Dog Falls from Walking Path and Becomes Stranded

  At Penarth Beach near Cardiff UK, during this afternoon it was noted that a dog accidently fell from a path above. The dog was stranded and someone had to rescue the dog.

Pilot whales shot near Cape Town, rescuers couldn't save them

About 35 of the pilot whales that had beached near Cape Town, had to be shot after they became too weak and too distressed to be rescued."Authorities shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on a shore near...

Rescue under way for scores stuck on ice floe

This is developing.I will update."The ice floe, 8 miles long, was created when a large piece of ice broke off from land near Locust Point, Ohio, east of Toledo, said U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Robert Lanier. At...

Hundreds of motorists rescued in UK as snow causes new disruption

Hundreds of  motorists have have been stranded in the snow blizzard  on the A38 and A380 south of Exeter, with dozens of others stuck on the A386 near Tavistock in South west of England. Police and...

Passengers Stranded on World’s Tallest Ferris Wheel

I really think this wouldn't be such a bad place to be stranded. "Over 170 passengers were trapped for hours on the 541-foot tall Singapore Flyer observation wheel last week."

Rare So Cal Snow Causes Major Traffic and Accidents

So I wake up this morning and see there is snow from Palmdale to Malibu.  Plus a helicopter accident and traffic backed up for hours.  Is this global warming, or global cooling?"December 18, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) Car accident lawyers in Los Angeles, California have...

150 Beached Whales Wiped Out in Australia

150 PILOT WHALES have died after becoming stranded on a remote beach off Tasmania, Australia.     " About 150 whales have died after being stranded in a remote coastal area of the Australian...

THAI launches flights for stranded passengers

Update November 30, 2008 3:30am EST:With the only available airport badly congested and train tickets to Malaysia sold out until Dec 10, stranded foreigners are running out of patience and cash as they chase any...

1,500 Runners Missing in Mountain Floods - All Safe at Home Tonight

ALL 2,500 runners taking part in the OMM Marathon, in the Lake District this year, are safe and have been accounted for tonight.  Some hardy souls even completed the course, completely oblivious of the alerts...

100 Stranded "S.O.S." Galveston Residents: Three Bodies Found

Of the four confirmed deaths so far, three are reported to be in the Bolivar Peninsula region, and one was found in a waterlogged car. ---------------------- Reports are coming out that people who ignored the...

Zoom Airlines cancels all flights

If you were flying on Zoom Airlines today – all flights have been cancelled.  I was just alerted from a friend of mine at YVR that Zoom went bust and all flights have been cancelled.  Hundreds of...

Beached sperm whale dies in firth

A whale which got stuck on the beach near Inverness, Scotland has died, bringing the creature's sad story to a conclusion. Send in any photos or videos you might have of attempts to rescue this poor thing."A...

Sea to Sky Highway in BC to reopen tonight

BC Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon announced at a press conference about 30 mins ago that the Sea to Sky Highway in BC will reopen by 11pm tonight.That is good news for stranded travellers. See our previous...

Rescues complete in flooded Ruidoso, New Mexico

The good news is that the people of Ruidoso are safe. All that's left now is the mess. A drive through town on Thursday afternoon found most of the bridges still out and mud and debris piled along the river. Crews...

Beached whale at centre of rescue effort

The whale had been seen in the area over the past few days and headed out to sea but came back in last night and became beached at Langstone Bridge"The northern bottlenose whale became stranded on mudflats at...

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