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WATCH: Man fell into the harbour at the V&A Waterfront [Video]

girl rescued in turkey
World News

Turkey rescues girl from rubble 248 hours after quake

rescue stranded flooded river
News

WATCH: Man stranded in Letaba River in Tzaneen on a tree for four days [Video]

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WATCH: Man fell into the harbour at the V&A Waterfront [Video]

girl rescued in turkey
World News

Turkey rescues girl from rubble 248 hours after quake

rescue stranded flooded river
News

WATCH: Man stranded in Letaba River in Tzaneen on a tree for four days [Video]

DARG
Animals

DARG team save dog from mountain on Cape Town’s hottest day

By Garrin Lambley13-02-2023 14:55

The Domestic Animal Rescue Group (DARG) team helped save the life of a dog stuck on a nearby mountain in Hout Bay over the weekend.

Pony
Lifestyle

FEEL GOOD: SPCA rescues emaciated pony – PICTURES (warning)

By Garrin Lambley08-02-2023 14:46

Inspectors of the Cape of Good Hope SPCA have rescued an emaciated pony from a school property in Bridgetown.

hiker
News

Hiker RESCUED from cliff-top ledge high above Camps Bay

By Michelle Swart07-02-2023 09:25

Wilderness Search And Rescue rescued a 54-year-old hiker when she fell five meters while hiking in Cairn Ravine

Thai rescuers rescue toddler trapped down well
World News

Thai rescuers rescue toddler trapped down well

By Agence France-Presse07-02-2023 09:13

Rescuers retrieved a toddler who fell down a 13-metre (42-foot) well in remote rural Thailand, after an overnight digging operation.

train police
World News

VIDEO: Man rescued after crashing stolen police car SECONDS before being hit by train

By Garrin Lambley30-01-2023 16:15

Police in the US state of Georgia rescued a man from an overturned patrol car seconds before it was hit by an oncoming train.

Fisherman rescued falls 5m
News

Fisherman falls after hooking a “big one”

By Virginia Keppler-Young08-01-2023 18:10

The fisherman lost his balance when the line broke while trying to reel a large fish. He fell backward about 3 meters, injuring himself.

Hikers
News

Several hikers airlifted in separate incidents – including a 2-year-old

By Michelle Swart03-01-2023 10:07

Western Cape Department of Health EMS/AMS rescue helicopter had a busy day on 2 January as several hikers were airlifted

Mountain
News

High-tech ‘mountain bike stretcher’ revolutionary in rescues

By Michelle Swart31-12-2022 11:09

A 54-year-old woman was rescued with a ‘mountain bike stretcher’ after she fell from a hiking trail above Camps Bay in Cape Town

mountain
News

Two mountain rescues conducted in one day

By Michelle Swart29-12-2022 10:43

Wilderness Search and Rescue conducted two successful mountain rescues in one day, hikers are urged to prioritise safety

Watch father and son rescued video
News

WATCH: Father and son rescued in DRAMATIC search [VIDEO]

By Ramadhani Kusaga22-12-2022 20:49

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Collapsed buildings
World News

Buildings Collapse: One body FOUND, rescue efforts continue

By Agence France-Presse13-11-2022 16:05

Rescue workers retrieved one body early Sunday following an hours-long search through the rubble of two collapsed buildings.

Search Rescue Manhole Sewer
News

Search for Khaya Magadla continues on Saturday: ‘There is still no body’

By Tshepiso Mametela18-06-2022 07:19

Rescue teams will move the search operation to find the body of the missing Soweto boy, Khayalethu Magadla, into the sixth day on Saturday.

Watch Search and rescue efforts to find the missing Soweto child video
News

WATCH | Robots deployed in search of missing boy [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga17-06-2022 18:04

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Rescuers Rescue
Gauteng

Rescuers ‘fearing the worst’ as robots deployed in search of missing boy

By Tshepiso Mametela17-06-2022 14:40

Rescue teams have launched a full-scale search for the missing boy who fell into a manhole while playing in Dlamini Park, Soweto, on Sunday.

Watch search for the boy (6) who fell into an ‘open manhole’ while playing continued video
News

WATCH | Search for the boy who fell into ‘open manhole’ [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga15-06-2022 17:11

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10-year old boy rescued after
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10-year old boy rescued after four days in well

By Agence France-Presse15-06-2022 09:40

Rahul Sahu, a 10-year-old-boy with hearing and speech impairments fell down the 80-foot well while playing on Friday and rescued late Tuesday

NSRI
News

NSRI recovers two bodies adrift at sea in Simon’s Town and Hangklip

By Storm Simpson08-06-2022 10:49

The NSRI said the Simon’s Town body was a roadworks employee who allegedly disappeared from his post on Tuesday morning.

Crocodile
Environment

Wild Indonesian crocodile freed after five years trapped in tyre

By AFP08-02-2022 14:34

A crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued and released back into the wild.

Farewell to little Rayan, Moro
Africa News

Farewell to little Rayan, Morocco to bury the boy trapped in well

By Agence France-Presse07-02-2022 14:29

Moroccans were preparing Monday to bury Rayan, a five-year-old boy who spent five days trapped down a well, sparking a vast rescue operation that gripped the world but ended in tragedy.

Morocco rescuers dig to save b
News

Morocco rescuers dig to save boy trapped in well for days

By Agence France-Presse04-02-2022 09:36

Moroccan rescuers raced against the clock on Friday to save a young boy trapped in a deep well for almost three days, in an operation that has gripped the kingdom with hundreds of thousands anxiously glued to live broadcasts.

Parklands Cape Town
News

Operation rescued Ten children in Panama sex trafficking

By Agence France-Presse04-02-2022 08:36

Panamanian authorities announced Thursday that as part of an operation to disrupt a sex trafficking ring, 10 children were rescued and three people in Panama and Costa Rica were arrested.

Birds of a feather: India’s ra
Environment

Birds of a feather: India’s raptor-rescuing brothers

By Agence France-Presse31-01-2022 13:49

Nursed back from near death, a skittish vulture flaps its wings and returns to the grey skies above India’s capital after weeks of tender care from two devoted brothers.

Four injured when bees attack crew on boat on Kowie river
Eastern Cape

Four injured when bees attack crew on boat on Kowie river

By Corné van Zyl19-12-2021 09:44

The NSRI said a swarm of bees attacked a boat with four crew members on the Kowie River, causing them to crash into the river bank and trees.

Missing chef Ballito
KwaZulu-Natal

Durban: Missing chef found screaming for help at Ballito construction site

By Siseko Gwegwe23-11-2021 12:38

A missing chef, Chris Kruger, has been found alive in Ballito. He spent the storming night in the wilderness after his car got stuck in the sand.

What’s Gone Viral: Boy scout r
Lifestyle

What’s Gone Viral: Boy scout rescues couple and injured dog in Hawaii

By Erene Roux17-11-2021 12:39

Social media is very impressed after a 12-year-old Boy Scout used his skills to rescue a lost couple and their injured dog in Hawaii.

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