Army National Guard troops in eight Blackhawk helicopters rescued hundreds of young campers from catastrophic flooding in southeastern Missouri Friday, while other first responders saved stranded residents using boats or choppers to snatch them off rooftops.
An 11-year-old boy saved a man from drowning on Wednesday evening in Lexington, Kentucky, and his family is extremely proud of him.
An international team of rescue workers from several countries on Thursday successfully rescued Venezuelan 43-year-old man Hernán Gil, who remained trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building for eight days after the deadly June 24 earthquakes.
A three year-old Venezuelan boy was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building by Jordanian emergency workers on Tuesday — six days after the devastating earthquakes that struck the South American nation.
At least four people were killed when heavy rains brought flooding to the state of Kentucky over the weekend.
A baby was miraculously rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Venezuela on Thursday, one of several amazing rescues that have raised the spirits of survivors and rescue workers as they struggle with the aftermath of the powerful quakes that devastated several Venezuelan cities.
A dog who suffered abuse and abandonment in the past has become a hero in Venezuela thanks to his work in helping find survivors among the ruins of collapsed buildings following this week’s deadly earthquakes.
A man was rescued after falling into a vault toilet at a campground in Shaver Lake, California, on Saturday afternoon.
A four-year-old boy is safe thanks to the quick thinking and bravery of two police officers in Omaha, Nebraska.
More than 70 schoolgirls were located and extracted safely after embarking on an exploration of the storm water sewer system in the town of Nyack, New York, this week — only to get lost in its underground maze, authorities said.
The two crewmembers of the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter shot down by Iran on Monday evening were rescued by a Saronic Corsair, an unmanned surface vessel (USV) or sea drone.
A harrowing rescue was caught on camera Saturday when a driver veered off a South Carolina road into a pond.
A K-9 in Jacksonville, Florida, is being praised for quickly finding an autistic teenager who was in distress on April 21.
A five-year-old Minnesota boy saved his brother’s life on Easter Sunday but is now fighting for his own as his community rallies around his family.
A family in Orange County, California, is safe thanks to the persistent and courageous actions of their beloved dog.
Rescuers saved a parent who plunged off a 70-foot cliff in Utah’s Pritchett Canyon area of Moab while on a family vacation.
A woman visiting Florida who helped rescue a struggling swimmer in the ocean later learned he is wanted for the double murder of his wife and her alleged lover.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed on Monday that Sunday’s daring American rescue of a downed pilot might have been a “deception operation” for a failed attempt to steal Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium.
The second downed airman, who was rescued as the result of a massive and historic rescue operation, was flown out of Iran Easter morning.
“God was watching us” during the historic rescue operation in Iran, President Donald Trump said during a press conference on Monday, detailing the rescue operation.
Rev. Franklin Graham is encouraging Americans to express their gratitude to God for the rescue of the U.S. Airman whose plane went down behind enemy lines in Iran.
A 12-year-old girl took swift action when she realized her two brothers were in extreme danger at their home in Savannah, Georgia.
Viral video emerged this week that captured a young fisherman wading in his underwear into the pounding Southern California surf to wrestle a juvenile great white shark that washed up on the beach after he inadvertently hooked the protected species.
An 8-year-old boy saved his entire family and numerous other people on March 14 when they were in extreme danger in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
An injured owl got some much needed help from California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers on Thursday evening.
Deputies in Van Buren, New York, rescued a struggling pup from the Seneca River on Monday evening using a helicopter.
A Bernese Mountain Dog has been hailed a hero after leading his owner to a lost dog that was shivering and unable to stand in the freezing wilderness of Alberta, Canada.
Neighbors in Arley, Alabama, joined forces to rescue a stray dog on Thursday who found himself in quite the predicament.
Two strange-looking deep sea fish washed ashore in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, recently and were rescued by beachgoers.
A fire at an apartment building resulted in three lives saved and a firefighter experiencing a close call on Wednesday in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, working with other law enforcement agencies, has rescued more than three dozen missing teens, some of them victims of sex traffickers.
Video shows Port Orange Police Department officers in Florida rescuing an elderly driver who crashed into a stormwater pond on Monday.
Floridians joined forces to rescue a 400 pound manatee from a dangerous situation in Melbourne Beach on Tuesday.
A mysterious, stray dog — “a blessing from God,” an officer said — helped lead authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, to a missing three-year-old boy, which was documented in newly released body camera footage from police.
A young boy is safe thanks to the incredible work of a police K-9 in snow-covered Gastonia, North Carolina, on Saturday night.
Law enforcement officers and locals got the surprise of a lifetime when they noticed an unlikely creature near a highway early Saturday in Nelson County, Virginia.
Police officers are being honored for rescuing two children after a car crash in northeast Indianapolis on January 13.
A Florida man came to the rescue when he saw two small children in extreme danger on Sunday in Brevard County.
At least two people were killed on Thursday, 12 were injured, and 35 are still missing after a landfill in the central Philippines collapsed and buried a village beneath an avalanche of garbage.
A convicted sex offender is facing more charges after being found with a missing child inside his truck in Florida, authorities said.
