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High winds caused a window washer in Edmonton, Alberta, to fall from scaffolding hanging several stories above street level.

A search-and-rescue team discovered a dog alive under a pile of debris in the Bahamas, more than three weeks after Hurricane Dorian struck the islands.

A helicopter pilot flying supplies to hurricane-devastated areas of the Bahamas found villagers stranded in rubble on one of the islands.

A vegan activist who “rescued” 16 rabbits has been accused of causing the deaths of almost 100 other bunnies in the process. 

Dive boat owners say they should not be held financially responsible to the families of the victims who died during the California boat fire that occurred Monday. 

A woman who survived nearly three days trapped inside a septic tank was rescued on Tuesday in Estacada, Oregon, reports said.

The life of a wheel-chair bound Carnival cruise passenger was saved by two men after she fell from a dock in the Virgin Islands Monday morning. 

Three people were killed and two injured when a cliff collapsed on top of them at a beach in Encinitas, California, on Friday.

Aerial video footage shows the moment good Samaritans in Illinois flipped over a pickup truck to rescue the driver trapped inside on Monday morning.

An off-duty Florida police officer rescued two men trapped inside a vehicle which flipped over and landed inside a pond.

A fast-thinking Chick-fil-A employee jumped out of the drive-thru window to save a child who was choking in a car. Logan Simmons was working in the drive-thru at the restaurant’s location in Flowery Branch, Georgia, when he heard a distraught

An animal welfare organization rescued nearly 200 dogs from a hoarder in New Jersey on Tuesday, with many animals lacking basic care needs.

Four teenaged boys from Tulsa, Oklahoma, are being hailed as heroes for rushing into a burning home to save the life of their 90-year-old neighbor.

A Florida sheriff’s office who adopted a dog found with its mouth taped shut in February decided to make the dog a part of the force.

Jeremy Taylor and his dog Ally were finally found and rescued in Oregon on Friday after being trapped in Taylor’s car beneath the snow for five days.

Louisiana’s Cajun Navy headed to Tennessee on Tuesday to assist areas of the state ravaged by flooding after a strong storm pummeled the area.

A Michigan weightlifter who witnessed a car crash outside his workplace Thursday rushed into action to save a driver trapped inside his vehicle.

A retired U.S. Marine is whisking away North Carolina residents stranded by Tropical Depression Florence in a military transport vehicle.

“We love the Cajun Navy – THANK YOU!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Friday, sharing a video of the group.

A quick-thinking New Jersey police officer in his seventh month on the job rescued a man who was nearly struck by a commuter train, according to a dramatic video of the incident.

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump rejoiced Tuesday in the completed rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a deep cave in Thailand.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday morning that the United States is “working very closely” with Thailand’s government to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been trapped in a cave.

A picture of a 2-year-old beagle “Gregory” riding with his rescuer, Joe Kirk, has gone viral.

A group of U.S. scientists have had to be rescued by helicopter from Antarctica after being trapped by encroaching ice.

A two-year-old German Shepherd went above and beyond to protect his owner after he took bullets and blows defending his best friend from a home invader.

A three-year-old pit bull rescued her owners from deadly carbon monoxide poisoning after barking to let her owners know something was amiss.

A Georgia firefighter made an incredible rescue after she caught a baby dropped from the third floor of a burning apartment building, according to a video of the incident.

The death toll in the mudslides in Montecito, California, rose to 17 on Wednesday, with over a dozen people still considered missing as rescue crews rushed to save those still trapped by the debris.

Media icon and potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Oprah Winfrey filmed herself wading through mudslide debris at her estate Montecito, California, and posted the footage to the Internet on Wednesday.

A team of first responders in Colorado sprung into action Friday after a Clydesdale went on very thin ice and fell into an icy pond.

Two Milwaukee police officers have become local heroes after rescuing two unconscious teens from a burning car Tuesday night.

Dozens of drivers in Houston on Tuesday banded together to ensure that an elderly man would not be swept away by Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters.

HOUSTON, Texas — Joel Osteen is facing a public relations nightmare as his 17,000-seat facility, Lakewood Church, is keeping doors closed during the overwhelming crisis caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Search and rescue teams and the 911 system has been inundated with people needing to be rescued in Houston. Now the Harris County judge is reported to say that boats and high-water vehicles are desperately needed and that additional rescue assets cannot get into Houston.

A Connecticut police officer saved a man from committing suicide by jumping off a roof, according to footage taken from the officer’s body cam.

Four Vietnam war heroes were honored Tuesday for their bravery during the Vietnam War 45 years ago.