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Calif. Rescue Was a 'Miracle'

A few seconds made the difference between life and death

Dec 20, 07 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - When he heard the helicopter, Frederick Dominguez went running—and not a moment too soon. The helicopter was seconds from leaving the area when it spotted the barefoot running man, whose Christmas tree hunt had resulted in his family being stranded for three days on a snow-covered California mountain. ... More »

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California • rescue • Christmas • miracle • Frederick Dominguez • Josh Dominguez • Lexi Dominguez • Chris Dominguez

Mountain Rescue for Dad, Kids

They were stranded in snowstorms for three days

Dec 19, 07 7:44 PM CST
(Newser) - A father and his three children are safe and sound after surviving three days of snowstorms and subfreezing temperatures on a mountain in northern California, the AP reports. The four, who went up the mountain Sunday to cut down a Christmas tree, were rescued by helicopter. They took shelter in... More »

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rescue • Christmas • snowbound

Bangladeshi Bridge Collapses

Villagers struggle to free people trapped under fallen concrete slabs

Nov 24, 07 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - At least three people were killed and scores injured in Bangladesh today when a bridge packed with thousands of cyclone survivors collapsed, the AP reports. Another 20 people were missing. The collapse occurred as Bangladeshis moved toward a relief center to receive much-needed food and supplies in a district hard... More »

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foreign aid • Bangladesh • rescue • natural disaster • US Navy • Cyclone Sidr

Flood Victims Fight for Food

20,000 still trapped on rooftops as workers focus on 'selective evacuations'

Nov 5, 07 6:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Mexican flood victims fought for food and medicine today, as workers continued efforts to rescue 20,000 still stranded on rooftops, the AP reports. Some camped on upper floors or roofs to guard possessions, while others went looking—some looting—for food. One worker said rescuers were focusing on "... More »

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Mexico • Felipe Calderon • flood • rescue • Tabasco • disaster

'Biblical' Flood Ravages Mexico

Million flee homes amid fears of disease, food and water shortages

Nov 3, 07 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shortages of food, drinking water, and medicine threaten southeastern Mexico, where muddy flood waters cover 80% of the state of Tabasco and almost a million people have had to flee their homes. "The scene here is terrible, it's biblical," a Red Cross official told the Guardian, as a... More »

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Mexico • Felipe Calderon • flood • evacuation • Red Cross • rescue • Tabasco

Fire Rescues Tax Resources

Oct 22, 07 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - As wildfires rage across the region, Southern California officials are begging residents to evacuate when ordered and to avoid making phone calls, CNN reports. “We've been unable to do any suppression effort because the fire resources are being used to do rescues,” one fire chief railed. Rescuers complain... More »

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California • Southern California • firefighters • San Diego • Malibu • wildfires • rescue • Malibu Colony

Fossett Search Drastically Reduced

More than 2 weeks after aviator vanished, tips are drying up

Sep 18, 07 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Searchers are dramatically scaling back efforts to find missing adventurer Steve Fossett as the rescue mission enters its third week and tips dry up. At one point, 45 aircraft plied the skies looking for wreckage, but the Nevada Civil Air Patrol is suspending its efforts, limiting searchers to five National... More »

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National Guard • disappearance • aviation • rescue • pilot • Nevada • Steve Fossett • search • aviator

Asthma Hits 9/11 Rescuers at 12 Times Normal Rate

Rates highest for those who arrived first, worked longest and didn't wear masks

Aug 29, 07 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ground Zero rescue and cleanup workers are developing asthma at 12 times the normal rate, a New York City health report has found. Among 25,000 workers interviewed, 3.6% of them—926 firefighters, police officers, construction workers and volunteers—have been diagnosed with the respiratory illness since 2001. The... More »

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health • New York City • Ground Zero • public health • September 11 • rescue • asthma

Rain Foils Mine Camera Drop

But device should work in normal conditions

Aug 28, 07 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - An 8-inch robotic camera’s descent down a 1,415-foot borehole in the collapsed Crandall Canyon Mine was cut short yesterday by several hours of steady rain, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The weather blocked positioning of equipment needed to drop the camera, as well as preparations for a seventh... More »

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camera • Utah • mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse

Rescue Workers Will Bore One
Last Hole

Company decides
to close mine permanently

Aug 23, 07 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Workers will bore a final hole in a bid to locate six miners lost in a Utah mine, but if that fails, the operation will be halted and the mine closed as a kind of memorial tomb, the owner said yesterday. "We're not going to risk more live people... More »

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Utah • mine • miners • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • mine collapse

Owners Mull Reopening Mine

With fate of missing miners still uncertain, economic issues surface

Aug 22, 07 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days after three more deaths ended efforts to rescue trapped miners, Crandall Canyon’s operators are talking about reopening the Utah mine—to mixed reaction from families and townspeople, according to the Times. Some wonder how the area is safe for mining but not for continuing recovery operations; others point... More »

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safety • Utah • mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse

Mine Owner: They're Probably Dead

Miners' bodies may never be recovered

Aug 21, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The trapped Utah miners are most likely dead, and their bodies may never be recovered, mine owner Robert Murray acknowledged to bereaved family members last night. Following the death of three rescuers—and a report from mining experts concluding that further attempts would be an unacceptable risk—underground rescue efforts... More »

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mine • miners • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • mine collapse

Floods Trap 180 Chinese Miners

Officials have little hope of rescuing trapped men

Aug 18, 07 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Flash flooding complicated efforts in eastern China today to rescue 180 miners trapped underground, and officials warned the men had little chance of survival. Pummeled by hours of downpour, an overwhelmed river breached its levee and gushed rushing waters into the Shandong coal mine, where 756 people had been working.... More »

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China • flood • flooding • miners • coal mine • rescue • Shandong

3 Rescue Workers Killed in Mine

Community reels as seismic jolt triggers new accident

Aug 17, 07 12:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three men have died and six were injured in another collapse at a Utah mine where the team was working to save six trapped miners, reports the New York Times. "It's a devastating blow to what was already a tragic situation," said the local mayor. The accident yesterday... More »

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Utah • accident • collapse • mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray

New Images Offer Hope at Mine

After sounds, emergency camera detects space of fresh air

Aug 16, 07 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hours after rescuers in Utah detected noise from the collapsed mine, images from a videocamera lowered into the disaster site offered a glimmer of hope, the AP reports. Although the camera did not pick up the miners, it did film a ventilation curtain used to ensure workers have access to... More »

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Utah • air • collapse • mine • miners • rescue • Bob Murray

Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine

Crews start drilling toward unknown sound

Aug 15, 07 10:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescuers digging for men who have been trapped underground for 10 days heard noise inside the mine today, prompting crews to drill a fourth hole in the sound's direction. They described hearing 5 minutes of “noise” through seismic geophones, ignighting some hope in an otherwise-discouraging rescue effort. "There's... More »

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Utah • mine • miners • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • digging • mine collapse • noise

Crickey! Crocs Tree Aussie Man

Farmer perches in tree for a week waiting for rescuers

Aug 15, 07 4:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian farmer spent a week in a tree, out of reach of  stalking crocodiles and surviving on two sandwiches and some fresh water, reports the BBC. He fell from his horse while riding in the northern outback and found himself in high swamp grass criss-crossed with "monstrous" croc... More »

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Australia • rescue • crocodile • farmer

Mine Collapse Survivor Didn't Hear the Cave-In

Found out via text message

Aug 13, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the four miners who escaped the Crandall Canyon collapse that trapped six men told the AP he didn't hear or feel the cave-in as it was occurring. Tim Curtis, who was near the mine's entrance at the time, heard of the collapse via text message on an personal... More »

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collapse • mine • miners • coal mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Tim Curtis • text message

Rescuers Find More Remains at Bridge Site

Hoisted school bus part of tragedy that could have been worse

Aug 12, 07 9:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Divers recovered more human remains from the Mississippi River bridge site today after being kept out of the water in a thunderstorm last night, CNN reports. The divers fought dangerous river currents to bring up the remains, which were not identified on the scene. Five people are still missing in... More »

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bridge collapse • I 35W bridge • rescue • disaster

Officials to Drill Third Hole at Utah Mine

Poorly lit video spies equipment but no sign of missing miners

Aug 12, 07 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mine officials will drill a third hole to locate six Utah miners trapped for close to a week, the AP reports. A video camera with poor lighting was lowered into a hole yesterday and found mining equipment, but no sign of the miners. Still, rescuers said they were treating the... More »

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Utah • collapse • mine • miners • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • Murray Energy Corp

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