Missing Autistic Boy Found Alive After Six Days
The thousand volunteers who searched in Virginia this week for 8-year-old Robert Wood Jr., missing since Sunday, expressed jubilation today with the news that the boy had been found.
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Whale Film "Big Miracle" is a Charmer - And, True
In this delightful family movie based on a true story, a family of gray whales, stranded beneath the ice near the northern-most Alaskan town of Barrow, brings together old foes in an inspiring rescue operation that catches the attention of the whole world.
Bear Rescued from Sierra Bridge Ledge
Rescuers used a huge nylon net to save a bear dangling over the edge of the 80-foot-high bridge, in the Sierra Nevada range near Donner Pass.
Cat Missing for 5 Years Found in NYC 1600 Miles From Home
Willow, a calico cat who disappeared from her Colorado home five years ago, was found on a Manhattan street and thanks to an implanted microchip, Willow will be reunited with her owners, who had long ago given up hope, especially with all the coyotes in the area.
Saved from Dumpster: Amazing Map Collection Makes Librarians Tingle
The occupant of a 90-year-old cottage had stashed a huge collection of maps throughout their Mount Washington, Calif home. The maps, destined for the trash, will now put the Los Angeles Public Library on the map.
Prison Inmates Help Abused Cats Become More Adoptable
A program at a Washington state prison is improving the lives of abused cats and also the inmates who now care for them. Five felines that were rescued from neglectful or abusive situations currently reside at the prison as part of a cat adoption program coordinated with the Humane Society. The inmates socialize the cats and get them ready to be adopted.
Seeing-eye Poodle Saves Owner From Toxic Gas Leak
A seeing-eye dog in Alabama has been hailed as a hero for saving her owner's life during a gas leak. The poodle would not stop bothering Jones until she finally left the house.
Pit Bull Hailed Hero, Saves Family and Pets From Fire
A family of five lost everything in their Oklahoma home in a fire Tuesday but they survived and escaped with just minutes to spare thanks to an old pit bull named Baby. The dog would not stop barking and pouncing until the woman woke up to see the danger getting closer. Not only did Baby save the family, she went back into the house to gather up the other five dogs still inside, dragging them out one by one.
Amazing View of Fireman Rescuing a Dying Kitten
Watch fireman Cory Kalanick rescue an unconscious kitten from a burning house filled with smoke and nurse the tiny animal back to life. The bird's-eye video was shot on the HD HERO3 and posted on YouTube by the GoPro camera company.
Tornado Survivor Finds His Missing Dog Buried Alive Under Rubble
Jon Byler Dan, survived the devastating tornado that struck Washington, Ill., by hunkering down in the basement clutching his four children – ages 8, 5, 2½ and 1½. But an important member of the family was still in harm's way. Before the storm, as debris started to hit his house, he tried to coax the family dog, Maggie, downstairs but the skittish animal refused to leave her kennel. In the devastation that followed Maggie was gone and presumed dead.
Maine Rescuers Free Whale That was Completely Entangled
Off the coast of Bar Harbor, a humpback whale is finally free after rescuers took hours to disentangled the fishing gear so it could swim away.
Recovering Drug Addict with Long Rap Sheet Jumps to Rescue Man in Subway
The recovering drug addict with a long rap sheet who had just sat down on the bench in a Philadelphia train station often wondered if he was a good person. But there was no self-doubt when he leaped onto the tracks to help a complete stranger he'd just seen fall off the platform.
Fifth Grader Pulls 3 Kids to Safety After School Bus Crashes Into Lake
A heroic 10-year-old jumped into action to help save three kids after their school bus crashed into a lake.
Teen Athlete Says Apple Watch Saved His Life in the Nick of Time
A high school football player says his Apple watch saved his life—and afterward got him an offer for an internship at Apple.
UPDATE: Hero Dog Arrives Back in Asia After Facial Surgery in US
Thronged by news photographers and well-wishers, Kabang the hero dog arrived back home in the Philippines yesterday after 8 months in the U.S. enduring intensive surgeries and treatment for cancer and heartworm. Kabang became a national hero in 2011 after she lost her snout and upper jaw running in front of a motorcycle in what her owner said was a deliberate act to save two girls who were crossing the street.
Young Doctor Saves Cyclist Pinned Under Limousine
On a sight-seeing trip with her family to Vancouver, Dr. Nas Rafi got to put her emergency-room skills to the test in a venue where usually only EMT caregivers shine -- on the streets amid the chaos of a car accident. It's lucky for the cyclist that the San Diego doctor was nearby. In the next minutes she would save her life.
15-Year-Old Dog Survives Two Months in the Wild
After 3 1/2 days searching for his dog across the mountain trails in Santa Fe, N.M., camper Mike Stotts decided he had to accept what park rangers and fellow campers had been telling him: That no 15-year-old house dog with diminished hearing could survive that long without food or water among the coyotes and mid-August heat.
Coast Guard Rescues 14 At Sea After Ship Sinks
The Coast Guard rescued 14 people adrift in life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 90 miles off the coast of Hatteras, N.C. on Monday morning, following the sinking of their ship in 40 mile-per-hour winds. The heroic Coast Guard effort involved helicopters, baskets and swimmers in the midst of some 18-ft swells.
Post-Storm Kindness Spreads, Warming Hearts and Phones
One of the most inspiring examples of neighbors helping neighbors around the New York City area in the wake of Hurricane Sandy is the emergence of ad hoc charging stations for people without power who need to charge their cell phones.
California Kayaker Saves Family After SUV Plunges into River
A kayaker in California is being called a hero for helping to rescue a family after their SUV veered off the road and slammed into a concrete mile marker and tree before coming to rest in the middle of a river near Sacramento.
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