Search and Rescue
New South Wales police search for a missing person near a remote village in the Australian bush
“I got the feeling I needed to search the subject again.”
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Using ropes, the team lowered a rescuer about 30 feet down the cliff to a man who was stranded on a ledge
“What do you get when a police officer and a skunk cross? Law and Odor,” the department joked
Deputy Lucero and Sergeant Ortega swam out to the man, eventually reaching him despite the violent surf
Officer Casey Ramstead, who’s a licensed paramedic, can be seen cradling the baby and slapping his back to clear the airway
Two officers were running traffic when they noticed several cars on the opposite side of the street swerving and braking
Bodycam footage caught the moment Officer Cody Hubbard, 23, clapped Grady, a 3-week-old baby boy, on the back to dislodge anti-gas drops
The officers clung to the woman for a minute and a half while they waited for backup; that’s when a good Samaritan came to their aid
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“For comparison, go sprint 100 yards on sand, swim fifty yards a couple of times, and then 100 yards more while carrying another human. You get the picture,” the department said
Because of the biker’s precarious position, the helicopter team couldn’t hoist him to safety; a team member rappelled down and moved the man to a ledge below
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The initial contact was in response to the welfare check, and the deputy’s actions were reasonably related to community caretaking
A wildlife officer and a sheriff’s deputy took turns performing CPR for “multiple minutes,” officials said
The pickup was hanging from the bridge only by a set of “safety chains” attached to a camper trailer
Officials said the woman brandished two steak knives and threatened to kill the rescuers
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“Even if we only save someone once every few years with an AED it’s well worth it”
The 14-year-old was trapped in waist-deep water and was showing signs of hypothermia, police said
Officer Jason Lagore suffered a medical emergency while trying to rescue two teens who fell into an icy lake
Officers caught a baby thrown from a second-story window during a fire that killed 1 and displaced 25 others
Cpl. Andrew Long made a mad dash from 40 feet away, dove to the ground and grabbed the man’s forearm
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Chief Michael Foligno grabbed a kayak and clawed his way across the ice
“You’re a hero to all of us”
Deputy Daniel Haydel dove into the canal and punched out the window of the vehicle, the sheriff said
Two people were taken to a hospital with severe burns, police officials said
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Police bodycam video shows Tarrytown first responders jumping into the Hudson River
Officer Darin Hederian said he was certain the crash had killed the two victims -- but they both survived
