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Chick-Fil-A Rescues Grandparents In Houston After Call For Help
An elderly couple trapped in their Houston home were rescued earlier this week after calling a local Chick-fil-A for help. Karen and J.C. Spencer planned to stick-it-out through Hurricane Harvey as the hurricane rocked Houston until Monday when the couple’s home started taking in a significant amount of water, ABC News reported. Unsure of who to…
Read MoreDramatic Video Captures Moment Baby Rescued From Naples Earthquake Rubble (VIDEO)
A seven-month-old infant was pulled alive from the rubble of an earthquake on the Italian island of Ischia. Video of the dramatic rescue in the Bay of Naples shows members of the Italian fire service removing the child on Tuesday. The boy was lost beneath the rubble after his family home was destroyed following Monday’s…
Read MoreWatch: Rescuers Pull Couple From Fiery Wreckage After Car Plunges Off Bridge
Image credit: Minneapolis Police/YouTube In a terrifying incident caught on video, Minneapolis police collaborated with bystanders to pull two people out of a burning car. A tow truck driver captured the rescue on a cell phone camera, and on Tuesday, Minneapolis police released dash cam video of the incident, reports KARE11. Officers Krystle Fallon and…
Read MoreVIDEO: The Most Inspiring Thing You’ll See This Week Is ‘Storm,’ the Dog, Saving a Baby Deer
“Bring him in, bring him in,” owner Mark Freeley can be heard on cellphone video, coaching his English Golden Retriever, Storm, who sprinted into Long Island Sound to save a drowning baby deer — garnering hero status the very second video was posted online. “Storm just plunged into the water and started swimming out to…
Read MoreWatch: Woman Rescues Children Trapped in Van After Crash Caused by Drunk Driver
The news is flooded with tales of corruption, crime, and violence. While it is enough to make one lose faith in humanity, it is important to remember there ARE good people out there – everywhere. Amy Greco is one of those people. When a man who is believed to have been driving under the influence…
Read MoreBystanders Tried in Vain to Save a Child From Drowning — While Police and EMTs Watched
(TFTP) “They all just stood and watched,” lamented Patrick Hedican, 28, after a harrowing incident in which he and friends, bystanders, desperately dove deep into a lake to locate and save a drowning child — while police and first responders looked on without assisting. Submerged in the waters of Carver Lake too long, the 5-year-old…
Read MoreVideo Of US Special Forces Member Shows Alleged Rescue Of Iraqi Girl
A short video claims to have captured the daring rescue of a little girl in Mosul Iraq who was caught in the line of fire. During a hail of gunfire, David Eubank, a former US Special Forces operator-turned aid worker, was captured on video making the daring rescue. According to Bizpac Review, the incident took place…
Read MoreIllinois Man Jumps into Moving Car, Rescues Driver Who Was Having a Seizure
An Illinois man risked his life on Friday when he jumped through the window of a moving car to save the driver, who was having a seizure. The man was identified as Randy Tompkins, who quickly recognized something terrible was happening when he saw a sedan veer into oncoming traffic. Tompkins parked his truck in…
Read MoreIncredible Footage Shows Good Samaritans Rescuing Trapped Family From Drowning (Videos)
A group of good Samaritans rescued a toddler, an infant, and their parents from their truck after it flipped over on a flooded highway and was submerged in rushing water in Canton, Texas. Tornadoes and severe weather hit the area Saturday night. Phillip and Emily Ocheltree were trying to find a storm shelter when the weather…
Read MoreVideo: Man Survives Being Trapped in Bog for Hours With Nose Just Above the Water
An Australian man became trapped in a boggy dam with just his nose above the water for several hours and lived to tell the tale. Daniel Miller, 45, was riding his excavator to tend to plants at his property in Charlotte Bay, a remote part of New South Wales, when the dam’s edge collapsed. The three-ton…
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