Category: rescue

Trapped Miners Expected to Emerge This Morning as Rescue Operation Continues: Vale

SUDBURY, Ont.—A rescue operation for 39 miners who were trapped underground in northern Ontario on the weekend continues today, with their employer saying it expects all workers to emerge later this morning. Mining company Vale says 19 workers already returned to the surface early today and are in good health. The company says the employees…


Racehorse Sold for Over $300,000 Left in Filthy Barn to Starve Is Rescued and Now Thrives

A thoroughbred racehorse worth over US$300,000 almost met a tragic end when she was abandoned in a stable to perish. However, in the nick of time, a charity found and rescued her and she survived, despite the huge odds stacked against her. Today, 9-year-old War Celeste is in the loving care of fosterers, living the life…


Kind Human Rescues Drowning Puppy

There are still kind people out there in this world willing to lend a helping hand.


Granbury PD Officer Saves Child’s Life

God will put the right person in the right place at the right time. Thank you officer Miller! What a hero we have here.


Senior Golden Retriever Falls Into Old Well, Is Trapped for 4 Hours—Until Firefighters Save the Day

Industrious fire crews succeeded in lifting a 12-year-old golden retriever to safety after the dog fell into an abandoned well, getting himself trapped for four hours. On Aug. 24, firefighters from two different sites in Aloha, Oregon, teamed up to respond to a call about a senior dog in distress. Crews from Station 62 of…


Good Samaritan Sees Building Collapse, Climbs Into Rubble to Pull Elderly Couple out Alive

One Philadelphia man is thanking God for putting him in the right place at the right time after he pulled an elderly couple from a collapsed building in West Kensington. David Velazquez was driving with his cousin Kathy to pick up his son from a friend’s house on the night of Sept. 2. They were near…


NYPD Officer Saves Man, 60, Who Collapsed onto Subway Tracks Seconds Before Train Arrives

A New York City transit officer leapt to help a commuter who had collapsed and fallen onto the subway tracks just moments before a train pulled into the station. With the help of his colleagues and a good Samaritan, the officer lifted the half-conscious man to safety in the nick of time. On Aug. 19,…


Texas Man Miraculously Revives Tiny Puppy by Performing CPR

That was definitely a close call but luckily this man was there to help. Kudos to his compassion and efforts to bring the cute puppy back!


VIDEO: Abused, Abandoned Pup Tied to Pole Puts Paw in Officer’s Hand—Gets Adopted by Deputy

An abused, abandoned dog found tied to a pole had every reason to snap and snarl when a stranger approached. Instead, the pup placed his paw into the hand of the police officer who greeted him, then freed him, and whisked him away to a better life. Bodycam footage of the moving encounter went viral, reaching millions…


Dolphins ‘Alert’ Rescue Crew to Missing Swimmer Stranded at Sea for 12 Hours

Lifeboat crews off the coast of Ireland rescued a missing swimmer who had been stranded at sea for around 12 hours after dolphins raised the alert. A search party was launched from Castlegregory, County Kerry, on Aug. 22 when abandoned clothes were found on the beach. A volunteer All-Weather Lifeboat crew from the Royal National Lifeboat…