Rescue

Some of those left behind after the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan say they are scared the ruling Taliban will find them, throw them in jail, perhaps even kill them because they are Americans or had worked for the U.S. government

A Louisiana man rescued a baby deer who had lost his mother from Hurricane Ida’s flood waters.

Neighbors heard barking from a manhole last Friday. By Saturday, crews began their rescue efforts.

Cellphone footage captured the moment an Alabama man jumped from a burning 25-foot lift into a safety net below.

An app called “What3Words,” which people often use to meet with friends, or simply to help them locate the place where they parked, is demonstrating that technology can be a great ally in saving lives.

A dog survived being stuck in a drainage ditch after running away on the Fourth of July thanks to the help of Good Samaritans in Riverside County that saw a post on social media.

Perla is now back with his owner after good Samaritans helped out. Kathy Vara reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, July 15, 2021.

Right on time with Independence Day just around the corner, a bald eagle was released back into its natural habitat on Thursday and soared high above the skies after being rehabilitated by the San Diego Humane Society’s (SDHS) wildlife specialists.

A man got stuck when he crawled into a Red Cross donation box in Lomita.

Video from a Glendale Police Department officer’s body-worn camera shows the fawn struggling to free itself from a metal fence behind a home. The tiny distressed deer can be heard bleating as it tried to lunge through the fence.

Several boaters were rescued Thursday after their boat started taking on water.

Two kayakers saved a female moose calf after it fell into a river in Alberta, Canada

Bodycam video shows a heroic rescue by a Gloucester County Sheriff’s deputy in Virginia who lifted a crashed car to save a woman trapped in the wreckage.

Video shows rescuers pulling people from the water. Video broadcast Tuesday April 20, 2021 on Today in LA. Credit: @sharonkalili

Orange County first responders and good Samaritans rescued 14 people from a boat that was taking on water off the coast of Newport Beach, authorities said.

Some ingenuity and strength likely helped save a mountain biker who tumbled down a rocky cliff Thursday in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles.

Rescuers say the man’s strength and a makeshift tether fashioned by his friends likely saved his life. Video broadcast Friday April 16, 2021 on Today in LA.

A Canadian family’s one-and-a-half-year-old Maremma mix dog is being hailed as a hero. Clover the dog’s quick thinking helped a girl who had a seizure while on a walk.

A man dining out at the Wharf Saturday night is being credited with saving a boy’s life after the child fell into the Washington Channel.