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Teen Swept Away in Gulf Waters After Father Lost Grip
A teenager from Baton Rouge was swept away by the unforgiving currents of Orange Beach waters during a birthday trip to the Alabama coast and has not been found. On the evening of May 21, Tyreke Walker, a teenager from Baton Rouge who had just turned 14 years old three days prior, was swimming in […]
Surfer lost at sea for 30 hours gets helicopter rescue
As a helicopter rescue team lowered a team member down on a rope, a 22-year-old waded toward him on a surfboard, happy to see another human being. The young man had been on that surfboard for the last 30 hours, stranded 13 miles (20 km) off the coast of Scotland, but he swam energetically toward […]
400 Migrants Rescued off the Coast of Libya
Over 400 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya. A wooden boat full of migrants from places like Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Gambia, and Bangladesh were taken into aid workers’ boats. The rescue mission, headed by Spanish organization Proactiva Open Arms, took almost five hours. Many of the rescued were seasick and suffering. Once aboard […]
Rising water level traps man in the middle of a creek in Nepal
Generally, hopping from rock to rock to cross a low flowing creek is relatively fun, though not without a small measure of risk. But, what would you do if the water levels were to suddenly rise from flood waters? Exactly this situation happened to a man in Nepal. He was rock hopping from rock to […]
Girl rescued from under rubble in Syria
The moving moment when a little girl is brought back to life after being trapped under rubble in Syria. Syrian Civil Defense managed to locate some distant cries while walking through a heavily destructed area with rubble everywhere around. There they heard a crying girl from underneath the rubble. With effort several men managed to unearth the crying girl. […]
Amazing doctor on a mission to stop female infanticide in India, does not charge any fees if the new born is a girl!
Dr. Ganesh Rakh says it is his “tiny contribution” — in fact the modest doctor is describing his huge mission to improve the chances of survival for India’s baby girls. Female babies are not welcomed as much as male babies in India. Easier access to ultrasounds in recent years have resulted in unborn baby girls’ […]
Patient rescuers save hedgehog from cattle guard trap set in the ground
Having sheep is sometimes quite tricky. Especially when you live in Ireland, where there are endless green meadows for them to graze. Unfortunately, sheep won’t stop at the border of their farmer’s property. To keep their sheep penned and on the proper field, farmers install fences and large cattle guards on the roads. But, small […]