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When a night out went wrong, friends used Snapchat's location feature to find their companion clinging to a tree branch in a freezing river. Police rescued both him and a friend who jumped in to help, turning a potential tragedy into a story of quick thinking and heroism.
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.
Drivers who signed up for insurance programs that track their habits and offer safety tips reduced speeding by 13% and hard braking by 25%. If everyone joined, we could prevent 300,000 crashes and 100,000 injuries each year.