Category: woman

Officers Spot ‘Distraught’ Woman About to Leap Off Bridge Into Traffic, Pull Her Back Just in Time

Two Florida police officers saved a life after responding to a call on the morning of June 15 of a distressed woman on a highway overpass. The officers pulled her away from the ledge just in time. Fort Pierce Police Officers Casey Miklosh and Hayden Willis credit trust and teamwork for the successful save. Afterward,…


Woman With Bone Disorder Marries Soulmate, Together They Are Challenging Social Stigma

At 3 feet 6 inches tall, a woman from Canada who has broken close to 100 bones in her lifetime—and who cannot walk and uses a wheelchair full time—is living a content life. She is a wife, aunt, advocate, speech-language pathologist, and enthusiastic world traveler. Meet Kristin Victoria from Ontario who, along with her soulmate…


Missing American Woman Found Dead in Russia, Suspect Arrested

MOSCOW—A 34-year-old American woman who had been missing in Russia since Tuesday has been found dead, and a Russian man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the state Investigative Committee said on Saturday. Russia’s RIA news agency said the woman, who it named Catherine Serou, had been studying law at a university in the…


Reports: US Student Found Killed in Russia, Suspect Arrested

MOSCOW—Russian news reports said searchers on Saturday found the body of an American student who went missing several days earlier and that a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The body of Catherine Serou, 34, was found in a wooded area near the city of Bor, 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Moscow,…


Therapy Dog Helps Prevent a Distressed Woman From Taking Her Own Life on a Motorway Bridge

A young woman who was contemplating taking her life found the incentive she needed to retreat from the edge of a motorway bridge when she met a therapy dog. The dog has now been hailed as “amazing” for his role in helping save her life. The distressed woman was spotted standing on a footbridge over…


18-Year-Old Woman Charged After Man Found Fatally Injured in NC Cemetery

An 18-year-old woman was charged with murder in connection to the death of a 69-year-old male who was found fatally injured in a North Carolina cemetery, authorities said over the weekend. Police in Raleigh said Maria Elizabeth Pena-Echeverria was charged with murder and is being held in the Wake County Detention Center. Officials told WNCN that…


Woman Neglected by Mom With Addiction Reunites With Bus Driver Who Saved Her 30 Years Ago

Noticing a 4-year-old on her school bus route living in an unsafe home situation, a New Bedford bus driver stepped in. She may not have known it at the time, but her intervention changed the little girl and her two sisters’ fate for the better. Thirty years on, Kathy Neves and now-34-year-old Amanda Joseph have reunited….


Woman Says Her Rescue Cat Helped Save Her Life After Detecting Breast Cancer

An animal lover has hailed her rescue cat a hero after he saved her life by alerting her to undiagnosed breast cancer. Kate King-Scribbins, 35, from St Paul, Minnesota, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer after finding a lump—thanks to her cat, Oggy, who became “obsessed” with lying on the left side of her…


Woman With a Big Bump Which Doctors Thought Would Have Secret Twin Gives Birth to 13lb Baby

A woman with a gigantic baby bump, which was so large that doctors thought she had a secret twin, has given birth to an over 12-pound 15-ounce (5.89 kg) newborn. First-time mom Amber Cumberland, 21, from Aston, Oxfordshire, gave birth to her daughter Emilia on April 16. The little girl is considered to be the…


260lb Woman Was Once Called a ‘Whale’ by Her Classmates, Sheds Half Her Body Weight

A woman who struggled with her weight throughout her life turned to comfort eating when her classmates called her a “whale” in high school. Her weight eventually spiraled up to a staggering 260 pounds (approx. 118 kg). However, after becoming a mother, she decided to lose weight, and since undergoing weight-loss surgery, she has shed…