Good Samaritan Rescues Kidnapped Teen After Seeing ‘Help Me’ Sign
In California, a good Samaritan rescued a 13-year-old Texas girl from a kidnapper after noticing a “help me” sign on her car window. Police arrested and charged Steven Robert Sablan, 61, with one count of kidnapping with intent to commit a sexual offense and one count of transporting a minor. Authorities have warned of a […]
CBP rescues 2 people suffering from heat stress in southern Arizona
Both patients were hoisted by helicopter and had to be evacuated to the hospital. July 7, 2023 at 7:23 AM ET • 4 minute read Two people suffering from heat stress had to be rescued by helicopter in a remote area of ​​southern Arizona this week, officials said. In a press release Thursday, U.S. Customs […]
Lifeguards Say They Were Forced To Make Over 200 Rescues In Three Days From Virginia, North Carolina Waters
Lifeguards said they rescued more than 200 people from beaches in Virginia and North Carolina over the July 4 holiday. Tom Gill, director of Virginia Beach Life Saving Services, said lifeguards pulled more than 180 beachgoers from the water. report Monday. “This is a high number for us,” Gill said, adding that the numbers were […]
Graham County SAR rescues novice hiker lost on Mount Graham overnight
File photo by John Johnson/Gila Herald: A novice hiker who went missing from Noon Creek Campground on Mt. Graham was found overnight by the Graham County Special Reserve. by John Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Mt Graham – The Graham County Search and Rescue Team worked until the early hours of April 9 to rescue a lost novice […]
Snowmelt spurs flooding from Southwest to Rockies, 2 rescues | Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) — A rapid spring thaw after an unusually wet winter has caused flooding across the Southwest and into the Rocky Mountains, causing residents of the Rocky Mountains and Upper Midwest to ditch the rapids of creeks and rivers. They take refuge inside and stock up on sandbags. Paramedics rescued people from at […]
Snowmelt spurs flooding from Southwest to Rockies, 2 rescues
Flagstaff, Arizona – A rapid spring thaw after an unusually wet winter has caused flooding across the Southwest and the Rocky Mountains, forcing residents there and the upper Midwest to evacuate or use sandbags in surging creeks and rivers. I am saving. Paramedics rescued people from at least two vehicles from a storm surge Thursday […]
Flooding leads to multiple water rescues
PHOENIX — A man was clinging to a tree Sunday afternoon, stranded in the middle of the Salt River, awaiting rescue. It’s the latest in a series of water rescues as first responders deal with rising waters across the valley. “We were very lucky. We had a lot of resources dedicated to this.” Maricopa County […]
SWIFT WATER RESCUES: WARM SPRINGS WASH, ON ROUTE 66 SOUTH OF GOLDEN SHORES | The Buzz -The buzz in Bullhead City – Lake Havasu City – Kingman – Arizona – California
On Wednesday (March 15), the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office announced a driver who entered a running wash or was stuck between two running washes near the Warm Springs wash on Route 66 just south of Golden Shores. I received many calls for help from. One vehicle was a Grand Jeep his Cherokee with 4 people […]
Epic flooding leads to California highway closures and water rescues as the storm system threatens more states
CNN — More than 15 million people from the West Coast to Wisconsin are under winter weather warnings Sunday as a storm system rolls east, causing life-threatening flooding in California. At least two people have been killed and dozens have been rescued in flooding in parts of northern California over the weekend. Thousands of Californians […]
Arizona helicopter crew rescues driver from flash flooded creek: ‘precarious situation’
helicopter crew last week rescued the driver A dramatic video show about a vehicle trapped in a flooded Arizona creek. of Gila County Sheriff’s Office The driver found himself in a “precarious situation” after choosing to bypass the Tonto Creek barricade on the afternoon of July 2. A helicopter crew rescues a driver from a […]
