New York Post / screen shot Video: When Its Owner Is Taken Away by First Responders, Loyal Retriever Chases After Ambulance As the ambulance took off for the hospital, the unnamed dog ran along behind it, determined not to let its owner make the trip alone. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 15, 2021
Natalie Solis / Facebook 3-Year-Old Miraculously Survives Freak Accident with Horse, Left with Facial Fractures and Brain Injury The horse tried to avoid the girl, jumping over her - but a back leg caught 3-year-old Brooklynn in the face. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 14, 2021
Melissa Laurie / Facebook Woman Punches Vicious Crocodile in the Face To Save Twin Sister After It Tried to Drag Her Underwater To add to the stressful situation, they have since learned that the tour guide was unlicensed and operating illegally. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 14, 2021
Austin Police / YouTube screen shot Police Race to Rescue Man Trapped in Burning Truck, Drag Him to Safety Seconds Before It Explodes The two policemen have since been recognized for their heroics, and the day after the incident each received a special award. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 14, 2021
Mary Bratton Chronister / Facebook Arkansas Police Officer Comes to the Aid of Choking Newborn: 'He Saved My Baby's Life' For his heroics, he will be receiving a life-saving award - but perhaps the best reward is that the parents have their child back healthy. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 14, 2021
Ottawa Citizen / YouTube screen shot Canadian Shipping Company Offers Compensation After Family Says Truck Driver Ran Over Their Dog In a matter of less than two hours, they went from spending a nice morning outdoors to saying an unexpected goodbye. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 12, 2021
NBC Chicago / Facebook screen shot Small Dog Dies and Woman Left Wounded After Two Large Dogs Attack, Owner Now Facing Charges Shortly after the two large dogs attacked Ingram and Casper, they set their sights on another walker and his small white dog. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 10, 2021
Billings Fire Fighters / Facebook Firefighters Rescue Man Buried Up to His Chest in Sugar After Freak Accident First responders were called after a man got stuck in a sugar silo. What followed was a 2-hour rescue carried out by dozens of firefighters. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 9, 2021
WCCO / Video screen shot Teen Girl Races to Save Family from Raging House Fire After Wall Tapestry Bursts Into Flames Houses can be rebuilt and items replaced, but it's because of 15-year-old Lizzy that the family is still whole. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 9, 2021
People / Facebook screen shot Pit Bull That Was Stabbed 7 Times Finds Loving New Home with Ex-Cop Who Saved Her Now named 'Smoke,' the puppy is in a much better home than she was before, and Chambers has plans for her to become a therapy dog. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 6, 2021
@WVCPD / Twitter screen shot 9-Year-Old Driver Slams Head on Into Semi After Swiping Keys to Parents' Car For all their wild ideas, the girls had made sure to fasten their seatbelts - a fact that ensured their joy ride didn't cost them their lives. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 3, 2021
News4JAX / YouTube screen shot After Boating Mishap, 7-Year-Old Makes Hour-Long Swim to Shore to Save Family Still Stuck on the Water When asked where he learned to swim so well and deal with emergencies, he simply and honestly said, 'I have no idea.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 2, 2021
Valerie Lang Walden / Facebook After Being Stuck in a Tree for 7 Days, Cat Finally Rescued in Central Park The cat wasn't just up a regular-sized tree: She was nearly 100 feet up an enormously tall tree, with no means of getting down. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 1, 2021
Sarah Sunshine / Facebook Traumatized Mother Shares Images of Her Disfigured Baby After Collision with Alleged Drunk Driver Two-year-old Ollie suffered multiple broken bones in his face and limbs and was life-flighted from the scene. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 1, 2021
ue Davies via Daily Mail / Facebook screen shot Distraught Mother Warns Other Parents After 11-Year-Old Son Tries Near-Fatal TikTok Trend Surgeons told the family that Ellis was the fifth case in a week that they'd seen for swallowing magnents. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 31, 2021
Bianca Patel / Facebook screen shot 10-Month-Old Baby Pronounced Dead After Being Left Alone with 2 Family Rottweilers: Police After moving the sprinkler, dad Scott Winberry (a law enforcement officer) paused to chat with a neighbor when he heard something going on inside. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
WAGA-TV / video screen shot Teen Races to Save Drowning Toddler After Frantic Mom Spots Body at Bottom of Pool The incident hasn't left Brown unscathed, but along with the terror he experienced in retrospect, he also has a sense of accomplishment. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
Hillary Marr / Facebook screen shot Family Roadtrip Goes Horribly Wrong When Mom and Son Witness Fatal Crash in Front of Them An update to the GoFundMe said that he was in 'critical but stable condition,' and another update said that 'Monday was a good day for Mike.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 26, 2021
FOX 2 Detroit / YouTube screen shot 4-Year-Old Mauled in Dog Attack and Left Deeply Scarred Faces Hard Recovery, Possible PTSD Several surgeries and a week later, Kaiden is improving, but the poor child still has a long way to go, both physically and psychologically. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 25, 2021
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue / Facebook Rock Climber Dies After Slipping Off Snowy Ledge and Falling 100 Feet Into Gully Roache's body had to be moved by the search and rescue team on the ground before it could be retrieved by air. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 25, 2021
Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps / Getty Images At Least 14 People Dead After Cable Car Falls from Line and Careens Down Mountain Into Trees What was supposed to be an enjoyable day with family, looking at the mountain views near Mottarone Peak, turned into a disaster. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 24, 2021