Search and Rescue
Law enforcement officers risk their lives every shift — and these heroic police rescues showcase how officers went above and beyond to save lives this year
When you’re on an operation and you can only take what you can carry, what do you choose?
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A Delaware County mother is thanking officers and paramedics who revived her baby during a medical emergency outside the closed Crozer-Chester Medical Center
The Goodyear Police officer was able to pull the woman out of the car; he was injured while trying to extinguish flames from her hair
Millie and her handler, Corporal Eric Sucy, found the missing girl in a swamp after Millie tracked the scent from the girl’s home almost a half-mile away
The rescued woman said she, her daughter, and her niece were kayaking for the first time when her kayak capsized after getting caught on a downed tree in the river
Dramatic video shows masts snapping as sailors dangled from harnesses when a Mexican navy ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge
A skydiving instructor had to be rescued after getting stuck in a tree while saving a student whose parachute failed during a jump near Palatka
Police Officer Jared Desalvo opened his home to the small dog, now named Hudson, after rescuing her from frigid river water
The dog, named Zissou, was in distress and likely would have drowned if the officers had not gotten there when they did, the Robbinsville Police Department said
“[The officers’] decisive actions and commitment to protecting the lives of others exemplify the very best of our profession,” Clark Police Captain Miguel Acabou said
The Benton County sheriff’s office said a “freak accident” caused the rescue boat to get sucked under the current as the crew was trying to help the rafters
“She was the first of many people, including police, fire, EMS ... who played a role in Alex’s recovery, but none of it happens if Analia doesn’t make that brave call,” the North Haven PD said
In 2010, Detective Sgt. Jeff Sheaman was credited with helping 3-year-old David Lew avoid hypothermia after he was soaked by a storm while his family was boating
Shiloh Corbet, a San Diego County dispatcher, spotted the child while driving home; she called deputies, who brought the 11-year-old to safety
“I will help you get through this,” a Warren PD officer can be heard saying as the man continued to resist officers’ rescue attempts
Boat crews, including the Sarasota PD Marine unit, were able to safely stop the vessel after the boater was thrown overboard
A GPS-based 911 text led the Riverside County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit to the stranded hiker, prompting a high-angle rescue with a hoist and hands-on extraction
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After airborne officers directed public safety officials on the ground to the location, police found the child “conscious and alert,” state police reported
“The driver had a serious leg injury and was unable to get any further away from the fire,” South Brunswick police chief Raymond Hayducka said
After a five-hour search, the woman was located by a drone roughly 150 yards from her vehicle in a heavily wooded area, lying next to a downed tree
“I was like, if they’re going to walk, then I’m going to walk too, because it’s my job,” Oachita Deputy Nathan Lane said
Two Mason County patrol deputies were the first to arrive at the scene and found individuals trapped on second-floor balconies
The officer said several police departments helped search for K-9 Raider, including agencies in Florissant, Berkeley, St Louis city, St Louis County, Normandy and Hazelwood
Christopher Police Department body camera video shows fire erupting from a second-story window just before the roof gives way, briefly trapping a firefighter
The boy had fallen into the lock, which had a tall concrete wall preventing him from climbing out, when he attempted to walk his bike across a narrow wall
“These two officers didn’t even think twice about going into that house and pulling that woman out,” Johnstown Deputy Chief Mark Britton said
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