“The death of 24 people on Mount Fuji led to the formation of our mountain rescue team,” says Katsunori Masuda, an officer ...

Jurors in the Damian Conti sex abuse trial saw a disturbing video Friday of deputies racing to rescue Conti’s student, who ...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about my friend Samuel “Sammy” Vengrinovich going missing in the Himalayas above Dharamsala. The ...

The Las Cruces Fire Department’s Swiftwater Rescue Team is deploying to Ruidoso in anticipation of monsoon rains and the ...

An American aerospace technology company has successfully flown an unmanned, full-sized helicopter in a test site in Arizona.

Reuters. Members of rescue teams work at the site of a chopper crash in the Gaurikund area of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, June 15, 2025.

Torreys Peak is ranked variously as the 11th or 12th highest summit in Colorado and is less than 200 feet shorter than the state's highest mountain, Mount Elbert.

The rescuers believe Colorado's previous record for a helicopter rescue was 13,700 feet (4,175 meters). Such rescues are challenging because thin air causes helicopters to lose lifting ability the ...

Alpine Rescue Team members take part in helping get two men struck by lightning off Torreys Peak in Colorado, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Author: MEAD GRUVER Associated Press ...

Helicopter, Marine Units Rescue Teen After Watercraft Mishap In Merrick Marsh A teen stranded on a personal watercraft in the marshes off Merrick had to be rescued by Nassau County police after ...