A Pennsylvania woman drowned Sunday after she was swept over a series of waterfalls and pinned underwater by a log at Glacier National Park in Montana. According to witnesses, Gillian Tones, 26, slipped on wet rocks and fell into Virginia Creek between St. Mary Falls and Virginia Falls in the afternoon, the National Park Service […]
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Body of man swept away by river after ‘last hug’ found in Italy
Italian specialist divers have recovered the body of a young man who was swept away by floodwaters with his two female companions nearly a month ago. Divers from the Italian fire service found the body of Cristian Molnar, 25, wedged beneath a boulder in an eddy of the Natisone River in the northeastern Friuli Venezia […]
Woman ‘swept away’ in South Yuba River. A helicopter rescued her after 90 minutes
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 […]
Miami apartment complex being demolished after blaze swept through it
A Miami apartment building engulfed in flames last week — leaving more than 40 residents without a home — had begun to be demolished by the city of Miami Tuesday morning. The Temple Court Apartments, 431 SW Third St., was on the the verge of “imminent” collapse, city officials said. The demolition will take four […]
1 person dead after getting swept away in diversion channel in SE Albuquerque
Jun. 9—One person has been killed after being swept away in a diversion channel in Southeast Albuquerque, according to Albuquerque Fire Rescue. Earlier, AFR reported on Sunday afternoon that a person had been rescued from an arroyo while another was reported to be hanging on a bridge at either Wyoming or Louisiana. Albuquerque Fire Rescue […]
Three friends filmed in final embrace before being swept away by flash floods in Italy
Three young friends, including a couple, were filmed in a heartbreaking final embrace before they were swept away by flash floods in northern Italy. Patrizia Cormos, 20, her friend Bianca Doros, 23, and her boyfriend Cristian Molnar, 25, had decided to take a stroll along the Natisone River near Udine in the northern Friuli region […]
Republic of Ireland swept aside by Sweden in Euro 2025 qualifier
The Republic of Ireland remain pointless in Euro 2025 qualifying after a 3-0 defeat at home to Sweden. Chelsea’s Johanna Rytting Kaneryd bagged a brace while Fridolina Rolfo also struck as Eileen Gleeson’s side saw their winless run extend to five matches. Standard Liege forward Amber Barrett had a couple of good early chances having […]
Boy who was swept into Rutherford County storm drain ‘officially passed away,’ family says
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than a week after the son of Rutherford County’s director of schools got caught in a storm drain and was swept under the streets following severe weather, the boy’s family announced he has “officially passed away.” PREVIOUS: Boy injured in storm-related accident in Christiana Dr. James Sullivan posted the following […]
100 cows swept away by floodwaters in Rutherford County return home
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Lascassas farmer is counting his blessings after nearly all of his livestock was swept away by flash flooding last week, then recovered with the help of his community. In his decades of farming, Mike Vaught had never heard of floodwaters powerful enough to move cattle, which, on average, weigh […]
Boy, 10, fights for life after being swept into drain in storm-hit Tennessee
Dangerous storms crashed over parts of the southern US on Thursday as the region cleaned up from earlier severe weather that spawned tornadoes, killed at least three people, and gravely injured a boy who was swept into a storm drain as he played in a flooded street. A heavy line of storms swept into Atlanta […]
Siblings, 2 and 4 years old, die after being swept down river as they played, CA cops say
A toddler and his sister died after being swept down a river while they were playing with their mother, California deputies say. The mother took her two children, a 2-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl, to spend the afternoon at Thurman Flats Picnic Area on Tuesday, May 7, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in […]
Siblings, two and four, swept to death by river at California beauty spot
A four-year-girl and her two-year-old brother were swept to their deaths by a river at a mountainside California beauty spot, police said Tuesday. Their bodies were found near a tributary of the Santa Ana River Tuesday afternoon after their mother had frantically searched for them. Neither the children nor the mother have so far been […]