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A Utah man is being honored for saving a child’s life when he was trapped in a submerged vehicle on August 22, 2022.

People enjoying the beach in Pensacola, Florida, on Thursday came upon a distressed shark that needed help getting back into the ocean.

The Libyan Red Crescent on Thursday said the death toll from the flood in Derna, Libya, has reached 11,300 – and may continue to climb, as more than 10,000 people are still missing.

A man in Seminole, Florida, is being praised for rescuing a driver from his burning vehicle after a serious crash early Sunday.

Escaped horses belonging to a unique group of young people are safe and sound thanks to help from their Texas neighbors.

When an elderly homeless man in Las Vegas, Nevada, recently found himself trapped in floodwaters, a stranger knew exactly what to do.

A man swooped in to help a teenager who was being attacked at the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California, on Sunday.

A Florida teen rescued a 21-month-old baby in Fort Lauderdale who was strapped into a car seat and left on the pavement in the summer heat, WESH reported this week.

A mother and daughter are praising a man for his quick thinking as wildfires closed in around them on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Citizens are in awe of a group of lifeguards in Flagler Beach, Florida, who performed an incredible rescue August 5.

Three deputies in Jackson County, Michigan, are being praised for rescuing a sweet animal that lost its way.

Two police officers acted swiftly when a little girl desperately needed their help on July 22 in El Mirage, Arizona.

Seven children and an elderly man were stuck upside down for hours on an upright roller coaster at a Wisconsin festival. 

A dog rescued from a mine site in West Virginia shows her gratitude daily to the person who gave her another chance at life.

A woman in Porter, Maine, took on a black bear to rescue her beloved dog on Friday.

A 42-year-old woman aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas was rescued after spending more than 45 minutes in the water.

A pack of dogs are now safe and destined for new forever homes in the U.S. thanks to rescuers working against China’s brutal meat trade.

A woman in Corpus Christi, Texas, is thankful for a tiny neighborhood hero who helped save her life not long ago.

Police and neighbors teamed up on June 15 to rescue a driver from extreme danger in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Three U.S. Air Force planes delivered critical equipment to a Newfoundland, Canada, airport in a “last chance” effort to rescue five passengers aboard the missing Titan submarine.

A police officer knew exactly how to help a citizen who was in a seemingly dangerous situation early on May 28 in South Carolina.

A brave citizen did the unthinkable when his neighbors were in extreme danger this week in Kenner, Louisiana.

The Nigerian Army announced on Thursday that its forces have rescued two of the girls kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok by Boko Haram in 2014.

A little boy with autism was saved from train tracks in New York on April 6 thanks to the quick thinking of transit workers.

A hiker and his dog got some much-needed help Sunday when they found themselves in danger in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

A ceramics teacher in Honolulu, Hawaii, knew exactly what to do when a fellow citizen desperately needed help on Tuesday.

A concrete slab covering a well inside a Hindu temple in the central Indian city of Indore gave way on Thursday, killing 36 people and injuring 16 more.

A firefighter took swift action when he realized another first responder’s life was in danger on Saturday in Florida.

A rescue dog became even more valuable after she jumped into action to save her owner in Dorset, England.

A Brooklyn man became a hero on Friday afternoon as three children were trapped in a burning building.

A stranded Giant Pacific Octopus at Bay View State Park in Washington recently got some much needed help from an unlikely person.

Officials in New Hartford, Connecticut, are being praised for rescuing an injured bald eagle on Saturday afternoon.

A three-year-old is alive after a harrowing incident thanks to the swift efforts of police officers in Miami-Dade, Florida.

A person who saw a child in extreme danger took immediate action in Santa Ana, California, on Sunday afternoon.

A police officer in Cape Coral, Florida, is being recognized for rescuing an older man from danger on January 19.

Minnesota Vikings football player K.J. Osborn helped rescue a man whose life was in extreme danger Sunday in Austin, Texas.