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174 Rescued After a Colorado Ski Lift Cracks

Skiers, snowboarders had to be painstakingly rescued gondola by gondola

(Newser) - Officials were investigating what caused a crack in a Colorado ski lift that forced the evacuation of over 170 stranded skiers and snowboarders. The gondola lift at Winter Park Resort, about 70 miles west of Denver, automatically stopped when it detected the crack in a structural piece of the lift...

After Fall, Speleologist Said She'll 'Never Enter a Cave Again'
After Fall, Speleologist Said
She'll 'Never Enter a Cave Again'
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Dec 21, 2024 6:00 AM CST

After Fall, Speleologist Said She'll 'Never Enter a Cave Again'

Ottavia Piana, 32, rescued in 75-hour operation in Italy

(Newser) - "She's speaking very little, but said she would never enter a cave again." That's what an Alpine rescue medic said of Ottavia Piana, a speleologist—that's a scientist who studies caves—who was on Wednesday rescued from the Italian cave where she had sustained serious...

Rescuers in Italy Scramble to Free Trapped Cave Explorer

Expert spelunker Ottavia Piana has been trapped since Saturday night after fall in Bueno Fonteno cave

(Newser) - A major rescue operation was underway Monday northeast of the Italian city of Bergamo to free a woman considered an expert spelunker who was blocked in while exploring a cave with eight others. Ottavia Piana is trapped deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave, reports the AP , where the temperatures were...

Woman Lost for Days in Wilderness Is Found
Lost Hiker's Shelter Hid Her
From Search Crews' Cameras
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Dec 15, 2024 6:30 AM CST

Lost Hiker's Shelter Hid Her From Search Crews' Cameras

64-year-old found in Oregon state park on Sunday after hearing helicopters overhead

(Newser) - A hiker lost in an Oregon state park for nearly two days without proper survival gear was found safe Sunday by rescue crews. The 64-year-old woman, who was not identified, had become separated from her foraging group inside Shore Acres State Park on Friday. Aware that she did not have...

Girl, 11, Survives 3 Days at Sea in Inner Tubes

Child from Sierra Leone appears to be only survivor from migrant boat that sank off coast of Italy

(Newser) - Shortly after 3am on Wednesday, the crew of the Trotamar III, a vessel used by the refugee charity Compass Collective, heard a child's cries in the dark. They found an 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone floating in the water, clinging to two tire inner tubes—the only apparent survivor...

17 Missing After Tourist Yacht Sinks in Red Sea
4 Dead,
7 Missing
After Tourist
Boat Sinks
UPDATED
Nov 26, 2024 11:11 AM CST

4 Dead, 7 Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks

33 rescued amid rough seas south of Marsa Alam, Egypt

(Newser) - Rescue operations continued in the Red Sea after an Egyptian tourist boat capsized after being struck by a large wave. The new numbers as of Tuesday morning regarding the 44 people aboard: Four bodies have been recovered, and seven remain missing, per the AP . The other 33 were rescued. Of...

Disney Cruise Ship Rescues 4 From Catamaran

The Disney Treasure's maiden voyage will be next month

(Newser) - Disney's newest cruise ship won't have its maiden voyage with passengers until next month, but the Disney Treasure picked up four people during an unscheduled stop on Sunday. The cruise ship rescued the four from a sinking catamaran around 265 miles off the coast of Bermuda, ABC News...

Off-Duty Deputy Saves Child From Oncoming Train

'I heard the horn and to me, that was the start of a race'

(Newser) - A sheriff's deputy in California says he knew he had to act fast when he realized a child was in danger of being hit by an oncoming train. Deputy Michael Castaneda, who was off-duty and on his way home, sprang into action when he saw that the driver in...

Runner Lost for a Month in Park Ate 'Nasty' Berries

Robert Schock's mom never gave up hope he'd be found in Washington state park—and he was

(Newser) - A man lost in the wilderness of Washington state for a month was rescued at the end of August clinging to life. Now, Robert Schock is talking about his ordeal, noting to People : "Never did I dream that this kind of survival could ever even be possible."
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'It Was an Out-of-the-Box Rescue, That's For Sure'

7 boulders had to be moved to reach woman who fell face-first into rock crevice in Australia

(Newser) - A woman was trapped hanging upside down by her feet, wedged in a narrow chute between two boulders, for about seven hours before she could be rescued in Australia this month. Matilda Campbell, 23, initially dropped her phone in a crevice while walking with friends on private property in Laguna,...

Couple Got Lost for 4 Days in Woods Behind House

Pamela Helmstadter's husband of 31 years dies while lost in forested area in Maine

(Newser) - A man has died after he and his wife took a casual stroll in the woods behind their Maine home and ended up lost for four nights. John Helmstadter, 82, Pamela Helmstadter, 72, and their black lab Lucy had set out for a walk along trails behind their Alexander home...

Lifeguard on Finding Lost Teen Kayaker: 'Crying My Guts Out'

Kahiau Kawai, 17, was found alive clinging to kayak off coast of Honolulu after nearly 12 hours

(Newser) - A teenager in Hawaii was recovering Friday after spending more than 11 hours clinging to a kayak before being rescued during an overnight ocean search by an off-duty lifeguard and the US Coast Guard. Kahiau Kawai, 17, had gotten separated from his high school paddling team on Wednesday after capsizing...

Seattle Police Share Video of Dramatic Rescue

Injured man was pulled out of path of oncoming train

(Newser) - In dramatic video released by the Seattle Police Department, an officer rescues a seriously injured man from the path of an oncoming freight train. Police said they tried to talk a man experiencing a mental health crisis down from a ledge around 25 feet above train tracks last week, but...

Man Who Spent 67 Days Adrift: 'I Have No Strength Left'

A Russian man was rescued, but his brother and nephew are dead

(Newser) - A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have died, officials said Tuesday. The prosecutor's office in Russia's Far East said that the man...

After Milton, It Was Just Him, the Sea, and His Cooler

Coast Guard rescues fisherman stranded in the Gulf

(Newser) - It was "a nightmare scenario for even the most experienced mariner," a Coast Guard official said Thursday after a fishing boat captain was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico, where he'd been clinging to a cooler. It was the man's second rescue in four days, per...

Boy, 14, Rescued From Floating Debris in Tampa

'It was literally out of a castaway movie,' sheriff says

(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy was rescued from floating debris in Tampa on Thursday in what Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister says was one of more than 200 water rescues they carried out that day. The sheriff tells CNN that he was on the airboat with a deputy when the boy, clinging...

2 Boys Peered Into Market's Lobster Tank, Made Rare Find
2 Boys Peered Into Market's
Lobster Tank, Made Rare Find
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Sep 29, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

2 Boys Peered Into Market's Lobster Tank, Made Rare Find

Blue lobster discovered in New York grocery store

(Newser) - Leave it to curious preschoolers to spy something odd in the supermarket that escapes everyone else's notice. UPI reports that Danielle Morales was shopping with her two boys, 3-year-old Zachary and 4-year-old Parker, at Market 32 in Clifton Park, New York, when they decided to stop by the lobster...

79-Year-Old Broke Leg Hiking Alone. Then Came 'Angels'
79-Year-Old Broke Leg Hiking
Alone. Then Came 'Angels'
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Sep 29, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

79-Year-Old Broke Leg Hiking Alone. Then Came 'Angels'

US airman Troy May carried Ursula Bannister on his back for nearly three hours

(Newser) - Ursula Bannister has climbed to a mountain lookout in Washington state once a year for the past 23 years. She normally brings someone with her to the spot where she scattered her mother's ashes, but on Aug. 28, the 79-year-old set out on the challenging 1.6-mile out-and-back trail...

Sailor's Risky Helene Move Ends With a Rescue

A Coast Guard helicopter hoists man and his dog from a stranded sailboat off Florida

(Newser) - A man and his dog were 25 miles out to sea off the west coast of Florida on Thursday, with Hurricane Helene fast approaching, when their sailboat became disabled, with no one else around. Then the 36-foot sailboat began taking on water. In what became a happy ending, "Coast...

12-Year-Old 'Shot That Bear and Killed It on Top of Me'

Wisconsin man calls his son a hero after boy saved him during mauling by black bear

(Newser) - A father-son hunting trip went awry in Wisconsin earlier this month when a black bear went on the attack, and the 12-year-old is now being hailed as a hero for saving his dad. The AP reports that 43-year-old Ryan Beierman was near the family's hunting cabin in "the...

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