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Beachgoers Form Human Chain to Save Drowning Boy

Emerald Catron — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:05:41 +0000

If your morning commute on public transportation has you convinced that all people are basically terrible, you need to watch this video. Right. Now. 12-year-old Josh McQuoid got pulled out to sea by a wave at Marine Beach in Napiers, New Zealand. The waves were so strong that they also made it impossible for Constable [...]

Good Samaritans Rescue Child From a Burning Building

Andy Green — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:00:24 +0000

Internet videos typically bring us one of two things -- either something terrible that makes you question the meaning of life, or cats... lots of cats. Well, today we present to you an internet video that might actually make you feel like you never saw the most awkward lip sync/love tribute ever.

Real-Life Hero Rescues Child From a Burning Building

Alex Staub — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:53:17 +0000

When a heroic passerby in New York City’s Bronx neighborhood heard screams coming from a burning building, he rushed to the aid of a little boy trapped inside. It isn’t everyday that someone gets a chance to be a real-life hero, and it’s even rarer to catch such a daring rescue on video! The man [...]

Prince William Saves Stranded Russian Sailors In Thrilling Rescue Footage [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:30:52 +0000

Shipwrecks happen fairly frequently, and rescues at sea, while heroic, typically don't make global headlines. Unless one of the people doing the rescuing happens to be royalty, that is.

On Sunday, Flight Lt. William Wales of the Royal Air Force -- you may know him better as the Duke of Cambridge or, even more commonly, Prince William -- was part of a helicopter crew that plucked two Russian sailors from the Irish Sea when their tanker sank. In fact, it was William who co-piloted the RAF chopper itself.

Cell Phone Video Captures Mom Saving Her Children From Burning Building

Donald Deane — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:24:24 +0000

Two children are alive today because of a quick-thinking mom, who made the agonizing decision to drop them from a third-story window while a fire raged. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player While trapped in a burning apartment building in Georgia, 23-year-old Ashley Brown used a rope to lower her 3-year-old daughter to the ground. Then, [...]

Brave Firefighter Catches Boy Dropped From Third-Story Window [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:28:18 +0000

On Monday, a Roxbury, MA firefighter took heroism to new heights by catching a terrified boy dropped from a window in a burning apartment building, according to ‘Today.’ As firefighters responded to a six-alarm blaze, Lieutenant Glenn McGillivray witnessed six-year-old Xavier Lamb being held from a third-story window by his desperate grandmother. Fortunately, McGillivray was [...]

Justin Bieber Features Classic 'Dog Rescues Another Dog' Viral Video On His Facebook Page [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:36:37 +0000

Justin Bieber has revived a viral video that’s a real oldie-but-goodie. A few years, an amazing video of a dog in Santiago, Chile who darted out into the middle of a busy highway to rescue a wounded pooch went viral. The video was buzzing again this morning, as a new generation of internet users discovered [...]

Watch Plane Crash Survivors Get Rescued From a Ferris Wheel [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:22:53 +0000

Four people recently found themselves in a precarious situation when a plane crashed into a ferris wheel at a rural festival in Australia, trapping two men in the plane and two children on the ride, MSNBC reports. All four individuals were trapped for several hours. Fortunately, rescuers managed to free everyone from the twisted wreckage [...]

Baby Great White Shark Rescued By Brave Surfers [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:13:00 +0000

Typically, surfers will do just about anything to avoid a great white shark. But compassion entered into the picture when a baby great white shark washed up on shore in Venice Beach, Ca. over the weekend. Felled by a fisherman’s hook, the baby shark’s future looked bleak as it flayed around on the sand. That’s when [...]