was just seconds from death when she was snatched from the water by an angler who spotted her plight.

Child dropped to safety, woman rescued

A house fire Monday morning forced a woman to drop a two-year-old child from a second-story window before she was rescued herself by firefighters.

Family rescued from toy dinghy

A WOMAN and three children were rescued yesterday after they were blown out to sea in a toy dinghy.

Workers Rescued After Crane Collapses

Fire crews worked to rescue two men trapped inside a crane that collapsed in Baltimore County Wednesday afternoon.

Climber rescued after falling 2,000 feet on Mount McKinley

Mountaineers performed a complicated rope rescue Tuesday night on Mount McKinley to reach a climber after the man tumbled 2,000 feet down the mountain.

UK Coastguard praises rescued divers

The actions of four divers who spent three hours drifting in heavy currents off the Donegal coast have been praised by the Irish Coastguard.

10th floor balcony rescue drama

A man has been rescued from the balcony of his 10th-storey flat in the early hours of this morning.

Man rescued from burning car

Firefighters called to a burning car overnight in Auckland thought they were dealing with a fatality, but they rescued a man inside – just in the nick of time.

Man saved in dramatic river rescue

A dramatic rescue took place on the River Yare outside Norwich yesterday after a man broke his shoulder bone when his dinghy capsized, tipping him into the water.

Miracle rescue of woman whose car landed in canal

Water filled an upside-down Subaru that plunged into an irrigation canal Saturday evening, but Wenatchee police and firefighters freed the driver after an ordeal that lasted between five and 10 minutes, police and fire officials said.

Passer-by rescues couple from fire

AN UNNAMED hero rescued a couple from a flat fire – and then disappeared without giving his name.

Mum, son rescued from submerged car

A woman and her son are lucky to be alive after being pulled from their upside down, submerged vehicle after it crashed off a bridge into a Gisborne river this morning.

Men rescue driver from fiery crash

It looked like it was going to be a routine run for Colfax Fire Capt. J.D. Smith and Lt. Eric Harmison.

Dad rescues 2 children as car rolls into pond

Two children had a close call in Merrimack when their car rolled into a pond.

Children saved in sea rescue

FOUR people have been praised after they saved two children from drowning.

Five girls rescued from raft on river

Five Woodward County girls were rescued Monday morning, a day after they went missing on the North Canadian River, said Matt Lehenbauer, county emergency management director.

Baby Rescued From Storm Drain

Two Fall River men are being credited with saving the life of a baby who fell into a storm drain over the weekend, Boston television station WCVB reported.

Golfer reunited with paramedic who saved his life

A HEART attack patient has been reunited with the paramedic whose quick thinking helped save his life.

Cyclist meets man who rescued him from giant snowblower

A Montreal cyclist who was rescued from the blades of an industrial-sized snowblower last week was introduced to his saviour by CBC Radio Thursday morning.

Student pilot survives plane crash, hikes through snow to rescue

A student pilot whose plane crashed into a snowy mountainside during a training flight survived overnight by wrapping himself in a tarp and then hiked out a mile through waist-deep snow to meet rescuers, authorities said Wednesday.

Samaritan rescues mother/daughter

An Indianapolis mother and her four-year-old daughter are recovering after their car crashed into a retention pond.

Brave dad in fire rescue drama

A FELIXSTOWE (UK) man has commended his son’s bravery and quick thinking after he rescued his family from a house fire.

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