Good News Notes: “A Northeast Georgia rescuer calls the mission to save a teenage girl wedged in the rocks of a White County waterfall “a miracle worth sharing.” The girl got trapped about a third of the way down Raven Cliff Falls when she fell approximately fifty feet from the top while trying to snap…
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Emergency crews use helicopter hoist to rescue horse after fall in Carmel Valley
Good News Notes: “Authorities used a helicopter Thursday afternoon, July 22, to rescue a horse that fell into a steep ditch in the Carmel Valley area. Mackey and her rider “rolled off a trail and into a ravine in a remote area near” state Route 56 around 12:30 p.m., according to Nina Thompson, a spokesperson…
Meet ‘Chopper’: Baby born 11 weeks early in helicopter during parents’ babymoon
Good News Notes: “She’s already been given the nickname ‘Chopper’ because of the unique way she entered the world. Kora Lord was born 11 weeks early in a helicopter while her parents were on their ‘babymoon’. Christchurch couple Krysta and Marcus Lord were in the tiny settlement of Te Anau, Southland, where her parents live,…
Family of 4 Clinging to Overturned Boat Rescued in Gulf of Mexico
Good News Notes: “A family of four is lucky to be alive after clinging on to their overturned boat before they were rescued in the Gulf of Mexico. The family — consisting of two adults and their children, aged 11 and 8 — sent out a distress call on the radio Wednesday morning to report…
California woman found alive in snow-covered vehicle after 6 days missing in mountains
Good News Notes: “A woman with dementia who was reported missing six days ago in Northern California was found alive on Wednesday in a snow-covered vehicle, according to officials. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that around noon, a sheriff’s helicopter searching the area near the Butte Meadows spotted a vehicle matching the description of an SUV owned by Paula Beth James,…
Brantley’s healing: A Wooster 6-year-old’s road to recovery
Good News Notes: “If not for the small neck brace peeking out of Brantley Milton’s black Ohio State hoodie, and the question mark-shaped scar running through the center of his light brown hair, you probably wouldn’t know that he was in a serious accident less than four months ago.” “Before, in Brantley’s case, means prior…
Coast Guard rescues 4 men stranded on the Penobscot River in season’s 1st major snowfall
Good News Notes: “After nearly five hours of being stranded in a boat on the Penobscot River, four people are being evaluated.” “Officials say three men from the University of Maine were in a boat when it got caught on rocks. A Maine Game Warden went out to rescue them, but his boat submerged. He…