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Man Survives Plunge Over Niagara Falls

(Newser) - A man in his late 30s survived a plunge over the Niagara Falls today, the Buffalo News reports. The man jumped into the rapids of the Niagara River, got swept over the 167-foot falls, and somehow stayed afloat in the frigid water below for 40 minutes until being rescued. He...

Aussies Herd Beached Whales Back to Sea

194 animals beached; dozens returned to water

(Newser) - Rescuers using boats, stretchers, and a jet ski hauled dozens of whales and dolphins back to sea after 200 were beached on an Australian island, the Daily Telegraph reports. Some 59 animals were saved, ABC notes, as rescuers dug trenches and draped cloths over the whales to keep them cool...

Scientists Pitch Massive Mirror Sun Shade to Save Earth

Mastermind convinced $350T project will get off ground in some 20 years

(Newser) - Scientists are proposing a stunning rescue project right out of a science fiction movie to save the earth from global warming: a massive 100,000-square-mile mirrored "sun shade." Trillions of tiny mirrors would be blasted by a cannon into space a million miles above earth to deflect the...

FBI Rescues Teen Hookers Across US

(Newser) - The FBI rounded up 48 suspected teen prostitutes and arrested 571 others on a range of prostitution charges this weekend, the AP reports. The nationwide offensive, Operation Cross Country, rescued girls as young as 13 years old. "The goal is to recover kids," one FBI official said. "...

Dow Plunges 382 Points
 Dow Plunges 382 Points 
MARKETS
Feb 10, 2009 3:14 PM CST

Dow Plunges 382 Points

Geithner's rescue plan lacks sufficient detail to reassure investors

(Newser) - Stocks plummeted today as investors found Timothy Geithner’s description of the bank rescue plan too broad to spur a revival in financial stocks, MarketWatch reports. Analysts criticized Geithner’s announcement for failing to sufficiently describe the role of private capital in the rescue. Citigroup and Bank of America both...

Fishermen Return to Thin Ice
 Fishermen Return to Thin Ice  
Feb 9, 2009 2:18 AM CST

Fishermen Return to Thin Ice

Warnings averted a major tragedy

(Newser) - Hundreds of ice fisherman were already back on frozen sections of Lake Erie yesterday less than 24 hours after the rescue of 125 fishermen stranded on a drifting ice floe. Some headed to risky areas where currents can create dangerously thin ice, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Experts warned that...

125 Anglers Saved, 1 Dead on Ice Floe
 125 Anglers Saved, 
 1 Dead on Ice Floe 
updated
Feb 7, 2009 2:36 PM CST

125 Anglers Saved, 1 Dead on Ice Floe

(Newser) - Rescue teams saved about 125 fishermen stuck on an ice floe in Lake Erie today, but one died after falling in the water, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Authorities had warned northern Ohio fishermen that high winds with unseasonably warm air could melt ice and send it adrift. Fishermen reached...

Horse Saved From Frozen Pond
 Horse Saved From Frozen Pond 
Feb 6, 2009 6:16 AM CST

Horse Saved From Frozen Pond

Rescuers work in freezing temperatures

(Newser) - A horse who fell through ice into a pond was rescued by 40 firefighters and members of the Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team, reports the Kentucky Enquirer. Firefighters dragged the horse, named Pencil, onto his side, slid him across plywood boards over the ice to the bank. The horse...

Winehouse Rescues Tourist, Baywatch-Style

Recovering heroin addict is heroine on beach in Caribbean

(Newser) - Longtime heroin devotee Amy Winehouse became a heroine yesterday when she rescued a British woman, Baywatch-style, on a Caribbean beach, the Sun reports. During a sailing lesson, the 39-year-old tourist was thrown onto rocks near the sunbathing singer, who rushed to help the injured gal out of the water. Winehouse...

Plane Is Out; Crew's Story Begins to Emerge

(Newser) - Investigators hoisted the US Airways jet out of the Hudson last night as crew interviews and transcripts began to shed light on the fateful flight, the New York Times reports. Among the revelations: Pilot Chesley Sullenberger was not at the controls when the plane hit a flock of geese, but...

Hudson Rescuers Reflect With Wonder

Rescuers recall amazing scenes from mission to save US Airways passengers

(Newser) - Rescuers who scrambled to save passengers from US Airways Flight 1549 look back in the day's events with disbelief, they tell CNN. Ferry captain Brittany Catanzaro, used to shuttling commuters back and forth, suddenly found herself piloting a challenging rescue mission. "I didn't have time to get nervous,"...

Speedy Rescue Team Saved Everyone
Speedy Rescue Team Saved Everyone
Jan 16, 2009 3:01 AM CST

Speedy Rescue Team Saved Everyone

Commuter ferries, private boats helped save passengers

(Newser) - Swift action from a small army of volunteer and working rescuers is credited with saving the lives of everybody on board US Airways Flight 1549, the New York Times reports. Within minutes of the plane hitting the Hudson river, ferries, cruise boats and conventional rescue boats converged on the scene...

Both Pilots Did 'Superb' Job With Little Training
Both Pilots Did 'Superb'
Job With Little Training
analysis
Jan 15, 2009 9:55 PM CST

Both Pilots Did 'Superb' Job With Little Training

(Newser) - So how much training do pilots get on how to land on the water? Almost none, writes pilot Patrick Smith, who shelves his regular Salon column this week to offer insights on the Hudson crash-landing. Among them:
  • Pilots can read up on how to perform these so-called "ditchings,"
...

Passengers Rescued From Frigid Hudson

 Passengers Rescued 
 From Frigid Hudson  
US AIRWAYS CRASH SLIDESHOW
Jan 15, 2009 9:08 PM CST

Passengers Rescued From Frigid Hudson

(Newser) - It appears all 155 passengers and crew survived today’s crash of a US Airways flight from LaGuardia Airport into the Hudson River off Manhattan, WINS-AM reports. For photos of the the remarkable rescue, as the plane drifted down river and took on water, click on the image control; for...

Pilot Emerges as Hudson Hero
 Pilot Emerges as Hudson Hero 
Jan 15, 2009 7:15 PM CST

Pilot Emerges as Hudson Hero

(Newser) - A portrait of a hero is emerging from today's jet crash on the Hudson. The pilot, 57-year-old Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, is drawing praise not only for his "masterful" landing without engines but for his calm actions afterward to make sure his passengers were OK, the Daily News reports....

Rikers Island Geese Get Early Blame for Crash

(Newser) - The FAA cautions that it's too early to pinpoint the cause of today's jet crash, but early reports have focused on a flock of geese. Such bird strikes—they get sucked into the engines—are an increasingly familiar problem for pilots, the Daily News reports. LaGuardia in particular is plagued...

8 Missing in Canadian Avalanche

11 initially buried; 3 manage escape

(Newser) - Eight snowmobilers are missing after a British Columbia avalanche buried 11 men, the Vancouver Sun reports. Seven were swamped by an initial avalanche; amid a rescue attempt, the other four were buried. Two men pulled themselves to the surface and were able to save one comrade with the help of...

Outage Strands 173 on Singapore Ferris Wheel

545-foot-tall ride is world's largest; no serious injuries reported

(Newser) - 173 passengers on the world’s largest observation wheel were stuck for 6 hours today when a fire caused the Singapore Flyer to lose power, AFP reports. 10 of the stranded sightseers were lowered to safety in harnesses, while the rest waited for electricity to return. Its manager said some...

Huge Pipe Break Traps DC-Area Drivers

Boats used for rescue as 4-foot-deep, frigid water gushes around cars in Md. suburb

(Newser) - Rescuers in helicopters scrambled to pull motorists from frigid floodwaters unleashed by a massive water pipe break this morning on a commuter road just outside Washington. TV images showed two people in a minivan climbing into a basket lowered from a helicopter overhead. Rescuers also used a boat to save...

Blinded Pilot Lands After Mid-Flight Stroke

Pilot recovering sight, but still in serious condition

(Newser) - An amateur pilot who suffered a stroke and went blind as he flew over North England landed his plane without a scratch, the Independent reports. Jim O’Neill, 65, was initially unable to follow instructions from civilian traffic controllers, but was guided to safety by British military planes. He remains...

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