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Two people suffering from heat stress had to be rescue d via helicopter in a remote area of southern Arizona this week, officials said. Two people suffering from heat stress had to be rescue d via helicopter in a remote area of southern Arizona this week, officials said. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a press release Thursday that its Border Patrol Station in Tucson was contacted by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon for help responding to two U.S. citizens requesting immediate medical assistance near Montana Peak, which is nestled along Arizona's border with Mexico. One person was falling in and out of consciousness, while the other was suffering from extreme heat stress, according to CBP. Border Patrol agents were dispatched to the area and ascended Montana Peak on foot. They eventually found a man and woman and, due to "the critical nature of the situation," the agents "began field expedient cooling measures," C...

Two people were killed when a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into a small apartment complex in Pompano Beach, Florida. Two people were killed when a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crash ed into a small apartment complex in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, officials said. Three people were on board the helicopter at the time, one of whom was killed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. He was identified as Broward Sheriff's Office Capt. Terryson Jackson, 50, a 19-year veteran of the agency. Terryson Jackson, 50 Broward Sheriff A second person, an adult woman, died on the ground, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Fire and rescue personnel work in the area where a medical rescue helicopter crashed, Aug. 28, 2023, in Pompano Beach, Fla. Marta Lavandier/AP Two people have been taken to the hospital after a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed in Pompano Beach, Florida, Aug. 28, 2023. Carra...

A high-risk warning for dangerous riptides remained in effect Tuesday for the Jersey Shore after a series of drownings and rescues over the Labor Day weekend. A high-risk warning for dangerous riptides remained in effect Tuesday for the Jersey Shore after a series of drownings and rescues occurred at beaches over the Labor Day weekend, officials said. The National Weather Service warning will stay in effect through Tuesday evening and swimmers are being advised to be alert for the dangerous rip currents being churned up by the remnants of hurricanes Franklin and Idalia, officials said. Three swimmers died from drownings over the holiday weekend on the Jersey Shore and many others had to be rescue d by lifeguards, officials said. A 22-year-old man, identified as Edwin Antonio Made Sanchez of the Dominican Republic, died on Sunday at Beach Haven in Ocean County after being hit by a rough wave, officials said. His death occurred despite a team effort to save him by lifeguards and beachgo...

The partner of Mark Dickey, the American caver who was trapped thousands of feet underground in Turkey for 12 days, has spoken out about. LONDON -- The partner of Mark Dickey, the American caver trapped thousands of feet underground in Turkey for 12 days before being rescue d, has spoken out about his Health and the moment she knew things had taken a turn for the worse. "You always hear the term black tarry stool," Jessica Van Ord, a paramedic, told Michael Strahan in an interview on "Good Morning America" on Wednesday. "When I saw it, I knew immediately we were dealing with internal bleeding. Mark needed to first get back to camp safely. Unfortunately, under his own power because we were just a small group at that time. We just had to keep our eyes on what was happening and make sure we were planning and acting appropriate." Dickey, 40, had been trapped inside the Morca Cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains since Aug. 31, when he fell ill more...

A 19-year-old man has been rescued dangling approximately 700 feet above a river in California after getting stuck there while his friend filmed the whole ordeal. A 19-year-old man has been rescued dangling approximately 700 feet above a river in California after getting stuck there while his friend filmed the whole ordeal. The incident occurred on Monday evening just before 6:30 p.m. when authorities from the Placer County Sheriff’s Department say received a call informing them that a 19-year-old male was dangling from a rope on the Foresthill Bridge -- a structure that is 730 above the North Fork of the American River that has the highest deck in California and the fourth highest in the entire United States. MORE: Man dies after swarm of bees attacks him on porch of his own home More than two dozen first responders from Placer County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) and CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit responded along with their Technical Rescue Team, Placer County Sheriff’s Office confirmed ...

The Coast Guard Command Center received an emergency signal at 12:18 p.m. from Moon Dragon, a catamaran off the coast of North Carolina Sunday afternoon. Four Canadian mariners were rescue d by the U.S. Coast Guard after their boat capsized 140 miles off the shore of Wilmington, North Carolina, the USCG said in a release. The Coast Guard Command Center received an emergency signal at 12:18 p.m. from Moon Dragon, a catamaran off the coast of North Carolina Sunday afternoon. A member of the U.S. Coast Guard works during a rescue of four Canadians about 140 miles off the coast of North Carolina, in a still from a video released by the USCG on Oct. 22, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Once at the scene, an airplane crew found the capsized catamaran and a covered life raft. All four aboard the Moon Dragon were found safe in the raft and were uninjured, using a radio to call for help. The mariners were saved by a Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crew and sent to Air Station Elizabeth City. The four a...

Las Vegas residents are drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of the city and possibly resulted in at least one death LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas residents on Sunday were drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of the city and possibly resulted in at least one death. A marginal risk for excessive rainfall was expected on Sunday before conditions were likely to dry out for the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service. The heavy rainfall over the past couple of days resulted in 24 water rescues , including more than 30 vehicles stranded in water and about a dozen people rescue d from standing or moving water , according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. On Saturday morning Las Vegas Fire & Rescue found a body in northwest Las Vegas of an individual believed to have dr...

After spending 56 hours without power, a Buffalo couple ventured outside and found many birds stuck in a thick layer of ice encasing the waterfront of LaSalle Park. Buffalo residents helped free 16 birds stuck in ice along the waterfront of LaSalle Park after a deadly blizzard swept through the region over the weekend. Seamus Gallivan and Alex McArthur said the rescue mission was borne out of wanting to help somehow, while the city remained paralyzed by the historic winter storm. The couple says they spent 56 hours without power as a record 51 inches of snow fell. MORE: Buffalo storm victims: What we know about the lives lost “When we finally got power back on and kind of got out of survival mode, I was walking around the neighborhood with a shovel just looking for anyone who needed help. Things seemed pretty stable, so I walked into the park and came upon a guy who was sort of standing over something,” Gallivan told ABC News. That something was a gull stuck in a thick layer of ice ...