Watch: Helicopter hovers feet from cliff face during rescue
The recently released footage shows a helicopter hovering feet from a cliff face in the Sierra Nevada mountains while a rescue team secures an injured...
Indonesian rescue crews searching for 140 people after ferry hit bad weather
More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, including one who diedIndonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for ...
In Flood-Stricken Nepal, a Cool Gust Carries Hopes of a Miracle Rescue
Rescuers clawing through a hydropower tunnel clogged with mud, water and rock have found a pocket of air near where six workers are believed to be tra...
An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower pl...
San Francisco fire officials rescue man trapped inside garbage truck
Firefighters hollowed out a dumpster truck and lifted a man from trash and debris after bystanders alerted driver to screamsSan Francisco fire officia...
Desperate rescue attempts continue in Nepal to reach people thought to be trapped | First Thing
Death toll from unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris now stands at more than 900. Plus, was it a mistake to take away Pluto’s planet sta...
Volunteers rescue man stuck on 10,000-ft high ledge in Sierra Nevada range
Climber, stuck on 6-in ridge, had veered off treacherous path and ‘any fall would almost certainly be fatal’An ill-fated move left a man stranded on a...
First Thing: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises in Nepal-Tibet flood
More than 1,300 people are missing in Nepal and in Tibet after catastrophic flash floods swept through the region, killing at least 469. Plus: Six mon...
In Nepal, Fears of a Second Flood Grow as Rescue Efforts Continue
Nepali and Chinese authorities warned that a lake created by a deadly landslide could burst open soon. Another deluge would pose the most risk to resc...
