Summit County Rescue Group / Facebook screen shot Warning Issued after Dog Trampled to Death During 'Freak Occurrence' Moose Encounter When the dog noticed them, he didn't bark, he didn't go after the moose, he simply tried to get back to his family, with devastating results. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 3, 2021
Shalonna Jordan / Facebook Semi-Truck Hits Broken-Down School Bus: Bus Driver's Quick Thinking Likely Saved 30 Students While some have addressed Anders as a hero, in true hero fashion, he sees his actions as merely part of the job. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 1, 2021
Garland Police Department / Body cam screen shots Officer and Rookie Partner Save Unconscious Driver After Car Hits Curb, Flips and Ignites The two officers approached the driver, who was unresponsive, and wrestled him out of the car while the flames threatened them all. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 27, 2021
Flagler County Sheriff's Office / Facebook screen shot When Fire Breaks Out in Home, 3-Year-Old Boy Hides Under Covers Until Deputy Makes Heroic Rescue An older child might know to exit the home, call 911 or run to a neighbor, but the youngster hunkered down under the sheets on the bed. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 23, 2021
Marc Cherniak / Facebook screen shot Video: Chihuahua Survives Backyard Attack by Coyote in Broad Daylight, Carried Off as Owners Scream Little Chico had some puncture wounds and a broken rib, but he healed up just fine and is back home now, enjoying supervised outside time. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 23, 2021
@thenewmexican / Twitter It's Not the Gun's Fault: Alec Baldwin Violated the Golden Rule of Firearm Safety A tragic death might have been avoided if Alec Baldwin had followed the basic rules of firearm safety while filming a movie. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal October 22, 2021
US Coast Guard Sector Key West / Facebook Boat Explodes on Maiden Voyage, Onlookers Scramble in Shocking Rescue While it certainly wasn't a pleasant welcome to the area, the couple was blessed to have made it out of the disaster with minor injuries. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 22, 2021
Daily Voice Lancaster County / Facebook After Fiery Car Crash, Celebrity Bystander Kasey Kahne Speaks Out About Heroic Good Samaritans The other heroes included a truck driver, an assistant fire chief, a former volunteer firefighter, a medical student and an NYPD officer. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 21, 2021
Anna Marie Hartman / Facebook Woman Sitting in Broken-Down Car Doesn't Know It's on Fire: Good Samaritan Saves the Day Thankfully, a passer-by noticed and stopped to tell her - and just in time, too. The front of the car was soon engulfed in flames. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 19, 2021
Plano Texas Police Department / Facebook screen shot 'Citizen Hero': Amazon Delivery Driver Rescues Man in Overturned Vehicle Amazon also recognized their employee's lifesaving efforts and work by awarding Sherman with August's Driver of the Month award. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 19, 2021
Lakeville, MA Fire Department / Facebook Mom Ejected from Car During Wreck, Crying 4-Year-Old Inside Rescued and Comforted by Good Samaritan Mendes got the girl out of the trashed car and comforted her until first responders arrived and cared for the girl's mother. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 19, 2021
NBC 7 San Diego / Youtube screen shot Watch: Plane Crashes Into Suburb, Demolishes Newlyweds' Dream Home Authorities are unsure if anyone else died in the accident, noting the plane could seat up to six and the scene was difficult to navigate. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 18, 2021
America's Got Talent / Facebook AGT Judge Howie Mandel Rushed to Hospital After Fainting at Coffee Shop: Report Earlier this week, the actor posted a video of himself in the hospital recovering from two different procedures. By Kayla Kunkel, The Western Journal October 13, 2021
Colby Cosh / Flickr ; Ann Hung / Flickr After Little Girl Gets Into Terrible Car Crash, Firefighter Makes Amazing Commitment to Her Bystander Allie Marie Schmalz spotted the firefighter quietly doing this important work and had to capture it. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 13, 2021
Texas EquuSearch / Facebook screen shot Message from God? Neighbor Reveals Where God 'Told' Him To Find Missing Child Halfin didn't know where he was going and he didn't know how it would end, all he knew was that if God asked it, he needed to do it. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 12, 2021
Yellowstone National Park / Facebook 'Miracle': Dad Saves Daughter After She Plunges Into 200-Degree Water Trying to Save Her Puppy According to a GoFundMe set up by the family, over 90 percent of the woman's body is covered in second and third-degree burns. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 11, 2021
WJW-TV screen shot; Maxtimofeev / Shutterstock Dogs Maul 16-Month-Old in Shocking Attack, Community Devastated Authorities believe the dogs were triggered by an argument outside the house and transferred their energy into attacking the toddler. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 9, 2021
@nypost / Twitter Medical Miracle: Man Survives 9-Story Plunge to Certain Death The unnamed 31-year-old victim was quickly tended to by first responders and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 8, 2021
KTRK / Video screen shot Teen Driver Kills 3 After Fleeing Cops: All 'Because One Person Decided They Didn't Want a Ticket' Police approached at around 10:30 p.m., and Modawi fled the scene, leading them on a short - but destructive - chase. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 7, 2021
Roe Roe / Facebook 'Miracle Baby': Baby Girl Born by Emergency C-Section to Hospitalized Mother in Coma Her mother couldn't hold her, and it certainly wasn't the welcome that she had anticipated - but the baby was alive. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 6, 2021
WBIR Channel 10 / YouTube screen shot 'He's Still Inside': Paramedic and Officer Team Up in Tense Rescue of Man Trapped in Burning Car The paramedic was spraying down the car with a fire extinguisher and told the approaching officer that someone was still inside. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 5, 2021