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Water Rescue

Fishing boat captain recalls leading 9/11 evacuation

  • Sep 11

Teen survives deadly boat capsize off Alaska coast, found sitting on roof

  • Sep 11

Person in critical condition after being pulled from water downtown

  • Sep 6

2 people, dog rescued after truck crashed into retention pond: ISP

  • Sep 2

Man dies after falling into Lake Michigan at 31st Street Beach: CPD

  • Aug 17

Teen drowns at New York City beach after mom says he urged lifeguards to save friend

  • Aug 12

'Baywatch' cast celebrates CA teen lifeguard who rescued boy

  • Aug 10

3 hospitalized after boat capsizes along Chicago lakefront: CFD

  • Aug 4

Latest Videos

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Person in critical condition after being pulled from water downtown

  • Sep 6
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2 people, dog rescued after truck crashed into retention pond in Deerfield, police say

  • Sep 2
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Heroic Santa Cruz teen lifeguard who saved child recognized by Trump at White House

  • Aug 18
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Man critical after being pulled from water near 'Playpen': source

  • Jul 17
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Man, 70, critical after being pulled from water on North Side: CPD

  • Jul 16
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Man, 70, critical after being pulled from water on North Side: CPD

  • Jul 15
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Person hospitalized after being pulled from water on North Side: CFD

  • Jul 15
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Chopper 7 over emergency response in north suburbs

  • Jul 14

Latest Stories

CAL STATE PARKS

Teen Santa Cruz lifeguard speaks out about viral rescue of 10-year-old boy in new video

"I put my fins on my wrist, popped my buoy and entered the water to get ahold of the child." The 16-year-old lifeguard who was captured on camera pulling a young boy to the shore off the coast of Santa Cruz last weekend is speaking out for the first time.

  • Aug 2

Search continues for missing 10-year-old girl in New Jersey river after boy's body recovered

The body of a 10-year-old boy was recovered, and a 10-year-old girl is still missing as divers continue searching the Passaic River, according to officials.

  • Jul 31
Scott Vander Dussen, Santa Cruz Now

Father of boy saved in dramatic Santa Cruz surf rescue says son 'assumed he was going to die'

The family of the 10-year-old boy rescued by a 16-year-old Santa Cruz lifeguard in a dramatic and heart-pounding viral video is describing the intensely emotional surf rescue for the first time. "Another two of three seconds, I don't think my son would have made it," said Sumit Rai, the father of the rescued 10-year-old, Nathaniel.

  • Jul 30
Kern County Sheriff's Office

Dramatic video shows woman rescued from raging rapids in deadly California river

A woman was rescued after falling into California's Kern River, one of the deadliest rivers in America, and getting swept away by the fast-moving current. The dramatic moment was caught on video.

  • Jul 30

Trump invites teen lifeguard to White House after rescuing boy from massive Santa Cruz waves

A 16-year-old lifeguard who rescued a boy from massive waves Saturday at a Santa Cruz beach has been invited to the White House by President Donald Trump. In a social media post, the president mentioned he would give the teen a "High Civilian Honor."

  • Jul 29