Lindsey Keller / Facebook screen shot Woman Allegedly Finds Dog Abandoned in Crate in Roadway with Bag of Food Beside Him Volunteers make the dog rescue and adoption world go around, and thanks to their valiant efforts, this dog now has a great shot. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 21, 2020
City of Maud Police Department / Facebook screen shot Police Officer Runs Into His Own Burning Home To Save Lives of His Children He is facing multiple surgeries and the family's home was lost - but thankfully he managed to save what was most important. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 18, 2020
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation / Twitter screen shot Missing Age 9 Boy Found in Woods by Rescuers After 3-Day Search At around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, a rescue crew member saw a blue tarp, and then realized it looked like there was something underneath it. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 18, 2020
Dream City Church / Facebook screen shot Pastor Miraculously Survives After Being Crushed by Boulder During Hike The determined duo made it almost a month and 500 miles, but on Oct. 24, they encountered disaster. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 16, 2020
Daily Star / Facebook Baby Found Buried Alive by Worker Tending Fields on Farm: Report Video of the scene shows the dusty baby, motionless, as a woman pats under its nose with the colorful scarf it has been wrapped in. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 14, 2020
Attractions Magazine / YouTube screen shot 13 People Rescued After Being Stuck in Air on Roller Coaster Ride for 3 Hours Rescue crews worked for three hours using a cherry picker to extract each of the 13 guests from the 61-foot-high roller coaster. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 7, 2020
Mason City Police Department / Facebook screen shot Hero Police Dog Helps Find Missing Two-Year-Old Boy in Wooded Area Thankfully this story had a happy ending because of the swift actions of the responding officer and his dog. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 26, 2020
Tierre de Animales / Facebook Man Saves 300 Dogs from Hurricane by Bringing Them Into His Own Home But just because the storm passed doesn't mean that the work was over - there was a lot of cleaning up to do. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 23, 2020
Safe in Austin / Facebook screen shot Rescue Farm Helps Animals with Special Needs Find New Homes with Children with Special Needs It all started - as these things often do - with a single animal and a simple, but incredibly meaningful, lesson. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 21, 2020
GoFundMe via Gwyn Goettig Ruddy / Facebook Man Miraculously Survives After Being Trapped Under Tree Log for Four Days He'd already beaten the odds making it through those four days of misery, but he's faced an amputation and complications since being found. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 17, 2020
KCRA News / YouTube screen shot 80-Year-Old Man Goes Into Canal To Save Driver from Sinking Car Steve Montelongo said he figured he was just in the right place at the right time and denied that he's a hero. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 17, 2020
Chick-fil-A Manchester Expressway / Facebook screen shot Chick-fil-A Employee Rescues Child Being Strangled in Drive-Thru The child was actually being strangled by the seat belt, which was wrapped tightly around the child's neck, pressing on the windpipe. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 16, 2020
Irishtown Fire Company / Facebook screen shot ; KOAT / Facebook screen shot Volunteer Firefighter Saves Life of Little Girl Trapped in Burning Home The whole ordeal was over within minutes, and as soon as he got her out, EMS was pulling up, so he left her with them. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 13, 2020
PhotoMIX Company/Pexels Locksmith Saves Woman's Life After Reading '911' Note on Her Hand After leaving, the locksmith called a friend who works for the FBI, and the friend told him to call the police right away. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 9, 2020
Jenny Leech / Facebook screen shot Terminally Ill Dog Living Out Final Days Fulfilling Bucket List with New Owner Theo is still trucking along, enjoying concerts, solving mysteries, hanging out with his four- and two-legged companions and tasting lots of wonderful treats. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 8, 2020
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) / Facebook screen shot Firefighters Rush To Save Window Washers Dangling from 34-Story Building After Scaffolding Dislodges Though Tobin referred to the rescue as 'a pretty straightforward operation,' it was no doubt an unforgettable day for the two men on the job. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 7, 2020
Oakland Zoo / Facebook Mountain Lion Cub Severely Burned by CA Wildfire Rescued by Firefighter The director of the zoo's hospital, Dr. Alex Herman, said this was the 13th cub they'd rescued, and that the baby looks like he should pull through. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 6, 2020
Dallas Police Department / YouTube screen shot Camera Records Harrowing Moment Cops and Strangers Team Up To Save Man Many lined up to throw water into the car, fighting flames as others struggled to free the man trapped inside. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal October 5, 2020
Diana Rigo Leal Gonzalez / Facebook screen shot College Student Saves Co-Worker's Life First Day on Job at Walmart Aguilera raced to the man, checking for a pulse. He found it, but it was slowing, so he started chest compressions. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 2, 2020
FOX19 / Facebook screen shot Mailman Hailed Hero After Helping Rescue Elderly Woman Along Route The best guess is that she fell Friday, which would account for the full mailbox. It's a miracle she lived through the weekend. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 1, 2020
The Independent / YouTube screen shot Missing 46-Year-Old Woman Found Floating Alive in Sea, Credits God for Saving Her Though the reasons behind her journey are unclear, the fact of the matter is that she was in rough shape, and those fishermen saved her. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal September 30, 2020