Latest rescue news

Search and rescue helicopter flying over mountain range

"He is in good spirits" – heartwarming video shows hiker, 70, reunite with family after 5 days lost in Sierra Nevada wilderness

By Julia Clarke published

The man drank water and ate berries to survive his ordeal

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The National Park Service ambulance and Mercy Air’s air ambulance at the landing zone at 3,000 feet just east of Death Valley National Park’s CA-190 east entrance

Man suffers full-thickness burns on his feet after losing his shoes in the dunes of Death Valley

By Dave Golder published

Rescuers have to airlift him to hospital after a flip flop malfunction

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Scenic detail from Red River Gorge in the Daniel Boone National Forest

Rescuers find hiker missing for two weeks in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge

By Dave Golder published

48-year-old Scott A Hern found after teams spotted a single footprint in the search area

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Car crashes into Yellowstone geyser thermal feature

Car carrying five people crashes into acidic Yellowstone geyser

By Dave Golder published

The vehicle was fully submerged in about nine feet of hot, acidic water

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US Coast Guard helicopter in Oregon

Coast Guard rescue blind hiker and guide dog after days stranded on baking Oregon trail

By Dave Golder published

The 55-year-old man recovered from the Rogue River Trail was suffering from heat exhaustion

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RNLI lifeboat

Swept-away paddleboarders, 11 and 12, rescued from uninhabited Scottish isle

By Dave Golder published

Lifeboats and helicopters scramble to locate two girls after they go missing off north-west Scotland

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Blackberries growing by a creek

Shirtless hiker missing for 10 days in Santa Cruz Mountains survived on berries and creek water

By Dave Golder published

Lukas McClish thought he’d only be gone for three hours, and was equipped only with a flashlight and scissors

Inyo County Search and Rescue attend to the bitten hiker

California hiker calls for rescue when legs go numb after mysterious bite

By Dave Golder published

Hiker uses dying cell phone to make desperate call to emergency services when she loses the feeling in her legs

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Emergency helicopter

Groundbreaking technology could revolutionize backcountry rescue efforts, locating missing people in minutes

By Julia Clarke published

The technology has reportedly already been used in over 200 successful missions

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Teen hiker rescued after falling 400 feet in Washington

“We’ve told people to stay off these trails" – teen hiker miraculously survives 400-foot canyon plunge

By Julia Clarke published

Washington officials say what appears to be a trail is actually a dangerous washout used by many hikers

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