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A 22-year-old Delaware police officer helped six people escape a scorching Dewey Beach house fire last weekend, which victims and officials say could have turned deadly if not for his actions.

A policeman in Mesa, Arizona, and fellow citizens put themselves in danger to help a 63-year-old man out of an extremely dangerous situation.

A cable-car accident in eastern India’s Jharkhand state on Sunday — which left dozens of frightened passengers hanging mid-air for 40 consecutive hours — turned deadly after two people fell to their deaths during subsequent helicopter rescue missions and a third person died from injuries sustained inside one of the carriages, the Indian Express reported Thursday.

The Coast Guard recognized a heroic man for jumping into the Houston Ship Channel and rescuing a motorist from a sinking car on New Year’s Eve.

A swift-acting ten-year-old boy helped his eight family members escape an early morning Mississippi house fire earlier this week.

A rescue team located a missing nonverbal teen in the woods of Southern California after a team member heard the boy clanking rocks together. 

Authorities in South Carolina said they will not file charges against the person who fatally shot a man he helped save from a lake, and one resident called the shooting incident “crazy.”

Three officers from the Oakland Police Department (OPD) in Florida are being lauded for rescuing two residents from a house fire Tuesday.

The cargo ship Al Salmi 6 sank in the Persian Gulf Thursday, and according to reports one of the thirty crew members remains unaccounted for.

Video captured the moment firefighters in Massachusetts rescued a black lab from frigid waters Thursday after she fell through the ice on a pond.

First responders in Michigan rescued a labradoodle that became stranded on an ice floe in the frigid Detroit River Monday afternoon.

Baton Rouge firefighters used ropes and ladders to rescue a woman who was seriously injured in a major car wreck Sunday morning. 

A group of surfers are getting a lot of attention after rescuing an elderly man from being dragged out to sea by rushing water in Sydney, Australia.

A tractor-trailer hauling U.S. mail fell off a bridge into the Charles River in Weston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, and photos showed its driver being rescued.

A courageous Kansas mother braved scorching flames and dense smoke to rescue her young child from her burning home. On Wednesday, Officers Alex Brittain and Stephen Ramsdell of the Lawrence Police Department (LPD) were conducting a follow-up investigation at a

Two children were rescued from a fire at a Mesa, Arizona, apartment building on Friday thanks to a heroic citizen and police officer.

A good Samaritan helped rescue a 20-year-old woman after she crashed off a Florida bridge early Tuesday morning and plunged into a river.

A quick thinking citizen rushed to the aid of children trapped inside an overturned school bus in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this week.

A Florida police officer was recently recognized for his heroic actions last fall when he helped save the life of a two-month-old baby.

Authorities in San Diego responded to a disturbance call at a home on Alleghany Street and found a woman trapped upside down in a chimney.

A five-year-old boy in Arkansas is being lauded as a hero for helping police officers locate a missing man who has Alzheimer’s disease.

A grateful citizen in Tulsa, Oklahoma, recently shook hands with the man who saved him when his truck went up in flames in a Chick-Fil-A drive-thru.

Two Connecticut police officers and a fire chief rescued a 90-year-old woman and her daughter from a burning home Tuesday.

A ship transporting about 4000 vehicles – including roughly 1,100 Porches and 189 Bentleys – across the Atlantic to the U.S. has been abandoned at sea and left ablaze.

The United States Coast Guard and a good Samaritan successfully rescued 18 people who were on an ice floe that separated from shore.

Bodycam footage caught the moment police officers in Georgia rescued a woman from frigid waters after she reportedly jumped off a bridge. 

A Butler County deputy swooped in to help a woman and her beloved dog out of a dangerous situation in Liberty Township, Ohio, on Sunday.

An elderly Illinois woman was rescued from a naked home intruder after her family noticed she had not shared updates on the daily Wordle.

A good Samaritan says, “the grace of God” helped her rescue two elderly women from a house fire in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Friday.

A school bus stalled on railroad tracks in Orland Park, Illinois, on Friday and was hit by a passing train, but the outcome was ultimately positive.

A man in Port St. Lucie, Florida, named Harry Smith is 81-years-old but his beloved hero and friend is a mere nine-years-old.

Efforts to rescue a five-year-old boy stuck in a Moroccan well continued a fourth day on Saturday, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

Shocking video captured the moment a heroic crossing guard officer in Maryland saved a student from being hit by a car and was subsequently hit herself. Cpl. Annette Goodyear of the North East Police Department (NEPD) made the stunning rescue

A harrowing incident turned out to be something “miraculous,” according to a Beloit, Wisconsin, father named Matt Lundblade.

A New Hampshire postal worker helped save an elderly woman’s life after noticing she had not retrieved her mail in days.

A woman and her dog were rescued after falling into a partially frozen Colorado pond on Tuesday, authorities say.