16 h. ago California hiker suffered injury so gruesome that it took five helicopters and two days to rescue her

The fifth helicopter – a California National Guard Black Hawk Spartan 164 – ultimately took her to safety, said officials

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5 d. ago Firefighters rescue one person from burning New London apartment

Firefighters rescue one person from burning New London apartment  The Day

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5 d. ago Wildfire 'could be biggest Scotland has seen' as scale of damage remains unknown

After spending five days putting the fires out, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Assistant Chief Officer Craig McGoldrick issued an update on Thursday.

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5 d. ago Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks factory

Rescue crews are searching for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations

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5 d. ago Race against time to save terrified lions facing 'shelling every day' in Ukraine

Natalia Popova, a Ukrainian rescue worker, said animals are facing 'shelling every day', which has prompted some to fling themselves at their cage bars and refuse to eat

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7 d. ago Starving newborn baby left alone for days after mum died is rescued in nick of time

Police officers in Phoenix, Arizona, discovered a newborn baby "clinging to life" after the child's mother died and the infant was left alone in the home for several days

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9 d. ago Police rescue emaciated newborn baby from Phoenix apartment days after its mother died

Shocking bodycam footage shows officers forcing their way into the home and finding the baby alone on the bed

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2 w. ago Brazilian hiker found dead after falling off Indonesia volcano trail

Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, a spot that is popular with hikersA Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been found dead, the Brazilian government and Indonesia’s rescue agency said Tuesday, after a days-long search and rescue effort.Attempts to evacuate Juliana Marins, 26, who went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after authorities spotted her unmoving body with a drone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tragedy as Brazilian dancer, 26, who plunged 1,000ft down Indonesian volcano is found dead after frantic four

Juliana Marins, 26, was trekking up Mount Rinjani, the second largest volcano in Indonesia, when she slipped and fell from a hiking trail early morning on June 21

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3 w. ago Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 49 dead

Rescue teams have begun a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 49 dead

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