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Nine-year-old twin girls and a maintenance worker are being praised for saving the life of a four-year-old in Wixom, Michigan.

Five hikers were swept away by a flash flood in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles this weekend but luckily were rescued by firefighters, according to a report.

A 13-year-old boy became a hero when a child was in extreme danger in Everett, Washington, on Monday afternoon.

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard is being hailed a hero for saving lives during his first rescue mission in the aftermath of the deadly Texas floods.

A father took immediate action when his daughter fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship on Sunday.

Police officers in Sacramento, California, recently put their lives on the line to rescue a suspect from extreme danger.

Allegations of negligence and incompetency surround the death of a Brazilian female tourist who fell off a cliff next to an active volcano in Indonesia and efforts to save her proved futile.

Law enforcement on Sunday saved a 68 year-old woman after they rescued her from a vehicle fire when her car flipped over during a crash in New York.

A 14-year-old girl dove into the frigid Delaware River in suburban Philadelphia and saved a nine-year-old boy from drowning this holiday weekend, police say.

Over 180 miners remain trapped in a South African gold mine after its hoist system was damaged in an accident.

When a tractor-trailer’s driver was in desperate need of rescue on Sunday morning in Louisville, Kentucky, first responders jumped into action.

A patriotic American did not hesitate to put his life in danger when he saw an injured bald eagle drowning in a Florida lake on April 19.

An elderly man was rescued early Saturday in Canton, Michigan, when community members and police officers rushed to help after he fell from a second-story window.

An Arizona rancher’s dog made sure a missing toddler was safe after he spent the night in mountain lion territory.

The search continued on Monday after the U.S. Coast Guard was alerted to a boat capsizing off the Florida coast.

A policeman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, did not let his fear of heights keep him from making a rescue in December when a young resident could have been hurt.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake slammed Myanmar and nearby Thailand on Friday, and video shows the moments buildings collapsed and people ran away in fear.

A golden retriever in Lebanon, Tennessee, knew exactly what to do when a missing child was in need of rescue on March 17.

First responders rescued a woman from extreme danger late Monday in New York City.

A good Samaritan helped rescue a senior citizen who fell overboard a fishing boat in Camden County, near the Florida/Georgia line. 

A dog in Coventry, Rhode Island, is being praised for helping save her entire family from extreme danger on Tuesday.

Police officers in Atlanta, Georgia, rescued several people when neighbors alerted them to a house fire on March 7.

A firefighter and his wife are now the proud, adoptive parents of a special infant whose life was saved thanks to a Safe Haven Baby Box in Belen, New Mexico.

A mother of three was rescued after surviving six days trapped in a wrecked car in Indiana, authorities said.

The U.S. Coast Guard jumped into action as an elderly person aboard a cruise ship was experiencing medical issues offshore Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. 

Two lives were saved on Saturday around 1:00 a.m. thanks to deputies and a good Samaritan in Colorado.

A woman was rescued from a fiery car crash in the nick of time on a highway in Mesa, Arizona, on Tuesday.

Residents in the small town of Pikeville, Kentucky, are grappling with disastrous flooding as crews work to rescue their neighbors.

A police officer in New Jersey is being hailed as a hero after rescuing an 11-year-old boy by pulling him out of an icy lake on Monday.

Police and first responders in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture struggled on Thursday to rescue a truck driver who became trapped in a gigantic sinkhole three days ago.

An elderly woman in Davie, Florida, is alive after her home caught on fire, thanks to what she says were the heroic actions of her dog.

A group of good Samaritans “lifted” a New York City taxi cab that had jumped the curb and crashed into several people in Manhattan on Christmas Day, rescuing a mother and son who were trapped underneath the vehicle.

Over 170 skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued from a Colorado ski lift after a piece of the structure cracked, officials said.

Officials launched an incredible rescue mission Thursday to save a hiker trapped in extremely deep snow in New Hampshire.

Police officers found a man who appeared to be channeling his inner Santa Claus on Tuesday in Fall River, Massachusetts.

An intense search is underway for a Pennsylvania grandmother who authorities believe has been trapped in a deep sinkhole connected to an unstable abandoned mine since Monday.