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'It Was an Out-of-the-Box Rescue, That's For Sure'

7 boulders had to be moved to reach woman who fell face-first into rock crevice in Australia

(Newser) - A woman was trapped hanging upside down by her feet, wedged in a narrow chute between two boulders, for about seven hours before she could be rescued in Australia this month. Matilda Campbell, 23, initially dropped her phone in a crevice while walking with friends on private property in Laguna,...

Couple Got Lost for 4 Days in Woods Behind House

Pamela Helmstadter's husband of 31 years dies while lost in forested area in Maine

(Newser) - A man has died after he and his wife took a casual stroll in the woods behind their Maine home and ended up lost for four nights. John Helmstadter, 82, Pamela Helmstadter, 72, and their black lab Lucy had set out for a walk along trails behind their Alexander home...

Lifeguard on Finding Lost Teen Kayaker: 'Crying My Guts Out'

Kahiau Kawai, 17, was found alive clinging to kayak off coast of Honolulu after nearly 12 hours

(Newser) - A teenager in Hawaii was recovering Friday after spending more than 11 hours clinging to a kayak before being rescued during an overnight ocean search by an off-duty lifeguard and the US Coast Guard. Kahiau Kawai, 17, had gotten separated from his high school paddling team on Wednesday after capsizing...

Seattle Police Share Video of Dramatic Rescue

Injured man was pulled out of path of oncoming train

(Newser) - In dramatic video released by the Seattle Police Department, an officer rescues a seriously injured man from the path of an oncoming freight train. Police said they tried to talk a man experiencing a mental health crisis down from a ledge around 25 feet above train tracks last week, but...

Man Who Spent 67 Days Adrift: 'I Have No Strength Left'

A Russian man was rescued, but his brother and nephew are dead

(Newser) - A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have died, officials said Tuesday. The prosecutor's office in Russia's Far East said that the man...

After Milton, It Was Just Him, the Sea, and His Cooler

Coast Guard rescues fisherman stranded in the Gulf

(Newser) - It was "a nightmare scenario for even the most experienced mariner," a Coast Guard official said Thursday after a fishing boat captain was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico, where he'd been clinging to a cooler. It was the man's second rescue in four days, per...

Boy, 14, Rescued From Floating Debris in Tampa

'It was literally out of a castaway movie,' sheriff says

(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy was rescued from floating debris in Tampa on Thursday in what Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister says was one of more than 200 water rescues they carried out that day. The sheriff tells CNN that he was on the airboat with a deputy when the boy, clinging...

2 Boys Peered Into Market's Lobster Tank, Made Rare Find
2 Boys Peered Into Market's
Lobster Tank, Made Rare Find
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Sep 29, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

2 Boys Peered Into Market's Lobster Tank, Made Rare Find

Blue lobster discovered in New York grocery store

(Newser) - Leave it to curious preschoolers to spy something odd in the supermarket that escapes everyone else's notice. UPI reports that Danielle Morales was shopping with her two boys, 3-year-old Zachary and 4-year-old Parker, at Market 32 in Clifton Park, New York, when they decided to stop by the lobster...

79-Year-Old Broke Leg Hiking Alone. Then Came 'Angels'
79-Year-Old Broke Leg Hiking
Alone. Then Came 'Angels'
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Sep 29, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

79-Year-Old Broke Leg Hiking Alone. Then Came 'Angels'

US airman Troy May carried Ursula Bannister on his back for nearly three hours

(Newser) - Ursula Bannister has climbed to a mountain lookout in Washington state once a year for the past 23 years. She normally brings someone with her to the spot where she scattered her mother's ashes, but on Aug. 28, the 79-year-old set out on the challenging 1.6-mile out-and-back trail...

Sailor's Risky Helene Move Ends With a Rescue

A Coast Guard helicopter hoists man and his dog from a stranded sailboat off Florida

(Newser) - A man and his dog were 25 miles out to sea off the west coast of Florida on Thursday, with Hurricane Helene fast approaching, when their sailboat became disabled, with no one else around. Then the 36-foot sailboat began taking on water. In what became a happy ending, "Coast...

12-Year-Old 'Shot That Bear and Killed It on Top of Me'

Wisconsin man calls his son a hero after boy saved him during mauling by black bear

(Newser) - A father-son hunting trip went awry in Wisconsin earlier this month when a black bear went on the attack, and the 12-year-old is now being hailed as a hero for saving his dad. The AP reports that 43-year-old Ryan Beierman was near the family's hunting cabin in "the...

Boy Rescued After 9 Hours Between Boulders

11-year-old was 'lodged between the crevasse' in large boulder, New Hampshire firefighters say

(Newser) - Rescuers freed an 11-year-old boy who slipped between two boulders near his school and was trapped for more than nine hours, a New Hampshire fire chief said Monday. The boy was pried out of the boulders in Windsor about 3:15am. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and...

Stranded Pair Jumps From Yacht in 20-Foot Seas

That was after spending 24 hours in the disabled boat, more than 100 miles from land

(Newser) - It was the opposite of what you'd call smooth sailing. For more than 24 hours, two people holed up in a yacht that was stranded more than 100 miles off the coast of Australia as the boat took on water and was battered by massive waves. The 48-year-old woman...

The Boat's Captain Was Dead. Hurricane Gilma Was Nearing

The US Coast Guard and Navy managed to rescue a woman and her young daughter

(Newser) - In what's being described as a rescue that could easily appear in a "blockbuster disaster film," the Navy and US Coast Guard have managed to rescue a woman, her 7-year-old daughter, and two pets off Hawaii in a days-long mission. They were aboard a 47-foot French-flagged sailboat...

Navy Crew Plucks Woman, Child From Sailboat as Hurricane Nears

Small boat from guided missile destroyer picks up survivors 925 miles off Hawaii

(Newser) - A small boat crew dispatched from a Navy guided missile destroyer rescued a woman and her 7-year-old daughter from a sailboat in rough seas this week, after a man had died on the craft and distress flares were launched. The rescue by the USS William P. Lawrence occurred about 925...

He Dove in to Save Fiancee's Son, Never Made It Out

David Moore, 66, didn't have life jacket when he rescued 2 from Missouri lake

(Newser) - A Missouri man is being hailed as a hero after saving two people who drifted away from a pontoon boat, then drowning himself. KCTV and KQ2 report that 66-year-old David Moore of St. Joseph was out on Smithville Lake on Aug. 17 with his family when his fiancee's 5-year-old...

Climbers Went to Retrieve Friend's Body, Needed a Rescue

Five-member team was hit by ice on Friday, and one is presumed dead

(Newser) - After six days stranded on a remote peak in Pakistan's northeast, two injured Russian climbers were rescued, while another remains missing and is presumed dead, reports the AP . The five-member team was attempting to climb one of Gasherbrum's peaks to retrieve the body of a fellow climber who...

After Night Outside, Missing Girl Found by Fisherman

7-year-old wandered away from campsite, her cries for help led to her discovery Monday morning

(Newser) - A 7-year-old girl disappeared from a campsite in Washington state on Sunday evening and was missing more than 12 hours before a local fisherman heard her cries. The girl had been camping with her grandparents at the Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway north of Amboy in Clark County, KATU reports. She...

Intense Flooding After Debby Slams East Coast

High-water rescues are in full force in New York, Pennsylvania

(Newser) - First responders launched high-water and helicopter rescues of people trapped in cars and homes in rural New York and Pennsylvania as heavy rain from the remnants of Debby slammed the Northeast with intense floods. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared states of emergency. More than...

He Ran 1.5 Miles From Chopper to Save Dogs From Park Fire

Trevor Skaggs' heroism on display amid 5th-largest fire in California history

(Newser) - A man fleeing California's Park Fire was forced to leave behind his two Rottweilers and their litter of puppies on Wednesday when his truck broke down. The remote area above Cohasset was soon blocked by fire and the dogs "presumed lost," the North Valley Animal Disaster Group...

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