CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) — A search and rescue mission is ongoing in Chester after a 6-year-old girl fell into Chester Creek, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The family has identified the child as Lin’Ajah Brooker. Officials told CBS News Philadelphia they received a 911 call reporting that a child fell into Chester Creek on … Read more
Two people have been rescued in the White Mountains, according to the authorities. New Hampshire State Police said crews have been working since Saturday afternoon to rescue three people at Tuckerman Ravine. Authorities said two people have been rescued and crews are still working to rescue the third person. Authorities said those people may have … Read more
Officials have reopened the westbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which was closed for several hours due to a multi-car crash on Saturday morning.Check traffic map hereMaryland Transportation Authority police officers and Kent Island volunteer firefighters were called around 8 a.m. to a multi-car crash on the bridge. Multiple people were taken to hospitals, … Read more
A New Zealand man survived nearly 24 hours floating in the ocean after falling off a fishing boat and surviving a close encounter with a shark, authorties said. Police said he was finally rescued by fishermen on another boat noticed the sun reflecting on the man’s watch. The man was not identified, but Whangamatā Police … Read more
A pilot in Iceland wanted to see the ongoing eruption of a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula. He took to the air – and discovered a stranded traveler using a flashlight in the “pitch dark” to signal for help just miles from where lava had surfaced. Ernir Snaer Bjarnason told Reuters that he and his … Read more
NEW DELHI: A bridge collapsed near Anthony Puram on the Thoothukudi-Madurai highway in the Thoothukudi district as rain-ravaged Tamil Nadu continues to suffer incessant rainfall that has wreaked havoc not witnessed since 1871, particularly in the southern districts. The record rainfall in the last two days has severely affected nearly 40 lakh people living in … Read more
New Delhi — A group of 41 men were rescued Tuesday from a partially collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel in northern India’s Uttarakhand state after they were trapped for 17 days, India’s transportation minister announced. The breakthrough, after a series of failed attempts, was achieved by a team of “rat miners” digging manually through the huge … Read more
New Delhi — For 16 days, authorities in India have tried several approaches to rescuing 41 construction workers trapped in a partially collapsed highway tunnel in the Himalayas, but on Monday, the workers remained right where they have been. The frustrating rescue efforts, beset by the technical challenges of working in an unstable hillside, were … Read more
A building collapsed on two men in Kentucky, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. Gov. Andy Beshear made the declaration around 6:25 a.m., writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, that it would mobilize state resources to rescue the two men. “Kentucky, please join Britainy and me in praying for their safety … Read more
American explorer Mark Dickey was rescued from a cave in southern Turkey on Monday night, the Turkish Caving Federation said. Dickey “was taken out of the last exit of the cave” a little past midnight local time, the federation wrote on social media. “Thus, the cave rescue part of the operation ended successfully. We congratulate … Read more