After a call from the RSPCA, alerted by members of the public, fire officers dispatched an animal rescue expert and an aerial platform to the scene at Cove. It wasn’t until their expert was 25ft up that they realised they were victims of an illusion of nature. The ‘iguana’ was no more than a broken algae-covered branch. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A rescue team navigated flooded farmland in a boat to save a 70-year-old woman and her dog from rising floodwaters and made another critical rescue _ a pot of stew from the woman's stove. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A fire brigade has been accused of wasting taxpayers' money after sending two engines and seven firemen to rescue a seagull. The brigade struggled for more than an hour to save the injured bird, which was trapped on a factory roof in Bridgwater, Somerset. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The rescue crews are waiting for a group out of Maryland that specializes in large animal rescue. No one at the scene has the proper equipment to get to the horse that's been stranded since Thursday afternoon. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Riders are stuck on a roller coaster at Great America in Santa Clara, California. Live feed right now (3:20pm PT) is showing the rescue. *Nobody is trapped upside-down.

All rescued. picked by equinox 4 months ago

A cat today sparked a full-scale rescue after he chased a mouse into a three inch gap between two garages - and got stuck for two hours. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A dog left without food for 72 days, an incredible horse rescue caught on video, and a dog found by fishermen a mile from shore. picked by miranda622 9 months ago

In a follow up to this story, the 2 officers are to be charged because "the officers failed to take reasonable care by firing shots in an open area at a non-poisonous snake"

Let the debates begin anew. picked by Moe 2 years ago

A police car and rescue helicopter were called in to save a screaming man in a German forest, but it turned out that the man was in fact screaming with laughter. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Two police officers crash at the intersection of Sample and Chapin Streets, a stone's throw from the police station. picked by Whimsy420 2 years ago

..."When I got to the bottom, looking up, I realized what kind of position [the dog] was in and I was scared to death," said Tollefson.

The Tacoma Fire Technical Rescue team arrived and firefighter Dan Elgin rapelled down to rescue Chug. He put him in a harness and brought him down the steep cliff. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Frantic police smashed a window to rescue a seemingly unconscious baby from a locked vehicle in Queensland last week only to find it was an extremely lifelike doll. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

New Zealand will not be able to quickly rescue anyone who gets lost or hurt if clashes erupt between animal rights activists and Japanese whalers off the north Antarctic coast.

(somebody call Autumn) picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Until 1976, black officers were blocked from joining a state-supported supplemental police retirement fund.

Today, white officers who entered the fund before that year are taking home hundreds of dollars more every month in retirement benefits than their black counterparts. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

A dramatic ice rescue was caught on tape early Sunday morning near Boston as firefighters chopped their way into a frozen pond to save a man in Weymouth. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Two law enforcement officers killed in a bank bombing last week believed the device was a hoax and were trying to open it when it exploded, according to court documents released on Tuesday. picked by muppet 11 months ago

"Every time Michael Vick is tackled during the game, Main Line Animal Rescue will donate 5 bags of dog food to your local animal shelter." picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

A construction worker dangled from a heavy-duty chain supported by a crane to rescue a woman from the swirling waters of the Des Moines River on Tuesday afternoon. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Goin and his crew of two other Kentucky National Guardsmen could keep flying through a brutal snowstorm to rescue a 13-year-old girl who had been in an accident or play it safe.

"They wanted to see that little girl rescued if at all possible," Goin said. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Officers will face a "trust test" which will include drug checks, a lie detector and psychological tests. picked by kxmk 2 years ago