..."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 9 months 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 6 months ago

A remarkable and inspiring story about a 61-year old Australian potato farmer who shocked the world when he won the 5-day 875-km (543.698miles) endurance racing from Sydney to Melbourne. He beat out the professional athletes and did so without training, mostly because he denied himself sleep and ran while the others rested. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months 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 1 year ago

A sailor nicknamed "Captain Calamity" after he was rescued seven times when he tried to sail round Britain has been saved by the coastguard again. picked by topofall 4 weeks ago

and joins herd on his own. Bewildered investigators are scratching their heads and plan to follow the trail to see how the horse got free.

Happy ending to dolly's earlier post picked by suebe 6 months ago