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Sunday morning recovering efforts were suspended in Kerr County due to heavy rainfall and a new flash flood warning issued for the Hill Country.
Fatigue and frustration are growing among rescue workers who are ending another long day of searching for those who perished in last week's Hill Country flood disaster. Some volunteers involved in the search are even resorting to on-site IV injections to get through the hottest day yet in the Guadalupe River basin,
Austin Fire Department crews rescuing window washer in the 500 block of Guadalupe St. AUSTIN, Texas — Crews with the Austin Fire Department (AFD) executed a rescue on Sunday after a window washer's basket became tangled in the wind.
A missing swimmer’s body was recovered from the ocean by South Carolina rescue crews. The Pawleys Island swimmer was reported missing after bystanders tried to save him.
On the one-year anniversary marking the passing of Christie Williams' dog, she decided to volunteer in his honor to give a canine from animal control a "freedom ride" to whichever rescue agreed to take them. But when she arrived and met Sarah, a blue nose pit bull, there was an instant connection.
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A Clearwater Fire and Rescue team rescued a person in Oldsmar on July 12 after the individual got stuck on a zip line, city officials said.
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Myrtle Beach Sun News on MSNMyrtle Beach Ocean Rescue said inspiration for new tool was Texas flood responseMyrtle Beach Ocean Rescue launched a new tool to help file quick missing persons reports earlier this month. Emergency manager said the inspiration came after seeing the response efforts in Texas.
For the former, Kill Devil Hills-based nature photographer Cyndi Goetcheus Sarfan recalls the day (Sept. 20) in the film. She was at Jennette’s Pier to shoot a surfing championship, which was on hold because of unruly waves generated by Hurricane Humberto.