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Video Records Amazing Undersea Rescue

It shows divers' astonishment that cook had survived nearly 3 days

(Newser) - News that a tugboat's cook had survived being trapped underwater for nearly three days came out six months ago . But it wasn't until this week that video emerged showing the dramatic moment when Harrison Okene's outstretched hands reached toward his rescue divers, and they realized to their...

'Underdog' Rescued From Giant Hole

Pooch fell 700 feet to bottom of unused mine

(Newser) - Some cheerful news to start the week: A massive rescue operation succeeded in saving a dog who had gotten stuck at the bottom of one of the world's biggest manmade holes, Metro reports. The pooch—nicknamed "Underdog"—was spotted last week swimming in the lake at the...

Raiders Fan Saves Stadium Jumper— With Own Body

Both are badly injured in the process

(Newser) - When a woman jumped from the third floor of the Oakland Coliseum to the second-floor concourse, a man was there to break her fall; both ended up hospitalized, but police say the man saved the woman's life. After spotting the woman about to jump following yesterday's Raiders game,...

Hiker Rescued After Months in Woods, Days From Death

Marco Lavoie's campsite was attacked by a bear in August

(Newser) - An incredible story of survival out of northwestern Quebec, where a 44-year-old was rescued as few as 24 hours before officials believe he would have likely died. Marco Lavoie set off on July 16 for what he intended to be a two-month spell in the woods, reports the Canadian Press...

Lost 72-Year-Old Survived on Algae, Frogs for Weeks

Gene Penaflor got separated from hunting partner in California forest

(Newser) - A pretty incredible tale of survival out of northern California, where a deer hunter lost in the Mendocino National Forest survived for 19 days. The most incredible parts: temperatures fell as low as 25 degrees; Gene Penaflor was at one point temporarily unconscious after falling down a steep slope; he'...

12 Rescued From Top of Universal Roller Coaster

167-foot Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit stuck for hours

(Newser) - A Universal Orlando roller coaster called the city's tallest got stuck last night, leaving 12 people high and dry for several hours before authorities rescued them. Firefighters were contacted at about 7pm; two hours later, they began using ropes and harnesses to reach those at the top of the...

90 Feared Trapped in Deadly Mumbai Collapse

Death toll stands at 3

(Newser) - A multi-story residential building collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai early today, killing at least three people and sending rescuers racing to reach dozens of people feared trapped in the rubble. Relatives of the missing wailed and clung to one another, as heavy machinery lifted the largest slabs...

Kidnapped Girl's Mom Linked to Suspect

They were once arrested together for drugs

(Newser) - Authorities are still keeping quiet about just how they managed to find a kidnapped girl "at a residence" in Conyers, Ga.; they're calling it "hardcore police work," WSB-TV notes. In the meantime, however, new information is emerging about the circumstances of the kidnapping. One of the...

Man Mauled by Bear is Rescued —36 Hours Later

After 2 failed attempts, National Guard sends plane, chopper, para-team in night-vision goggles

(Newser) - It took 36 hours and a rescue operation worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster to save a man mauled by a brown bear while hunting in Alaska. First, a local rescue team tried to find the man, who was attacked 35 miles north of Anaktuvuk Pass, but its helicopter couldn't...

Cop Rescues Hiker, Falls to Own Death

David Vanbuskirk had problem with his gear

(Newser) - A Las Vegas police officer pulled off a successful rescue but lost his own life in the process. David Vanbuskirk rode a helicopter to the aid of a hiker stranded on a rock ledge; after he was lowered on a harness, he linked the hiker to rescue gear. But while...

Man Swims 5 Hours, Rescues Family

Swam 3 miles in bid to get help

(Newser) - Maryland can claim a new hero: John Riggs swam five hours in rough waters in a bid to save his family members, who were clinging to their capsized fishing boat two miles offshore in the darkness of Tuesday night. Riggs swam three miles, stopping only to rest on a buoy,...

1000 Killed in India Floods
 1K Killed in India Floods 
Jun 22, 2013 3:23 PM CDT

1K Killed in India Floods

40K still stranded in northern India

(Newser) - Flash flooding in northern India this week has killed at least 1,000 people, with the death toll expected to rise. The floods came as thousands of Hindu pilgrims were visiting shrines in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Around 73,000 pilgrims have been evacuated, according to local officials, but...

Incredible: Delivery Men Catch Falling Toddler

And it's caught on video

(Newser) - Incredible video out of China, where the BBC reports a group of delivery men (or, per other sources , mail carriers) standing in an alley managed to save a toddler who fell from a window above them last night. The men heard the little girl crying, then darted with arms stretched...

Seas Scoured After Philippines Ferry Sinks

About 60 were aboard inter-island vessel, 54 rescued so far

(Newser) - Ships and helicopters were scouring seas in the central Philippines for survivors of a ferry that sank early this morning with about 60 people aboard. Two people have died, and 54 have been rescued, officials said. The inter-island ferry left Pio Duran port in Albay province and sank three hours...

165 People Held in Grimy House for Weeks Freed

Mexican soldiers came to aid of group, which had been trying to reach US

(Newser) - Mexican soldiers have freed 165 people kidnapped while attempting to reach the US, the country's Interior Ministry says. The group, which included 150 from Central America, 14 from Mexico, and one from India, was held for weeks in a packed, filthy house in the city of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz,...

Dog Rescues Infant From Trash Dump

Thai canine finds baby in plastic bag, takes her home

(Newser) - A dog-about-town earned a medal—and a new leather collar—after rescuing an infant from a roadside dump in Thailand. The dog, Pui, apparently found the baby girl in a plastic bag and carried her home, barking as he arrived. That got the attention of his owner's 12-year-old niece,...

Sewage Pipe Baby's Mom: It Was an Accident

She says she raised the alarm after newborn fell through hole

(Newser) - The mother of a baby boy saved from a sewage pipe in China says she "deeply regrets" what happened—but she was the one who raised the alarm. The 22-year-old woman, who is unmarried and had concealed her pregnancy, says the newborn slipped through a hole in the squat...

Baby Rescued From 4-Inch Sewage Pipe

Chinese boy stable after apparently being flushed down toilet

(Newser) - A baby boy, likely just days old, is safe after Chinese rescuers pulled him from a four-inch sewage pipe. It appears the baby was flushed down the toilet; apartment building residents heard him crying, the BBC reports. When rescuers arrived on the scene, they were unable to pull the baby...

Scrawled &#39;Help&#39; Message Leads to Woman&#39;s Rescue

 Scrawled 'Help' 
 Message Leads to 
 Woman's Rescue 
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Apr 13, 2013 12:58 PM CDT

Scrawled 'Help' Message Leads to Woman's Rescue

Australian was stuck for three days in national park

(Newser) - An Australian woman was rescued in a national park last weekend after leaving two messages for help—one scrawled dramatically in the sand, the Herald Sun reports. Emergency crews went looking for Lynette Bond, 68, after a hiker found a three-day-old note in her broken-down vehicle. Rescuers then found her...

Kayaker Saves Family After SUV Crash

Car crashes into river, barely missing kayaker

(Newser) - A kayaker is being credited with helping to save a family of five after their SUV had veered off a road and ended up in a Northern California river. The family was driving along Highway 50 on Thursday afternoon when their SUV veered off the road, hit a concrete mile...

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