Kayaker Saved from Swift Water

Kayaker Saved from Swift Water

Fort Benning Fire Department Reported: April 19, 2014 Reported by William P. Pagels, District Chief FORT BENNING, GA — After very heavy rains the Upatoi Creek was running 16 feet above flood stage when six untrained kayakers entered the water and were rapidly over...
14-year-old Girl Rescued from Icy Pond

14-year-old Girl Rescued from Icy Pond

Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office Reported: February 17, 2012 Reported by Deputy Adrian Wise BIRCH RUN, MI — According to victim’s testimony, while playing in the snow with several of her friends, one of her dogs got out of the house, ran on the pond and...
US Border Patrol Releases Rescue Count from Three Locations

US Border Patrol Releases Rescue Count from Three Locations

Staff Writer, Sav-A-Life February 2012 US Border Patrol- Homeland Security recently reported to Sav-A-Life (developer of the ResQ Disc) that since 2008, they have saved 51 lives in Yuma AZ, 28 lives in El Centro, CA and 23 lives in El Paso, TX for a total of 102 lives...
Two Pulled to Safety From Lake Michigan

Two Pulled to Safety From Lake Michigan

By Evanston Police Chicago Tribune – 08/05/2008 What started as a late night swim turned into a dramatic rescue early Sunday after Evanston police pulled two distressed swimmers to safety from the choppy water of Lake Michigan, authorities said. “I was...