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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.

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.

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.

Footage caught the moment two Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) troopers and an off-duty fireman rescued a woman from her car that ended up in frigid waters along Interstate 80 this month.

Officers and a citizen joined forces to save a 70-year-old woman who was trapped beneath an SUV in Newark, Delaware.

New York City first responders saved the lives of two children who fell through the ice of a Queens pond on Thursday.

A Bengals fan saved a Raiders fan’s life outside of Paul Brown Stadium on Saturday, just before the two teams squared off for a playoff game.

A Kentucky man rescued a motorist whose SUV reportedly drove off Interstate 24 and crashed into a creek Friday morning, authorities say.

First responders in New Jersey rescued a woman who fell through the ice of a frigid lake after she saved her dogs that fell in the water. 

A dog that went missing in Lake Tahoe in August was found four months later by a backcountry skier and has since been reunited with his owner.

A homeless man and others aided a sheriff’s deputy in Texas who was involved in a deadly crash Wednesday night while pursuing a suspect.