Tag: Search and rescue efforts
Houston furniture store’s new truck to help during flooding
HOUSTON — A Houston furniture store owner who’s rescued and sheltered people at his business during past flooding events, including Hurricane Harvey, has some...
Italian Coast Guard detains German migrant rescue ship
ROME — A migrant rescue ship operated by a German charity has been detained in Sicily by the Italian Coast Guard, which found the...
1 dead, 6 missing at northern Mexico coal mine collapse
MEXICO CITY — The body of one miner was found Saturday at a small coal mine in a northern Mexico border state that flooded...
Police officer, teen drown during rescue attempt at pond
WORCESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts police officer drowned Friday while attempting to rescue a teenage boy, who also drowned at the pond.
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Iowa boy missing, one week after vanishing from trailer park
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A boy who vanished from a rural Iowa trailer park days before his 11th birthday is still missing a week...
2 migrants dead, more than 100 rescued off Tunisian coast
TUNIS, Tunisia — The bodies of two migrants have been recovered from the Mediterranean Sea and another 20 remain missing a day after two...
Cemetery search resumes for victims of Tulsa Race Massacre
TULSA, Okla. — The City of Tulsa resumed its search Wednesday of a cemetery for possible victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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Boy, 7, swims an hour to rescue his dad and little sister
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 7-year-old boy is being credited for helping to save his father and 4-year-old sister by swimming to shore and calling...
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 missing Cubans
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized...
US Coast Guard continues search for 10 Cubans missing at sea
MIAMI — A search for 10 Cubans missing from a boat capsize continued Friday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued eight other...