Good News Notes: “It was a close call for seven puppies and their mom after being caught in the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire. The dogs are lucky to be alive after they were found just feet from smoldering ash. In a picture captured by Aaron Abeyta, smoke is still coming from the ground as…
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Hero vet braves Ukraine battle zone to rescue animals
Good News Notes: “A veterinarian is being hailed as a hero after he navigated war-torn Ukraine to save animals caught in the crossfire of the rising conflict. Jakub Kotowicz has rescued over 200 cats and 60 dogs from Lviv, across three convoys. The 32-year-old entered the war zone last week as part of a caravan from…
Police rescue man from water at Saugatuck Shores Beach in Westport
Good News Notes: “Police say they pulled a man from the waters of Saugatuck Shores Beach early Tuesday morning. Just before 6 a.m., police responded to the Saugatuck Shores Beach on a report of a missing older adult, Lt. David Wolf said. Several officers began searching the area and soon found the missing man, partially…
Hunters rescued after week stranded at Alaska fish camp
Good News Notes: “Seven people were rescued late Thursday after being stranded at a remote Alaska fish camp for a week, state troopers said Friday. Ice on the Yukon River stranded the group at the camp about 20 miles east of Emmonak, a small city of around 800 in the southwestern part of the state,…
Video: Deer rescued by Sacramento firefighters
Good News Notes: “A deer was rescued out of a canal near the American River by Sacramento Metro firefighters on Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. The call came out at 12:19 p.m. when bystanders reported a deer that was struggling to breathe and drowning in a concrete canal adjacent to the American River, fire officials…
8 rescued after boat sinks on York River
Good News Notes: “Eight people aboard a sinking boat were rescued Tuesday afternoon on the York River. Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue was notified just after 3 p.m. and responded with two rescue boats. A Virginia Marine Police boat was able to reach the sinking boat first and rescue the passengers with no injuries. AFVR’s…
Collingswood police rescue man trapped in car sinking into Cooper River
Good News Notes: “Collingswood police officers rescued a man who was trapped in a car sinking into the Cooper River early Saturday, breaking the car windows with a baton to pull him out of the submerged vehicle. Police said they responded at 6:34 a.m. to the Cooper River at Route 130 North after a report…
Golden retriever missing for 16 days found doggy paddling along the Jersey Shore
Good News Notes: “A golden retriever that had been missing for weeks was rescued by the New Jersey State Police after he was spotted doggie paddling in Barnegat Bay. Chuck, a 3-year-old pooch from Brick, NJ, had been missing since June 6 until troopers were called to the Jersey Shore bay Tuesday, police said on Facebook….
Deputies’ ‘remarkable’ rescue of teen jumping from overpass caught on bodycam video
Good News Notes: “Deputies in Florida saved a 17-year-old girl on Sunday as the teen stood overlooking an overpass and threatened to jump in a heart-pounding rescue all recorded on bodycam. The teen’s father called the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office at 6 a.m. to report that his daughter was threatening to hurt herself before leaving their Palm Coast home, the…
Virginia Dog Saves Fawn From Drowning and Refuses to Leave Its Side
Good News Notes: “Ralph Dorn surveyed the lake’s surface behind his home during the early evening of June 2, looking for his Goldendoodle, Harley. Then he spotted the pup about 200 feet from shore; the 6-year-old canine was swimming with another animal that, after a few moments, Dorn realized was a tiny baby deer. “Not sure…