A 17-year-old girl and her dog were rescued after escaping their flooded Kentucky home. Chloe Adams was home alone as floodwater started to fill her one-story house. The teen put the dog in a plastic container on top of a couch cushion and pushed it through the rushing water to her neighbor’s rooftop five hours later, her cousin paddled to the rescue in a kayak. The dog was rescued first followed by Adams.
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Father and Son Rescue Toddler From Highland Park Shooting
Tom Brooks and his son Morgan are the heroes who rescued 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy from the Highland Park shooting. The father-son duo wants the world to know that the toddler’s father did everything he could to protect his son. As the panicked crowd scrambled to get away from the shooting, Morgan saw the toddler pinned under his wounded dad, Kevin McCarthy. They were able to pull the boy from under his father by his arms. Although Aiden was covered in his dad’s blood, they say he was calm.
19-Year-Old Driver Pulled From Burning Car by Cops
Seconds after arriving on scene an officer helped colleagues pull a teen from a burning car. It happened in Greenfield, Indiana. Three officers separately rushed to a call of a car crash. Dashcam shows a sergeant arrive on the scene where two other officers, along with a bystander, were already trying to get the occupant out of the car. One of the officers tried to extinguish the flames, while the other tried to cut out the airbag. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.
Man saves teen girl from assault in downtown Phoenix
A man has been honored by the Phoenix Police Department for stopping the assault of a woman in downtown Phoenix last month.
Sheriff Performs CPR on Child in the Middle of Traffic
A Texas family is grateful to a sheriff’s deputy for saving their toddler’s life. Daniella Armijo stopped her car in the middle of traffic when she noticed her 4-year-old was in need of help. Armijo grabbed her daughter and ran towards the sheriff’s vehicle behind her. Officer K. Rose was the deputy in the car behind the distressed mother. He began doing CPR on the limp little girl, “patting the child on her back to clear any possible obstructions and doing chest compressions.”
12-Year-Old and Dad Save Drowning Autistic Boy
A father and son are credited with saving the life of a drowning child with autism. Twelve-year-old Maddox and his friends noticed 4-year-old Xavier go under water in a gated swimming pool. Maddox ran for his father, Tom, who climbed over the locked metal fence and pulled the toddler from the pool. Authorities say Tom “did compressions for 2 minutes and 41 seconds.” Because of Maddox and Tom’s quick actions, Xavier is here to bounce another day!
Dramatic pool rescue caught on camera
The family of a 4-year-old was thankful after their neighbors sprang into action.
Cops Carry Elderly Man to Safety After Finding Him in Ravine
Authorities in Arizona came to the rescue of an elderly man who was found injured in a ravine. A Silver Alert was activated about 10 hours earlier when he didn’t return home. Scottsdale Police say his vehicle was found in a rural area around midnight and within two hours, rescuers were able to locate him. Officers worked together to carry the man out of the area to where medics were awaiting him. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.
Police K9 Finds Missing Woman With Dementia
Sheriff’s deputies, led by the nose of a dog named Toby, found a missing Florida woman with dementia. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage of officers finding a woman who had gone missing in a wooded area. Authorities say the woman had fallen and was lying on the ground about 250 feet away from her home. She was severely dehydrated and was helicoptered out to get medical attention. The woman is reportedly still in the hospital but is expected to recover.
Driver Rescued Through Sunroof of Sinking SUV
A woman who drove her SUV off the road and crashed into a pond in Le Ray, New York, is lucky to be alive. Her vehicle was fully submerged by the time police arrived, and the first responders had to work quickly to save her. One officer leaped into the water to help get her out. He tried and failed to reach her through the driver’s side door. Finally, he was able to break through the sunroof, and he pulled the woman to safety.