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search and rescue stories: 16 news summaries

Teen Survives Night Stranded With Polar Bears

Canadian youth rescued from Arctic ice floe

Nov 10, 09 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A 17-year-old Inuit youth is in a local hospital with hypothermia after spending over 24 hours stranded on a drifting ice floe in Canada's Hudson Bay with three polar bears. The teen became separated from his uncle as the two walked back toward a settlement after their snowmobile broke down... More »

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Canada • Arctic • polar bear • rescue • Inuit • search and rescue

Coast Guard
Still Searching for Crash Survivors

Little hope 24 hours after accident off Calif.

Oct 30, 09 9:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The search continues tonight for survivors from last night’s midair collision of a Coast Guard plane and a Marine helicopter off the Southern California coast, but hopes grow ever slimmer of finding any of the nine crew members alive. Officials have yet to re-examine air traffic recordings for any... More »

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Coast Guard • plane crash • San Clemente • helicopter crash • Marines • search and rescue

UPDATED

240 Dead, 375K in Shelters After Philippines Floods

Minister appeals for more international help as toll continues to rise

Sep 28, 09 9:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least 240 people are now confirmed dead in flooding in the Philippines after more than 90 new deaths were reported in Manila. Moreover, 375,000 have been displaced by the disaster, more than double earlier official figures. As government officials appeal for international help, a BBC correspondent says getting... More »

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flooding • Philippines • displaced persons • disaster • search and rescue • refugees

(Newser) - The Russian-crewed Arctic Sea has been spotted off the coast of West Africa today, say French officials who claim to have seen a ship resembling it near the Cape Verde islands. The Arctic Sea, last seen on July 30, is carrying $1.8 million in lumber and was due to... More »

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Africa • Cape Verde • Arctic Sea • hijacking • crew members • Russian Navy • search and rescue • missing ship

(Newser) - All nine people are presumed dead after a small plane and a helicopter collided over the Hudson River today, the Daily News reports. Five sightseers from Italy and a pilot were aboard the chopper, and three were on the single-engine plane, including a child. Two bodies have been recovered so... More »

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New York City • plane crash • helicopter • Hudson River • search and rescue • small plane

(Newser) - A French nuclear submarine has joined the search for Air France Flight 447’s black boxes, ABC News reports. The sub boasts high-tech sonar equipment, which could help detect the acoustic signals the flight recorders transmit. The sub will work alongside a French research vessel set to arrive Friday, carrying... More »

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France • submarine • Air France • search and rescue • Air France Flight 447

(Newser) - The Brazilian Air Force has recovered the first two bodies from the Air France crash, the BBC reports. They also found a suitcase and a backback with a laptop inside. “We confirm the recovery from the water debris and bodies from the Air France plane," an air force... More »

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Air Force • Atlantic Ocean • Brazil • plane crash • bodies • debris • search and rescue • Air France Flight 447

 How to Find a Missing Plane 


Jun 3, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - How will authorities go about finding Air France Flight 447? Essentially, it'll take a lot more planes, Slate explains. Most of the jet’s location gadgets, like its emergency locator transmitters, are unlikely to work underwater. The flight recorders have sonar devices attached that can transmit from 14,000 feet... More »

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France • Brazil • plane crash • plane • Air France • search and rescue • Air France Flight 447

At Least 9 Dead as Migrants' Boat Capsizes Off Fla.

28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants were aboard: Coast Guard

May 13, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - As many as nine people are dead after a boat carrying 28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants capsized 15 miles off the Florida coast this morning, the Palm Beach Post reports. About half the passengers have been located and the search is continuing, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel adds. Some passengers may... More »

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Florida • Haiti • Coast Guard • Bahamas • boat accident • search and rescue • capsize • migrants

(Newser) - Aftershocks in the Abruzzo region of Italy this morning, including one with a magnitude of 5.2, hampered ongoing rescue efforts and spooked refugees still in the area, Reuters reports. Officials closed off the center of L’Aquila, where the latest tremors continued to damage the hard-hit town. Though rescuers... More »

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Italy • death toll • survivors • earthquake • aftershock • search and rescue • L'Aquila • Abruzzo

(Newser) - Rescuers today pulled a 20-year-old female student alive from the rubble of the earthquake in Italy, more than 42 hours after it struck, Sky News reports. "She's safe!" the woman's uncle told AP. She appears to be fine, except for a minor arm injury. As strong aftershocks rattled... More »

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Italy • natural disaster • survivors • Silvio Berlusconi • earthquake • search and rescue

UPDATED

 Aftershocks Rock Italy 
 as Quake Toll Hits 207 

Strong aftershocks, weather hamper rescue efforts

Apr 7, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Strong aftershocks briefly halted the search for survivors and sent rescuers scrambling for safety in central Italy today, as the death toll from yesterday's earthquake hit 207. At least 1,500 people were injured and 17,000 were made homeless. One person was pulled alive from the rubble today after... More »

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Italy • natural disaster • survivors • earthquake • aftershock • search and rescue

(Newser) - The death toll in today’s Italian earthquake rose to more than 150 as rescue workers and volunteers continued the search for survivors, the Times reports. About 15,000 buildings were damaged, and residents are being warned to stay away until engineers can evaluate them. “We are working without... More »

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Italy • death toll • Red Cross • natural disaster • survivors • earthquake • search and rescue

 Private Search 
 for NFL Players 
 Wanes 

Family asks volunteer boaters to keep looking

Mar 5, 09 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The private search for two missing NFL players and their friend off Florida's coast is winding down, 2 days after the official rescue ended. The family of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper asked volunteer boat captains to keep looking, but—compared to the dozens of boats combing the area yesterday—... More »

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Florida • NFL • fishing • missing boater • search and rescue • Marquis Cooper

(AP) - The missing fishing buddy rescued today off Florida's Gulf Coast told rescuers the boat was anchored when it flipped Saturday evening in rough seas and that the others got separated from the craft. The boat belongs to Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, who along with free-agent defensive lineman Corey Smith... More »

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Coast Guard • Gulf of Mexico • missing boater • search and rescue • Corey Smith • Marquis Cooper • Nick Schuyler • William Bleakley • capsize • lost at sea

(Newser) - The FBI is looking into the disappearance of a Florida woman who was reported missing from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, Fox News reports. Jennifer Seitz’s husband reported her missing, and the Coast Guard says surveillance video shows a woman going overboard. Meanwhile, a... More »

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FBI • Coast Guard • Cancun • Gulf of Mexico • cruise ships • missing boater • missing person • search and rescue • Jennifer Seitz

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