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. »
Friday, May. 9, 2008
Thursday, May. 8, 2008
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. »
Monday, Apr. 7, 2008
Cell phone call leads rescuers man trapped in blazing warehouse
A man trapped inside a blazing warehouse in Seneca used his cell phone to help firefighters find their way through the conflagration and rescue him. »
Monday, Mar. 31, 2008
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.
Gerry Wooster, of Bradley, Wrexham, was struck by a sudden heart attack when walking away from the fourth hole at Rhuddlan Golf Club last October. »
Thursday, Mar. 27, 2008
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. »
Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2008
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. »
Monday, Mar. 24, 2008
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. »
Monday, Feb. 25, 2008
Witness Jumps In To Save Victim From Surf
A man was rescued after falling into the ocean south of the Ocean Beach Pier, San Diego lifeguards said Monday. »
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007
Observant Driver Rescues Boy From Pit Bull
A boy in Columbus survived a pit bull attack over the weekend thanks to some observant people. »
Friday, Nov. 9, 2007
Driver rescued from railroad tracks moments before train collides
There was no villain with a handlebar mustache. But there was a woman stuck on the railroad tracks with a train bearing down on her. »
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007
Boy dragged two storeys by lift cut out with saw
A 7-year-old boy trapped in a lift in his grandparents’ house had to be freed by firefighters using a chainsaw. »
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
Couple’s morning walk turns into rescue mission
A rescue at the Fox River last week might not have been, had Batavia resident Tom Wangler been on time for his morning walk. »
Man Rescues Neighbor
A former firefighter comes to the rescue of his neighbor following a late night fire, and now he’s being called a hero. »
Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
Coast Guard rescues stranded boaters,6-year-old boy
The Coast Guard rescued a 6-year-old boy and four men who went missing in Trinity Bay, Texas Sunday night. »
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007
New Zealander rescues family from US fires
A family visit turned into a rescue mission for an expatriate Kiwi caught up in the fires in southern California. »
Monday, Oct. 22, 2007
Hero saves family from burning house
UK — A family were rescued from their burning house in the early hours of Saturday thanks to quick-thinking neighbours. »
Girl hiding in closet rescued from burning home
AURORA — A 4-year-old girl is doing fine this morning after firefighters found her hiding under stuffed animals and clothing in her burning Aurora home. »
Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2007
Good Samaritan Rescues Man From American River
Scaremento — There was a rescue on the American River Monday, but it wasn’t Sac Metro fire that saved the man’s life. »
Science saves fire victim
Modesto — A west Modesto woman was rescued from her burning apartment early Monday thanks to firefighters equipped with a high-tech camera that enabled them to see through dense smoke. »
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007
Men rescued from collapsed trench
Two men accidentally buried up to their torsos in dirt were trapped for three hours Saturday while firefighters dug them out of a caved in trench. »
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007
Hiker rescued from forest after eight-day fast
The revelation was not, perhaps, what he expected. »
Friday, Aug. 24, 2007
Elderly woman rescued from burning house
The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a house fire that broke out last night in Magnolia and critically injured an elderly woman. »
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007
Mineola Woman Hoping To Reunite With Her “Angel”
A day on the lake is usually synonymous with family fun. But the tide began to turn for Rachel Hohensee when the floatie they brought with them starting drifting away. »
Monday, Aug. 20, 2007
Wheelchair-Bound Woman Rescued From Fire
Bay Area firefighters were kept busy overnight battling fires sparked by the use of illegal fireworks including one that required the rescue of a wheelchair-bound woman from a San Jose home threatened by a backyard blaze and wildfires that charred several acres in Solano County and Arguello Park in San Carlos. »
Neighbor Rescues Family From Fire
A good neighbor is being hailed as a hero after a fire broke out next door displacing its six adult residents. »
Friday, Aug. 17, 2007
Disabled man searches for Good Samaritan who rescued him
A Santa Barbara man survives a fall down a steep cliff. »
Neighbors rescue man from fire
AN Allonby man’s decision to have an early night saved the life of an elderly neighbour. »
Passer-by rescues boy, dog from house fire
ELYRIA — Fire crews spent more than an hour Monday afternoon dousing the flames that consumed a home on West River Road. »
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007
Lost kayaker rescued after 50-mile journey
A Coral Springs man who went adrift in his kayak off the shores of Fort Lauderdale washed up Monday morning unharmed at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Beach Club. »