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Covid-19 vaccines needed to be rescued by boat as heavy rain caused flooding in Kentucky
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A batch of Covid-19 vaccines had to be rescued by boat after heavy rains threatened the power supply at a Kentucky health facility, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. The doses were rescued from the Lee County Health D...
Four children and two adults were rescued from a sinking boat off the Georgia coast
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Two adults and four children were rescued Friday by the US Coast Guard off the Georgia coast after their boat stuck an object and started sinking. The 17-foot boat was near the entrance to the St. Marys River on the...
A dog missing for 43 days reunites with his family after being rescued from a grain silo
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Local pet sleuths and animal control officers in Kent County, Michigan, teamed up to reunite a dog and his family after rescuing the canine from a grain silo. Milo, a springer spaniel, had been missing for 43 days, ...
The Coast Guard rescued 10 people stranded on ice floes in Lake Erie
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Ten people became stranded on floating sheets of ice in Lake Erie on Sunday, requiring rescue from the local Coast Guard. The group became stuck on two ice floes near a waterfront park in Cleveland, Ohio, the Coast ...
Thousands of turtles have been rescued from freezing waters in Texas
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As Texas' deep freeze wreaks havoc on land, sea animals also suffer in its icy waters. This week, Sea Turtle, Inc., a nonprofit in South Padre Island, rescued more than 2,500 at-risk turtles from nearby waters. It's...
11 people were rescued by boat after a water main break in Philadelphia
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Eleven people were rescued by boat in North Philadelphia after a major water main break happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Philadelphia officials. The cause of the break in the 48-inch main is...
A skier was mauled by a bear in Alaska and rescued by helicopter
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A skier in Alaska was airlifted from the side of a mountain over the weekend after he was attacked and mauled by a brown bear. The victim was part of a group ascending a mountain during a backcountry ski outing near...
4 skiers dead, 4 rescued after avalanche in Utah backcountry
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Four skiers were killed and four others rescued after an avalanche Saturday in a backcountry ski area near Salt Lake City, police said. The Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City received a hang-up call around ...
77-year-old woman rescued after being trapped inside her van for four days after winter storm
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Firefighters in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday rescued a 77-year-old woman who said she had been trapped inside her van for at least four days during this week's winter storm. The woman was identified by CNN affil...
He rescued Sadie from a shelter, then she saved his life
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. Last September, Brian Myers walked into an animal shelter and ...
A goose became a family’s pet after being rescued as a baby
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. An orphaned goose named Lil' Bob has no idea it's a bird, say...
An injured bald eagle entangled in fishing line was rescued by two children and some Florida firefighters
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Firefighters in Florida this week helped rescue a bald eagle with a fishing hook stuck in its beak and the attached line wrapped around its wing and beak. Firefighters at Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 on Thurs...
Naked fugitive rescued from crocodile infested mangroves by Australian fishermen
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Two fishermen brought home a bigger catch than they were expecting when they rescued a naked fugitive from a crocodile-infested mangrove in northern Australia. Cam Faust and Kevin Joiner were in a small boat laying...
A homeless man rescued all the animals at a shelter after it caught on fire
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. A homeless man risked his life to save several cats and dogs t...
Woman rescued after car plunges off a cliff, landing on a San Francisco beach
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A woman was transported in "serious condition" after a car went off a cliff onto a beach in San Francisco on Christmas morning, according to tweets from the city's fire department. The car went over a cliff at Fort...
A puppy rescued from the jaws of alligator has been honored as a ‘Deputy Dog’
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A 4-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is now a Florida sheriff's office "Deputy Dog" after being rescued from an alligator that dragged him underwater. The Lee County Sheriff's Office honored the puppy, named ...