A woman was rescued last week after a possible spider bite left her unable to feel the skin on her legs during a hike in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. The hiker made a call for help around 6:30 p.m. on June 12 as she was on Taboose Pass Trail, the Inyo County Search and Rescue […]
Some riders were rescued after a Greyhound bus broke down Sunday on Interstate 75 in Auglaize County. >>Person hospitalized after being reportedly struck by Kings Island coaster Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to initial reports of a disabled vehicle on Northbound I-75 just south of Wapakoneta, according to a social media post. When the deputy arrived, […]
A 27-year-old woman was rescued from the South Yuba River on Tuesday, after first responders spent 90 minutes looking for her, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was visiting the river for the first time with four friends, and was swimming in the water before being “swept away” near Hoyt Crossing, officials […]
KHARKIV, Ukraine (WJW) – Two beluga whales are settling into their new homes after being rescued from their aquarium in war-torn Ukraine. According to a press release, bombs have been dropping within a few hundred meters of the NEMO Dolphinarium in Ukraine. Local police address rumors after deadly shooting An international team of marine mammal […]
A baby moose has been rescued from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into an Alaskan lake and became trapped between a seaplane a dock. Tourism company worker Spencer Warren had arrived at work about 6.30am in the US state on Friday to prepare the floatplane for a day trip when […]
A kitten was rescued on June 15 from the inside of a U.S. Post Office mailbox in Clarksburg, Ohio. A Facebook post from Fayette Regional Humane Society reported the 10-week-old feline was allegedly “shoved” through the mailbox slot. Kitten rescued from mailbox (Fayette Regional Humane Society via Facebook) The agency confirmed that the kitten was […]
Jun. 17—RANGELEY — Rescuers bushwhacked their way through woods Thursday to reach a man who broke his leg when his kayak flipped over in rapids on the Kennebago River near Boy Scout Road, Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon said. “I can not thank all of those involved enough!” Derek Berlew wrote Monday on the Rangeley […]
DENVER (KDVR) — Two off-duty firefighters happened to be in the right place at the right time on Sunday when they witnessed a skier begin an attempt to descend a gully on South Arapahoe Peak before falling. It happened on the Skywalker Couloir. According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, the skier was beginning the […]
“I was just crying. I was more happy, I was alive,” a rider said after being taken off the ride and safely returned to the ground Portland Fire & Rescue/Facebook Passengers stuck upside down on Oaks Amusement Park’s AtmosFEAR in Portland on June 14, 2024 More than two dozen people are recovering after a theme […]
ROME (AP) — Italian Coast Guard was searching for possible missing people off Italy’s southern coast Monday, following the shipwreck of a sailboat with migrants on board, believed to be departing from Turkey. It was not immediately clear how many migrants were missing. The search and rescue operation started following a Mayday call by a […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman reported missing from California was reunited with her family after Portland police arrested nine men during a prostitution sting this past Tuesday. Focusing on a stretch of Southeast 82nd Avenue, police arrested seven of the men – ranging in age from 22 to 51 – on charges of prostitution […]
Nearly 30 riders were left suspended upside down on an amusement park ride that malfunctioned June 14 in Portland, Oregon. The accident happened at 2:55 p.m when the AtmosFEAR ride suddenly stopped working at its highest point, Oaks Amusement Park said in a statement on X. The 28 people onboard were left stranded 50 feet […]