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Winehouse Rescues Tourist, Baywatch-Style

Recovering heroin addict is heroine on beach in Caribbean

Jan 21, 09 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Longtime heroin devotee Amy Winehouse became a heroine yesterday when she rescued a British woman, Baywatch-style, on a Caribbean beach, the Sun reports. During a sailing lesson, the 39-year-old tourist was thrown onto rocks near the sunbathing singer, who rushed to help the injured gal out of the water. Winehouse... More »

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Caribbean • rescue • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Baywatch

(Newser) - Investigators hoisted the US Airways jet out of the Hudson last night as crew interviews and transcripts began to shed light on the fateful flight, the New York Times reports. Among the revelations: Pilot Chesley Sullenberger was not at the controls when the plane hit a flock of geese, but... More »

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US Airways • NTSB • rescue • Hudson River • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Hudson Rescuers 
 Reflect With Wonder 

Rescuers recall amazing scenes from mission to save US Airways passengers

Jan 17, 09 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers who scrambled to save passengers from US Airways Flight 1549 look back in the day's events with disbelief, they tell CNN. Ferry captain Brittany Catanzaro, used to shuttling commuters back and forth, suddenly found herself piloting a challenging rescue mission. "I didn't have time to get nervous,"... More »

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New York City • US Airways • plane crash • rescue • Hudson River • emergency landing • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

Speedy Rescue Team Saved Everyone

Commuter ferries, private boats helped save  passengers

Jan 16, 09 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Swift action from a small army of volunteer and working rescuers is credited with saving the lives of everybody on board US Airways Flight 1549, the New York Times reports. Within minutes of the plane hitting the Hudson river, ferries, cruise boats and conventional rescue boats converged on the scene... More »

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New York City • US Airways • Coast Guard • plane crash • rescue • Hudson River • emergency landing • ferry • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

(Newser) - So how much training do pilots get on how to land on the water? Almost none, writes pilot Patrick Smith, who shelves his regular Salon column this week to offer insights on the Hudson crash-landing. Among them:
  • Pilots can read up on how to perform these so-called "ditchings,
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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • pilot • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

US AIRWAYS CRASH SLIDESHOW


 Passengers Rescued 
 From Frigid Hudson  


Jan 15, 09 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - It appears all 155 passengers and crew survived today’s crash of a US Airways flight from LaGuardia Airport into the Hudson River off Manhattan, WINS-AM reports. For photos of the the remarkable rescue, as the plane drifted down river and took on water, click on the image control; for... More »

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Airbus • US Airways • rescue • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • hypothermia • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Pilot Emerges as Hudson Hero 


Jan 15, 09 7:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A portrait of a hero is emerging from today's jet crash on the Hudson. The pilot, 57-year-old Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, is drawing praise not only for his "masterful" landing without engines but for his calm actions afterward to make sure his passengers were OK, the Daily News reports.... More »

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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • pilot • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

(Newser) - The FAA cautions that it's too early to pinpoint the cause of today's jet crash, but early reports have focused on a flock of geese. Such bird strikes—they get sucked into the engines—are an increasingly familiar problem for pilots, the Daily News reports. LaGuardia in particular is plagued... More »

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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 8 Missing 
 in Canadian 
 Avalanche 

11 initially buried; 3 manage escape

Dec 29, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Eight snowmobilers are missing after a British Columbia avalanche buried 11 men, the Vancouver Sun reports. Seven were swamped by an initial avalanche; amid a rescue attempt, the other four were buried. Two men pulled themselves to the surface and were able to save one comrade with the help of... More »

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Canada • rescue • British Columbia • snow • avalanche • snowmobile

 Outage Strands 173 on 
 Singapore Ferris Wheel 

545-foot-tall ride is world's largest; no serious injuries reported

Dec 23, 08 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - 173 passengers on the world’s largest observation wheel were stuck for 6 hours today when a fire caused the Singapore Flyer to lose power, AFP reports. 10 of the stranded sightseers were lowered to safety in harnesses, while the rest waited for electricity to return. Its manager said some... More »

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Singapore • rescue • power outage • attraction • stranded passengers • observation wheel • Singapore Flyer

 Huge Pipe Break 
 Traps DC-Area Drivers 

Boats used for rescue as 4-foot-deep, frigid water gushes around cars in Md. suburb

Dec 23, 08 9:46 AM CST
(AP) - Rescuers in helicopters scrambled to pull motorists from frigid floodwaters unleashed by a massive water pipe break this morning on a commuter road just outside Washington. TV images showed two people in a minivan climbing into a basket lowered from a helicopter overhead. Rescuers also used a boat to save... More »

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water • motorists • flood • Bethesda, MD • rescue • Washington, DC • drivers • pipelines

Blinded Pilot Lands After Mid-Flight Stroke

Pilot recovering sight, but still in serious condition

Nov 8, 08 4:17 PM CST
(Newser) - An amateur pilot who suffered a stroke and went blind as he flew over North England landed his plane without a scratch, the Independent reports. Jim O’Neill, 65, was initially unable to follow instructions from civilian traffic controllers, but was guided to safety by British military planes. He remains... More »

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flight • England • blindness • rescue • pilot • stroke • Royal Air Force • Britain

(Newser) - The death toll in the Haitian school collapse has risen to 75, the AP reports. The mayor of the Port-au-Prince suburb where it occurred said 17 dead students have been found so far today. Another 80 are being treated for injuries, many of them serious, and hundreds more children could... More »

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construction • Haiti • school • collapse • rescue • survivors • search • building • disaster

 Zoo Rescues Bear 
 Trapped in Moat 

'Things were hanging on for a little bit too long' for Milwaukee Zoo star Zero

Oct 30, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fed-up zookeepers took drastic action today to rescue Zero the polar bear from the moat he’s been trapped in since Oct. 13, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Milwaukee County Zoo officials used tranquilizer darts to subdue the 1,100-pound beast, then had a crane lift him to safety. “Things... More »

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polar bear • rescue • animal • Milwaukee County Zoo • Zero

Zoo Tries to Lure Stranded Polar Bear Out of Moat

Zero has been stuck in Milwaukee park's moat for 2 weeks

Oct 27, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Staff members at the Milwaukee County Zoo are taking new action to rescue a polar bear named Zero who has been stuck in the moat that surrounds his habitat for 2 weeks, the Journal Sentinel reports. Using a crane, handlers lowered a big plastic crate filled with Zero’s favorite... More »

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zoo • polar bear • rescue • escape • apple • animal • crane • Milwaukee County Zoo • Zero

Hero Pup Protects Kittens
in Burning House

'Leo the Lion-Hearted' revived by firefighters as family of 7 escapes raging fire

Oct 27, 08 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A terrier pup in Australia is due for a bravery medal after refusing to abandon a box of kittens trapped in a blazing house over the weekend, reports the Melbourne Herald Sun. Leo the Lion-hearted—as he’s been dubbed—was carried from the blaze and resuscitated by firefighters, who... More »

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Melbourne • rescue • house fire • dog • cat

Injured Ore. Hiker Survived
5 Days on Centipedes

Finally rescued after 5 cold days

Oct 19, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - An injured Oregon hiker was finally found after five days surviving in the woods by drinking from mountain creeks and eating centipedes. "He's a tough bugger," said his relieved mom yesterday. Derek Mamoyac, 27, scooted part of the way down Washington's second-highest mountain last week in a bid... More »

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hiking • Oregon • rescue dogs • rescue

 Help's on Way for 
 Cape Cod Manatee 

One-eyed giant stranded in chilly waters for four days

Oct 10, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 1,000-pound manatee, with one eye and an injured flipper, has been stranded for four days off the sleepy Cape Cod harbor town of Dennis, and its chances of returning to warmer waters without help appear slim, reports the Cape Cod Times. The US Fish and Wildlife Service will... More »

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US Fish and Wildlife Service • rescue • Cape Cod • Manatees • Sea World • International Fund for Animal Welfare

 Rescuers Struggle 
 to Reach Ike Survivors 

4 dead, 140,000 need help

Sep 14, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Ike has weakened to a tropical depression over Arkansas, but rescuers are struggling to reach survivors in the furious storm's path of destruction in Texas, reports CNN. Some 140,000 who stayed home despite evacuation orders are now dealing with massive flooding, wrecked homes and power outages. Nearly 1,... More »

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Rick Perry • rescue • power outage • oil refineries • tropical depression • Hurricane Ike

(Newser) - Galveston’s historic district is under 7 feet of water, and 4 million Houston area residents are without power after Hurricane Ike’s rampage through the region. Ike, which hit Galveston as a Category 2 hurricane, has since been downgraded to a Category 1, CNN reports. Officials warned that the... More »

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Texas • Houston • flooding • rescue • power outage • Galveston • hurricane recovery • Hurricane Ike

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