A seasoned cave explorer was rescued from the depths of an uncharted cave system in the Italian Alps after a dramatic four-day rescue.

Radio DJ Jordan North was rescued by an RNLI lifeboat crew after jumping into the River Thames to save a drowning dog.

A Colorado hiker stranded on Mt. Bierstadt was rescued after his shoes froze solid, immobilizing him in freezing conditions.

A man spent three days trapped at the bottom of a well in a remote forest in Thailand, as his cries for help were mistaken by locals for ghostly wails.

A dramatic shooting unfolded Thursday as a rookie officer smashed a window and crawled through broken glass to rescue a woman held at knifepoint.

A woman hiking in Pebble Beach was rescued after being tied to a tree by an armed man who mysteriously walked away.

Authorities in Unity Township, Pennsylvania are searching for a woman who vanished Monday evening, and is believed to have fallen into a 30-foot sinkhole.

Tyson Ramirez is counting his blessings after a massive tree uprooted in severe weather and fell directly onto his car Tuesday night, trapping him inside.

A beloved tabby cat named Morgan sparked a multi-day rescue operation in Yarmouth, Maine, after becoming trapped in a storm drain system.

A discouraged homeless man was ready to die before good samaritans found him and restored his hope, organizing a fundraiser that helped him buy a house.

What began as a simple day run turned into a life-threatening, month-long ordeal when a man lost his way in a Washington state park.

Two dogs started a house fire after accidentally turning on the gas while trying to sniff out cupcakes near a stove.

A dog was found alive amongst rubble following an explosion that destroyed the home she lived in with her owners in Haymarket, Virginia, officials reported.

A young Australian woman found herself stuck upside down in a crevice between two rocks after slipping and falling while trying to retrieve her phone.

Law enforcement rescued a 14-year-old teen stranded on a floating piece of fence in a scene reminiscent of a survival movie.

A deadly elevator malfunction at a gold mine in Colorado has left one person dead and 12 others trapped underground.

Amber Henry and her four kids had been sitting in a flooded home for hours when a WFLA news crew arrived to report an update on the hurricane.

The heroics of a local Florida surfer are being celebrated after he rescued dozens of people and pets from floodwaters in the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

Washington dog went out of its way to lead a rescuer to owner who was injured in a remote cabin.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a wedding rehearsal in western North Carolina took a heroic turn when guests paused to rescue a woman trapped in rising floodwaters.

Residents of Tampa Bay have turned to social media for help after Hurricane Helen brought significant storm surge and rainfall to the area, causing flooding.

The teens immediately applied a tourniquet to the officer's leg, staying with him until he was helicoptered to a nearby hospital.

The dog gently pulls the child to safety moments before a large branch crashes to the ground.

Michigan deputy climbs from one moving car to the other, taking control of a drifting vehicle in time to prevent tragedy.

The death toll from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake jumped to 161 on Monday as snow complicated relief efforts with more than 2,000 people still cut off and many others lacking power or in crowded emergency shelters.

The secretary of the Interior of Mexico, Luisa María Alcalde Luján, took to social media, and wrote, "Governor Américo Villareal has just informed us that the 31 migrants kidnapped in Tamaulipas were rescued safely."

More than 50 people were reported missing Thursday as Japanese rescuers battled to reach hundreds still cut off from help three days after a devastating earthquake left at least 78 dead.

Frida, the rescue dog that emerged as a hero and symbol of national pride in Mexico, died of natural causes.

A man has been reported dead after drowning while he was attempting to save his fiancée's dog from a river in Alpena, Michigan on Sunday, Aug. 21. 

A McDonald's worker is reportedly in critical condition after he was repeatedly stabbed in the face by an irate customer while the fast-food personnel was defending his coworkers in East Harlem on Wednesday, March. 9.