rescues
Russian whale watcher adrift at sea for 67 days reveals how brother, nephew died
October 16, 2024 | 1:05pmMikhail Pichugin, 45, is recovering in a hospital in Russia after he was spotted by a fishing trawler and pulled from the icy waters of the Sea of Okhotsk after...
Brave 9-year-old survives week alone in jungle after Hurricane Milton
October 15, 2024 | 3:30pmHe’s the real-life Mowgli from “The Jungle Book.” A 9-year-old boy in Palizada, Mexico, was found after going missing for six days in the rainforest. Despite the search team covering...
Coast Guard hoists sick passenger from cruise ship nearly 170 miles from California coast
October 15, 2024 | 2:46pmAt about 1 a.m. on Saturday, the Coast Guard received a request for medevac from the Princess Cruises-operated Grand Princess ship, for a 63-year-old man who was experiencing severe abdominal...
Russian whale watcher rescued after 67 days at sea on inflatable boat with brother and nephew's corpses
October 15, 2024 | 10:27am" It truly is a miracle," one expert said.
1 killed, 23 rescued from Colorado gold mine after elevator malfunctioned during tour
October 10, 2024 | 6:24pmThe group was trapped about 1,000 feet down in the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, which offers tours to the public, following an "equipment malfunction," the Teller County Sheriff's Office said.
Helicopter pilot threatened with arrest after flying rescue missions in flood-ravaged NC
October 2, 2024 | 1:23pmA South Carolina pilot who flew out to save stranded Hurricane Helene victims in flood-ravaged North Carolina claims he was told he would be arrested if he continued the rescue...
Hero cop pulls 3-year-old autistic boy from neighbor's pool
October 2, 2024 | 12:45pmDramatic police bodycam video captured the moment Officer Evan Myers rescued a missing kid from a backyard pool in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Three-year-old Aziel, a non-verbal child with autism who...
Dramatic video shows Coast Guard chopper rescue of elderly hiker who fell from bridge
October 1, 2024 | 1:49pmA West Coast Coast Guard crew medevacked an injured hiker after the 74-year-old man fell off a bridge near Brookings, Oregon, with video helicopter video capturing the drama.
Stranded sailor reveals chilling message he told his dog as dream boat sank in Gulf of Mexico during Hurricane Helene
September 29, 2024 | 5:47amFor the first year on the water, the adventurous sailor, alongside his pooch, experienced "peace and healing" until Helene formed in the nearby waters.
Rescue missions after Helene’s flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof
September 28, 2024 | 3:34amUltimately, dozens of staff and patients went to the roof to wait to be taken to safety, and a few others stayed in rescue boats, as winds whipped and brown...
Dramatic moment sailor and his dog are rescued off coast as Hurricane Helene barrels toward land
September 27, 2024 | 12:45amHurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm at around 11:10 p.m. Thursday evening.
Grandma who broke leg on solo hike rescued after hero US Airman carries her down mountain on his back for hours
September 25, 2024 | 4:17pm“I really didn’t make much of a decision, I just knew I needed to carry her down if I could," the 20-year-old hero Airman said.
Dramatic video as Coast Guard plucks ailing 8-year-old from deck of cruise ship on the high seas
September 25, 2024 | 12:50pmThe US Coast Guard jumped into action when a young boy was diagnosed with appendicitis aboard a cruise ship off the coast of California, plucking the boy onto a chopper...
Female Florida driver rescued from Porsche SUV left dangling off three-story garage
September 25, 2024 | 12:48pmThe motorist hit the gas at the wrong time, hurling her pricey SUV off a Florida parking garage and dangling high in the air.
Tourists following GPS directions drive into the sea, are rescued by bartender in South Carolina
September 19, 2024 | 12:23pmA couple following GPS directions accidentally drove their car straight into a marina in South Carolina — and had to be pulled from the sinking vehicle by a brave bartender,...
Coast Guard plucks stranded boater from the high seas in dramatic video
September 15, 2024 | 11:59amA Coast Guard chopper hoisted a stranded boater to safety along Florida's Gulf Coast on Saturday -- with the entire rescue captured on video.
Video shows dramatic rescue of woman trapped under tree during Francine
September 14, 2024 | 11:22amPolice bodycam footage shot Wednesday shows the moment deputies saved a woman who became pinned underneath a tree that fell during Hurricane Francine.
Four mountain climbers die 'of exhaustion' just short of reaching summit in French Alps: officials
September 11, 2024 | 2:22pmThe bodies of four climbers who went missing in foul weather in the French Alps on Saturday were plucked from the mountain on Tuesday just short of the summit, officials...
Cops race to save 3-year-old lost inside cornfield at night, pull out high-tech assistant
September 6, 2024 | 6:39pmThermal drone footage shows the rescue of a 3-year-old who became lost after he had wandered into a 100-acre corn field alone and at night in Alto, Wisconsin.
Satellite video shows final minutes of the Bayesian superyacht as it is dramatically blown by storm and disappears from radar
September 3, 2024 | 2:45pmSatellite imaging video obtained by The Post from the early morning of August 19 shows the moments the $40m superyacht – which had 22 people aboard, seven of whom drowned...