Tag: Rescue

A hiker miraculously survived a 200m cliff fall in China after tree branches broke his descent - with rescuers spending four hours in a dramatic operation to bring him to safety.
World

Hiker survives 200m plunge after landing in tree branches

A hiker miraculously survived a 200m cliff fall in China after tree…

William McGee William McGee
A 'feisty' seal was rescued from near-strangulation on a Nantucket beach after getting tangled in discarded twine, with heroic marine mammal workers pinning down the squealing animal to snip it free before it bolted back to the sea.
AnimalsNews

‘Feisty’ seal nearly strangles itself in twine while sunbathing

A 'feisty' seal was rescued from near-strangulation on a Nantucket beach after…

Charlie Watton Charlie Watton
A three-month-old French bulldog swallowed 55 crack cocaine rocks, leading to her owner's arrest for drug trafficking and animal cruelty in Brazil.
AnimalsNews

Woman arrested after puppy swallows 55 crack cocaine rocks

A three-month-old French bulldog swallowed 55 crack cocaine rocks, leading to her…

William McGee William McGee
A man who kicked his dog in the face and called it an "accidental leg movement" has been handed a 10-year ban from keeping dogs following an RSPCA prosecution.
U.K News

Man who kicked dog in the face – called it an ‘accidental leg movement’ – handed 10-year ban

A man who kicked his dog in the face and called it…

Charlie Watton Charlie Watton
Five newborn kittens were found in a crusher on a landfill site just before it was switched back on. Workers spotted the tiny cats whose eyes had not yet opened and saved them.
AnimalsNews

Litter of newborn kittens rescued from landfill site CRUSHER

Five newborn kittens were found in a crusher on a landfill site…

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
A massive sunfish weighing over a tonne was found blocking a busy Venice canal. Firefighters used a crane to remove the giant fish in a complex hours-long rescue operation.
World

Giant sunfish blocks canal as firefighters haul one-tonne carcass away

A massive sunfish weighing over a tonne was found blocking a busy…

Lee Bullen Lee Bullen
A woman's rescue pitbull ripped off her lips, cheek and nose while she had a seizure at home. Karma Davis now faces possible face transplant surgery but says she is glad to be alive.
Fitness and health

‘My rescue dog ATE my FACE while I had seizure on kitchen floor’

A woman's rescue pitbull ripped off her lips, cheek and nose while…

Hannah Phillips Hannah Phillips
Hikers were caught in a snow blizzard on Snowdonia just two days after walking the same mountain in T-shirts. A mountain instructor shares his advice on staying prepared.
U.K News

Hikers caught in BLIZZARD just days after mini heatwave

Hikers were caught in a snow blizzard on Snowdonia just two days…

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton
Miner Francisco Zapata survived 14 days trapped 985ft underground in a flooded Mexican mine by finding an air pocket - he told rescuers he never lost faith when found alive.
World

Miner is rescued alive after TWO WEEKS trapped in flooded cave

Miner Francisco Zapata survived 14 days trapped 985ft underground in a flooded…

Lee Bullen Lee Bullen