The "cold, exhausted" paddleboarder wasn't wearing a life vest and was found 100 yards from the shore after a caller said she was separated from her board and had gone "under the water," firefighter said. Officials put her in a rescue boat and she was taken to the shore to be evaluated by medical personnel, officials said.

Good Samaritans in Washington soon won't risk lawsuits for breaking a car window to save a life.

EXCLUSIVE: When Russia launched its brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, among the first defenseless victims were animals in a zoo in Kharkiv, very close to the Russian border. Big cats, bears,

Rescuers are searching for 19 people missing in severe flooding in Nepal that swept away a key bridge connecting the country with China

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI — Multiple agencies responded to Lake Michigan on Tuesday, July 8, for a report of an unaccounted person who is believed to have been in the water, police said. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lake Michigan north of Saugatuck for a water emergency Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said.

A chihuahua is being hailed a four-legged hero after helping rescuers find its owner, who had fallen into a crevice on a Swiss glacier. The man's exact location was unknown but after a half hour search,

Crews in central Texas are digging through massive piles of debris, overturned vehicles and shattered homes for a sixth day as the search continues for victims of flash floods that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July weekend.

The 30-year-old hiker from Danbury, Connecticut, was hiking the Great Gulf Trail in Thompson and Meserve’s Purchase on July 5 when she grew exhausted and took some falls, suffering minor injuries, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a news release.

Rescuers in Switzerland are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua that paced atop an Alpine rock after its owner fell into a crevasse.

A teenage Australian surfer feared lost at sea was rescued after spending the night on an uninhabited island miles offshore, officials and local media said.