The "cold, exhausted" paddleboarder wasn't wearing a life vest and was found 100 yards from the shore after a caller said she was separated from her board and had gone "under the water," firefighter said. Officials put her in a rescue boat and she was taken to the shore to be evaluated by medical personnel, officials said.

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Rescuers are searching for 19 people missing in severe flooding in Nepal that swept away a key bridge connecting the country with China

A teenage Australian surfer feared lost at sea was rescued after spending the night on an uninhabited island miles offshore, officials and local media said.

"While the man was stuck in the glacier ice, his faithful companion, a small chihuahua, was left at the edge of the crevasse," Air Zermatt said, adding rescuers were then able to "locate the exact site of the accident" and retrieve the hiker from the crevasse.

The claim circulated as rescuers searched for people missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River.

Crews in central Texas are digging through massive piles of debris, overturned vehicles and shattered homes for a sixth day as the search continues for victims of flash floods that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July weekend.

Rescuers in Switzerland are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua that paced atop an Alpine rock after its owner fell into a crevasse.

Good Samaritans in Washington soon won't risk lawsuits for breaking a car window to save a life.