15 h. ago Ayrshire lifeboat crew rescue paddleboarder in difficulty in Firth of Clyde

A paddleboarder who got into difficulty off the coast of Ardrossan was rescued by volunteer crews from the RNLI in Troon

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16 h. ago Ayrshire lifeboat crew and coastguard helicopter rescue people on inflatables

Two people were rescued by RNLI Troon and the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter after getting onto difficulty off the coast of Ayr.

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63 h. ago ‘Stunning survival story’: Police rescue California man trapped behind waterfall for two days

Ryan Wardwell was rappelling down Seven Teacups falls when ‘extreme hydraulics’ trapped him behind a cascadeA California man who recently became trapped behind a waterfall for two days while climbing was dramatically rescued by police utilizing a helicopter.Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, went to waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on 10 August with plans to rappel down, the sheriff’s office of Tulare country said in a social media post. But the “extreme hydraulics” of the waterfalls pushed Wardwell off his rappelling lines and trapped him behind a cascade of the Kern river, according to the sheriff’s office. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Missing man found ALIVE after spending two days on cliff trapped behind waterfall

Californian man Ryan Wardwell, 46, endured a nightmare 48 hours after he became trapped behind the notorious Seen Teacups waterfall and needed to be rescued by helicopter

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4 d. ago Dramatic video shows hiker airlifted to safety after two days trapped behind waterfall

Watch the moment that man is rescued by helicopter after being trapped behind a waterfall in California for two days.

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1 week ago Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe pledges donation to charity rowers he 'mistook for illegal migrants’

The Coastguard contacted the rowing crew to confirm their identity.

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1 week ago MP Rupert Lowe admits mistaking charity rowing crew for ‘illegal migrants’

The fundraising boat crew was contacted by the Coastguard near Great Yarmouth.

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2 w. ago Rescued British hiker billed €14,225 for ignoring rockslide signs in Dolomites

Local rescue service chief says two helicopters had to be used after man, 60, ventured on to path closed due to riskA British hiker has been charged more than €14,000 (£12,000) by the Italian mountain rescue service after ignoring danger warnings in the Dolomites.The man, aged 60, had to be rescued after venturing to the Ferrata Berti, a rocky mountain path at an altitude of 2,500 metres (8,200ft) in the San Vito di Cadore area of the northern Italian peaks where dozens of paths were closed last week because of the high risk of landslides. Continue reading...

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