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A Boston real estate agent jumped into the freezing Charles River to save his goldendoodle Benny, nearly drowning before both made it safely to shore. The harrowing rescue happened on Marathon Monday when Benny chased geese into the 40-degree water.
A quick-thinking bystander held a freezing man's arms above the Allegheny River's surface for seven critical minutes until medics arrived Wednesday morning. The anonymous hero's intervention near Acrisure Stadium saved the man from hypothermia and likely drowning. #
A passing motorist spotted flames under a stranger's car and ran toward danger to pull her to safety. Both lived to tell the story.
When a car plunged into Kentucky's frigid Big Sandy River, two firefighters didn't hesitate to wade into icy waters to rescue a driver barely hanging onto a tree branch. Their years of training turned a potential tragedy into a story of survival.
A volunteer swift water rescue team is crowdfunding for their own jet boat after years of relying on borrowed equipment that isn't always available when emergencies strike. The upgrade could cut response times from hours to minutes on dangerous river rescues.