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Rescuers Called to Help Hikers on Magic Mushrooms

Mountain Rescue Team
Comes to Aid of High Hikers

Apr 12, 2023 6:55 PM CDT

Mountain Rescue Team Comes to Aid of High Hikers

The Lake District mountain rescuers spent 2 hours with the young men

(Newser) - The Lake District is England's biggest national park, and those who explore it can do so knowing that unpaid volunteers are on call to rescue them if they end up in trouble—including, apparently, the kind of trouble that can come from taking magic mushrooms while hiking. CNN reports...

As Fire Engulfed Building, Deputy Heard Baby's Screams

Deputy Heard Baby's Cries
Amid Fire, Started Climbing

Apr 27, 2022 10:25 AM CDT

Deputy Heard Baby's Cries Amid Fire, Started Climbing

William Puzynski saves 1-year-old girl from 3rd-floor balcony in Orlando

(Newser) - A local sheriff's deputy was in the right place at the right time when an apartment building in Orlando, Fla., went up in flames over the weekend. Per WKMG , William Puzynski of the Orange County Sheriff's Office was on patrol around 4am Saturday when a call was radioed...

Smoke Kills 11 Miners, 3 Rescuers Who Followed

52 Miners and Rescuers Die
After Methane Gas Explosion

updated

Nov 25, 2021 4:15 PM CST

52 Miners and Rescuers Die After Methane Gas Explosion

Siberian officials say there's no chance of finding more survivors

(Newser) - Update: This file has been updated throughout with new information about casualties and details of the explosion. A devastating blast in a Siberian coal mine Thursday left 52 miners and rescuers dead about 820 feet underground, Russian officials said. Hours after a methane gas explosion and fire filled the mine...

Relatives Say 4 Houston Rescuers Have Gone Missing

Relatives: 4 Volunteer Rescuers
in Houston Have Vanished

Aug 30, 2017 10:25 AM CDT

Relatives: 4 Volunteer Rescuers in Houston Have Vanished

3 others were reportedly found hanging in trees with electrocution burns

(Newser) - More apparent bad news as the Houston area continues to battle the devastating effects of Harvey . The Houston Chronicle reports that four men who'd gone out in a group of seven on Monday to try to rescue neighbors in a northeastern part of the city have gone missing after...

New Gizmo Helps Rescuers Detect Heartbeats in Rubble

Sep 28, 2013 8:23 AM CDT

New Gizmo Helps Rescuers Detect Heartbeats in Rubble

NASA device uses radar to pick up on signs of life

(Newser) - NASA engineers have dreamed up and built a new device that could help rescuers save lots more lives after earthquakes or other disasters: It's essentially a radar gun that detects heartbeats under heaps of concrete and steel, reports Red Orbit . The FINDER device is portable at 20 pounds, and...

Carnegie Hero Fund Honors 18

Dec 19, 2012 6:13 AM CST

Carnegie Hero Fund Honors 18

All ran to the rescue of others; 4 died in the attempt

(Newser) - We definitely need some heroes right about now, and here come the Carnegie Hero Medals. The Carnegie Hero Fund awarded 18 medals of valor today to people who risked their lives—four of them dying in the attempt—to save others. Andrew Carnegie started the fund in 1904 after hearing...

Avalanche Dog Turns Up Alive

Jan 6, 2012 1:17 AM CST

Avalanche Dog Turns Up Alive

Welsh corgi appears at hotel 4 days after owner is killed

(Newser) - Avalanches claimed the lives of three Montanans , but a feisty fighter they didn't get was the dog of one of the dead men. Rescuers were certain Ole, a Welsh corgi, was buried along with his owner last weekend. They saw no sign of the dog when they searched...