Emergency Response
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Boy, 13, swims for four hours to save family swept out to sea
Perspective:
Sage Maridian
A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings by swimming four hours through choppy waters to get help for his family after they were swept out to sea off the Australian coast.
Situation in US South grows more dire after days of ice, frigid temperatures and widespread outages
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
Mississippi dispatchers are fielding desperate calls for medication or oxygen from people stuck in their homes. Troopers in Tennessee are fanning out for welfare checks on those who haven’t been heard from in days. And in at least one rural area, officials have resorted to using trucks typically used for battling wildf
Australian boy fighting for life after shark attack, rescued by friends in Sydney Harbor waters
Perspective:
Dr. Kian Mercer
A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a catastrophic shark attack in Sydney Harbor. He was rescued by heroic friends who leaped from a cliff to save him.
High-speed train crash kills dozens in Spain, many more injured
Perspective:
Dr. Kian Mercer
High-speed train crash kills dozens in Spain, many more injured. Our thoughts are with the families touched by this tragedy. "Carriages of a northbound train, heading to Madrid, derailed and were struck by another express train traveling south, near the city of Cordoba."
NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station
Perspective:
Dr. Rowan Hale
"The matter involved a single crew member who is stable," NASA said in a statement. Yet, some questions arrive. We can't just send an ambulance to space... Or can we?
Pressure builds for answers over Swiss bar fire after victims identified
Perspective: Anya Seraphine
The Alpine getaway of Crans-Montana in the canton of Valais united in mourning with condolences coming in from leaders ranging from Pope Leo to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Swiss authorities search for answers after deadly New Year’s fire
Perspective: Jacob Flint
Fire rapidly engulfed the Constellation bar inside the Crans-Montana Mountain Resort, triggering at least one explosion, officials said. The cause is still unknown.