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Belmont woman rescued, carried down N.H. mountain after suffering ankle injury
Local News New Hampshire Fish and Game officers and volunteers hiked her down the mountain in a stretcher. New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers and volunteers rescued a Massachusetts woman who twisted her ankle while hiking Mt. Willard over the weekend, the Fish and Game department reported in a press release. Karen Glover, 55, […]
Raynham firefighters reunite with kitten rescued from storm drain
Local News The five-week-old kitten is aptly named “Storm.” Raynham firefighters reunited with a five-week-old kitten they rescued from storm drain over the weekend. Raynham Fire Department/Courtesy A 5-week-old tuxedo kitten was reunited Tuesday with the Raynham firefighters who spared one of his nine lives. The saga began just after midnight on Sunday, when first […]
Cuckoo rescued after being caught, injured in bad weather
Local News “We suspect it was likely a victim of today’s high winds and crash landed.” Wednesday’s blustery weather disrupted travel plans for at least one New Englander headed south. A yellow-billed cuckoo was brought into the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable after it was found on the ground with blood in its mouth. The […]
Kayaker rescued from Ipswich Bay
Local News The kayaker held onto his and another person’s kayak until first responders reached him. Authorities rescued a kayaker who tipped over in Ipswich Bay near Pavilion Beach Sunday morning. Ipswich police and firefighters received a report that one or two kayakers had tipped over near Clark Beach around 9:35 a.m., authorities said in […]
Injured hiker rescued from White Mountains during 13-hour effort in ‘dangerous’ conditions
Local News “A carryout rescue in this environment is very dangerous and taxing on the rescuers and the potential risk of injury to rescue personnel is elevated.” New Hampshire officials issued a stark warning this week to hikers headed to the White Mountains after rescuers worked for nearly 13 hours in “dangerous” conditions to aid […]
Person rescued from rock in NH river after being stranded for over 24 hours
Local News The person, who has not been identified, told rescue crews they became stranded after they injured their leg. Crews rescued a person who was stranded on a rock in the Pemigewasset River Sunday morning. Campton-Thornton Fire Rescue First responders rescued a person from a rock in a New Hampshire river Sunday after they […]
2 women rescued from Gloucester Harbor after being washed off breakwater
Local News The two women, who were both in their 20s, suffered leg injuries and were taken to local hospitals. Two women were rescued from Gloucester Harbor Sunday morning after being washed off a breakwater. Gloucester Police Department First responders rescued two women from Gloucester Harbor Sunday morning after they were washed off the Dog […]
Man who was rescued after falling overboard from tanker off Massachusetts has died
Local News By Associated Press September 27, 2023 | 4:12 PM BOSTON (AP) — A man who was rescued by the crew of a commercial fishing boat after he fell overboard from a tanker has died, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday. The crew of America pulled the man from the water Tuesday […]
Teen rescued, airlifted after falling 60 feet on Maine mountain
Local News The teen was hiking off-trail with a friend when he slipped and fell 60 feet down Tumbledown Mountain, Maine officials said. Maine wardens, forest rangers, and volunteer rescue personnel ready 15-year-old Kyle Lund to be hoisted to a waiting helicopter. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife A 15-year-old boy was airlifted off […]
A tanker crew member who fell overboard was rescued by a fishing boat
Local News The crew member received CPR before being transferred to a waiting ambulance. His condition was not known. By Associated Press updated on September 26, 2023 | 4:10 PM BOSTON (AP) — The crew of a commercial fishing boat recovered a man who had fallen overboard from a tanker and began CPR before the […]