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Authorities in Texas say a man saved a 63-year-old male motorist from drowning after his vehicle drove off of a ferry dock and plunged into a body of water. The incident occurred in the early evening of December 31 at

Authorities say a brave Sonic worker jumped into action when a man on a crime spree attacked a 17-year-old girl and her mother in their car.

A man rescued his neighbor from a burning home during Colorado’s wildfire, which destroyed nearly 1,000 structures.

Madagascar Police Minister Gen. Serge Gellé told reporters on Tuesday he swam for 12 consecutive hours in the Indian Ocean from Monday night through Tuesday morning until he reached a shore near Madagascar’s Mahambo town after he survived a helicopter crash that left him stranded in the sea, Sky News reported Thursday.

Volunteers from the nonprofit organization Project Dynamo rescued 39 U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents stranded in Afghanistan on Friday, according to reports.

Polish border guards and soldiers rescued four Middle Eastern migrants after receiving a distress call that they had become stuck in a bog after illegally crossing the border from Belarus.

Sheriff’s deputies in Maryland waded into cold waters “in 40-degree weather” to rescue a 25-year-old woman after her car became submerged in the Bush River, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO).

A man rescued a child whose mother dropped her from a second-floor window during a fire at an apartment complex located in north St. Louis.

Law enforcement officers in Bosque County, Texas, are being commended for their heroic actions while rescuing a victim of a severe car wreck.

Police in Hartville, Ohio, are praising an officer who recently saved a woman from inside her sinking vehicle.

Michigan State Police (MSP) announced Wednesday officers arrested a suspect and found two adult victims of human trafficking connected to the rescue of a teenager in Detroit.

A Washington man and his coworkers used tractors to rescue people stranded in raging floodwaters after historic rains caused intense flooding in the town of Sumas in Whatcom County.

A Hawaiin boy scout helped save a lost couple and their dog while hiking over the Summer and is now being lauded for his savvy thinking. 

A “hero” is how family and friends will remember 17-year-old Xaven Garcia, the Albuquerque resident who died recently when he ran back into his home that was on fire to help his family.

A mystery jogger is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a family’s pets from a house fire while they were out of the home.

An Ohio community is relieved after authorities found a seven-year-old girl alive late Friday evening following her disappearance earlier this week.

An Indiana man recently recalled how he heroically rescued two young children from drowning at St. Pete Beach in Florida.

A Maryland Natural Resources Police officer is being praised for saving a suicidal woman who jumped from a pier into a river near Chesapeake City.

A 17-year-old Eagle Scout rescued two people who were drowning at the beach this past summer and recounted his story in a recent interview.

Citizens acted fast with help from Port Orange, Florida, police officers when a pizza delivery driver veered off the roadway and landed in a canal.

California firefighters rescued a woman from a rolled-over vehicle in the nick of time as fire was rapidly engulfing the car.

An 82-year-old woman was rescued from a house fire in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, by a family member and good Samaritans who were passing by. 

Video footage caught the moment a Sacramento man rescued a kitten that was caught in floodwaters on October 24 after a northern California storm.

A Massachusetts State Police K9 named Orry assisted in the rescue of a young woman who fled an ambulance on her way to a hospital and gave herself self-inflicted injuries, police say. 

A woman was formally recognized in North Richland Hills, Texas, on Monday after she helped save a drowning toddler.

A hiker who found themselves lost on a Colorado mountain ignored calls from rescuers because they were unfamiliar with the number, authorities explained.

A man is being hailed as a hero for rescuing a woman from her burning home in Springfield, Missouri, on October 20.

A man who stepped in to stop a violent attack and alleged attempted abduction of a Fort Lauderdale woman told reporters he was in the right place at the right time.

Nigerian security forces said Thursday they had rescued 187 people recently abducted by armed gangs in the northwestern state of Zamfara, Nigeria’s Premium Times reported Friday.

Video showed the moment two men saved a 97-year-old woman as a fire raged inside her home on Friday in Nashua, New Hampshire.

A man from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, employed as a UPS driver is getting a lot of attention for helping save a family from floodwaters.

New Jersey State Police bodycam footage showed a trooper in August on the Garden State Parkway, rescuing an eight-year-old boy whose dogs were in the middle of the highway.

Police officers in Marietta, Georgia, and a Good Samaritan are being praised for rescuing a woman who may have been about to fall to her death.

A 74-year-old Florida woman saved her dog’s life by fighting off an alligator that latched onto the golden retriever mix.

Boulder, Colorado, police officers rescued a toddler who wedged her head between two bars on a porch at an apartment complex, which left her trapped.

A brave black lab named Beauty saved her helpless duck friends from an alligator that was looking for its next meal. The ordeal occurred at Lake Powell on the western side of Panama City Beach, Florida, when beauty followed the