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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.

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.

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.

An on-board fire Tuesday night disabled the vessel amidst 50 mph winds and 30-foot waves south of Nova Scotia.

The U.S. Coast Guard and several other agencies rescued 66 people stranded on ice floes after fishing in a bay in northeastern Wisconsin.

Federal authorities are investigating the cause of a small plane crash that sent three people to the hospital.

Rescuers in northern China have brought 11 workers safely to the surface two weeks after they were trapped by an explosion in a gold mine.

Two snowboarders were rescued from Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire last week after losing the trail amid whiteout conditions. Tristan Malone, 28, of Windham, New Hampshire, and Colin Begin, 25, of Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, decided Friday to head to the top of the mountain for another run when they lost the trail amidst white-out conditions. Despite trying to find…

A Massachusetts firefighter and mother of five told her story after being injured during a heroic rescue. An injured Lt. Danielle O’Hearn of the Somerville Fire Department remained humble Thursday night. “I just happened to be the person who went up the ladder first,” she said. She and fellow firefighters rescued elderly grandparents early Wednesday morning from a burning...

A fishing vessel that became stranded off the coast of Massachusetts last Sunday has been towed to safety after a five-day operation, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Saturday. The fishing vessel Fearless was 160 nautical miles east of Nantucket on Sunday night when it became disabled and called for help. Winds were more than 20 miles per hour at the…

An off-duty police officer rescued three people from a burning house on his way home from work, according to North Reading officials. The officer noticed the fire on Lowell Road overnight before the people inside realized what was happening. He kicked in the front door of the single-family home and helped them get out before fire crews got there. Initially,…

An off-duty police officer rescued three people from a burning house on his way home from work, according to North Reading officials.

A North Reading Police officer rescued three people from a burning house on his way home from work, town officials said. The officer noticed the fire on Lowell Road overnight before the people inside realized what was happening. He kicked in the front door of the single-family home and helped them get out before fire crews got there.

A woman and two children were rescued Wednesday morning from a fire at a residence in Boston’s South End.

A woman and two children were rescued Wednesday morning from a fire in Boston’s South End.

Body camera footage shows the moment Ohio police saved a woman who crashed into a river over the weekend.

A search continues for the operator of a motorcycle believed to have been ejected into the Taunton River after a crash on the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police said it was continuing to look for the victim, who they said was a 35-year-old Fall River man. On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said it had suspended...