"HELP" sign on tiny island leads to rescue of 3 stranded mariners
Three mariners were rescued after they spelled out "HELP" with palm leaves on the beach. It marks the second time in four years that castaways were found on the same island.
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Three mariners were rescued after they spelled out "HELP" with palm leaves on the beach. It marks the second time in four years that castaways were found on the same island.
The men had been stranded on a remote Pacific island east of the Philippines for more than a week.
"I was doing compressions, you know breaths, and he started foaming, and I could hear a bunch of water in his lungs."
Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years hit during morning rush, killing several, injuring hundreds and sparking tsunami warnings as far away as Japan and the Philippines.
Salvage and recovery operations at the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore were paused this week as a thunderstorm rumbled through the city.
CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports an IDOT worker who said he was just doing his job when he rescued two women from this burning car on the Dan Ryan. Thursday night was one to remember for a rescue tow truck driver.
The city's animal shelter was full, so they contacted Border Tails Rescue in Northbrook.
The rescue happened Thursday at Arbutus Lake near Traverse City. The dog took a rescue disc attached to a string, and the dog’s owner was able to kick himself free.
The contractor was working on a terrestrial internet antenna at the top of the Frankfort Grainery tower when he fell and landed on the roof, and had to be rescued. CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports.
Two adults and a toddler were all pulled to safety.
After the boys heard the man's cries for help, they got a kayak and life vests, paddled out, then brought the man safely back to shore.
A Libyan official who visited Derna said "25% of the city has disappeared," and he expects the final toll to be "really, really big."
Cave expert Mark Dickey was hit with internal bleeding as he helped chart the Morca cave system, leaving him stuck more than 3,200 feet underground.
A healthy caver could climb out of Turkey's Morca cave in about 15 hours, but it could take weeks to get Mark Dickey out after he suffered internal bleeding.
Chicago Fire Department officials said a person went for a swim off a 27-boat about a mile offshore from McCormick Place, and did not resurface.
The helicopter was being prepared for possible search and rescue missions. Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida's gulf shore in the next few days.
A search for a teen swimmer in Winnetka concluded for the day around noon on Tuesday after a rescue team responded to three people in the water during dangerous lake conditions.
Terrifying minutes passed before a man was dragged out. Witnesses watched as a rescuer also needed to be rescued.
A morning swim during hazardous conditions in Lake Michigan on Sunday turned into a dramatic, large-scale rescue that also put first responders in danger. Drownings along the lake are down so far this year, but the reasons why might be surprising.
The victim was pulled to shore by the Chicago Fire Department dive teams.
Kaleb Martin and his five and seven-year-old daughters were trapped on the top floor of their apartment building in West Peoria, surrounded by a raging fire. Martin had to summon the courage to do the unthinkable.
A sub that set out to explore the Titanic wreckage vanished in the North Atlantic, prompting a massive search and rescue operation.
OceanGate Expeditions' small Titan submersible set off with 5 people, including 3 paying passengers and, at most, about 96 hours' worth of oxygen on board.
There is a heartwarming update on the puppies rescued from a suspected puppy mill in Indiana. More than 40 dogs were taken from two properties in Northwest Indiana. Since then, the sheriff said people have reached out to ask how they can help. For now, veterinarians are just trying to get the pups socialized and used to their new environments.
The officers involved in the rescue will be honored at a later date.
