46 h. ago Watch: Tiny kitten rescued from pipe in Florida by firefighters

Two community members made a surprising discovery, finding a kitten stuck in a pipe, in Fort Myers, Florida

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66 h. ago Florida police smash through glass to rescue woman from car inferno

This is the nail-biting moment Florida police smashed through glass to save a woman trapped in a burning car.

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5 d. ago Florida woman's terrifying end after getting stuck in clothing donation drop box

The homeless woman was discovered sticking out of the pink bin in Plantation, Florida, and was dead when police arrived to rescue her. A handful of North Americans die each year the same way.

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7 d. ago Heartbreaking photos show squalid conditions elderly woman died in – as authorities rescue over 80 dogs who lived with her

Police in Brooklyn found a woman dead in her filthy home filled with trash piles and over 80 neglected dogs.

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1 week ago British woman missing after hiring a boat on the paradise island of Formentera on Tuesday found ALIVE four days later adrift at sea

It has emerged the woman, named locally as Mary Gavin, has been rescued adrift by a ferry covering the Ibiza to Valencia route.

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1 week ago 'Beautiful' Staffie rescued 'just in time' as woman gets animal ban

'Lipsy was really, really thin and didn't deserve this'

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2 w. ago Car lands in canal after van crash as woman rushed to hospital

An off-duty firefighter rescued the woman before emergency crews arrived at the scene.

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2 w. ago Watch: Florida police bravely wrangle hissing alligator in parking lot

This is the moment Florida police wrangled a small alligator in a parking lot after a daring pursuit.

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2 w. ago Major rescue operation launched after car crashes off mountain pass

Emergency crews worked in difficult terrain to rescue an injured woman

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2 w. ago Rescue launched as woman slips on rocks at Scots beauty spot

Pictures taken from Cramond Beach show a huge emergency response, with coastguard and RNLI at the scene on June 15. A woman slipped on rocks and suffered a head injury.

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2 w. ago Elderly woman rescued as 'devastated' flat owners flooded for second time in months

Residents were getting ready to move back into the flats at Ty Caer Castell in Bridgend after flooding last year, but now face more months homeless after their properties were hit by flash flooding once again

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3 w. ago Good Samaritans and cops leap into action in dramatic rescue of woman from burning car in New York state

Good Samaritans and cops sprang into action in a dramatic rescue of a woman from her burning car in Chester, New York.

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last month Woman, 25, arrested in probe after 37 dead dogs found at animal rescue centre

Essex Police confirmed the woman, from London , was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and remains in custody.

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last month London woman, 25, arrested after 37 dead dogs found at 'rescue centre'

Officers discovered the 37 dead dogs during a visit with the RSPCA to what was believed to be a rescue centre in Crays Hill, Billericay, last month

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