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Hiker Rescued From Mountain Recounts His Big Mistakes

Alec Luhn says he should've turned back from Norway hike after a few hours, instead kept going

(Newser) - In hindsight, journalist Alec Luhn made "a couple of bad decisions" during his solo hike in Norway's Folgefonna National Park, which stretched on for six long days after the Wisconsin native fell and broke numerous bones, leaving him unable to stand. Just a few hours after setting out...

Thrown Overboard, He Found a Buoy Covered in Seals
Thrown Overboard,
He Found a Buoy
Covered in
Seals
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Aug 16, 2025 4:20 PM CDT

Thrown Overboard, He Found a Buoy Covered in Seals

California fisherman held on for 7 hours, leading to his rescue

(Newser) - Alone in cool waters off California's Central Coast, a 29-year-old fisherman survived a harrowing night by clinging to a buoy for nearly seven hours—with several seal companions. The Morro Bay Police Department said John Gsell's boat "struck a large object" around 10pm on Friday, sending...

For 2 Days, He Was Trapped Behind a Waterfall

California authorities finally retrieved Ryan Wardwell from Seven Teacups falls with helicopter

(Newser) - California police used a helicopter to rescue a man trapped for two days behind a waterfall along the Kern River when the "extreme hydraulics" of the water pushed him off his climbing lines, law enforcement officials said. Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, California, had planned to rappel down...

Chinese Climber Dies on K2 After Reaching Summit

Teams are now on foot after weather halts helicopter recovery efforts

(Newser) - A recovery team set out on Thursday to retrieve the body of Guan Jing, a Chinese climber who died just a day after summiting K2, the world's second-highest mountain. According to a local official, Guan was killed by falling rocks on Tuesday while descending the perilous slopes of...

Man Found After 9 Days in Remote Canada

Andrew Barber's truck broke down in British Columbia

(Newser) - A Canadian man survived nine days in the British Columbia wilderness by relying on pond water and a makeshift shelter made from sticks and mud, authorities say. Andrew Barber, 39, was found after a search helicopter spotted his abandoned truck on a remote forest road near McLeese Lake—over...

He Went Into the Desert, Didn't Expect to Be Followed

Australia's ABC revisits the 1999 search for Robert Bogucki in the Great Sandy Desert

(Newser) - In 1999, American Robert Bogucki walked—deliberately—into Australia's Great Sandy Desert for what he called a spiritual quest. "The initial intention was to just find a place in the middle of the desert, just to sit for a week and fast … and contemplate the universe,...

AI Helps Rapidly Crack Yearlong Mystery in Alps

AI scans drone images to find missing hiker on Monviso

(Newser) - The search for the body of a hiker who vanished in Italy's Alps last September ended up being a remarkably quick one, thanks to artificial intelligence. The National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps tapped into drone technology and AI image analysis to locate the body of Nicola Ivaldo,...

Crews Search Mountains for Hiker in Difficult Conditions

Minnesota man had texted home after reaching Wyoming peak, saying he was exhausted

(Newser) - A seasoned Minnesota hiker vanished after reaching the summit of Wyoming's Cloud Peak, sparking an intense air-and-ground search in challenging wilderness conditions. Grant Gardner, 38, an experienced solo hiker, last contacted his wife on July 29 to say he'd made it to the 13,000-foot peak in...

Man With Broken Bones Crawls Miles After Crash, Dog in Tow
He Crawled Miles
for 11 Hours.
Buddy Never
Left His Side
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Aug 3, 2025 7:13 AM CDT

He Crawled Miles for 11 Hours. Buddy Never Left His Side

Utah man praises dog for sticking with him after his car tumbled off a cliff

(Newser) - A Utah man is recovering after surviving a harrowing ordeal in the Uinta Mountains, where his off-road vehicle tumbled off a cliff, flipping an estimated 15 to 20 times. Jacob "Jake" Schmitt, a native of Buffalo, New York, who now lives in Ogden, was hunting with his dog,...

Crew Member Takes Fatal Fall Off World's Largest Cruise Ship

Police in the Bahamas are calling incident on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas a suicide

(Newser) - A crew member aboard Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas died after falling overboard while the ship was off the coast of the Bahamas. Officials say the incident happened around 7pm local time on Thursday, reports WSVN . TMZ cites a Bahamian police official who says the man's...

After 60+ Hours Trapped Underground, 3 Miners Freed

At British Columbia gold and copper mine, 3 workers are pulled to safety after 60 hours trapped

(Newser) - Three workers who were trapped at a gold and copper mine in western Canada have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground. Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corp. said the three men were safely brought to the surface late Thursday after being trapped underground by two rockfalls on Tuesday...

Women Who Went Over Waterfall Were in Tubes Tied Together

2 victims have been identified

(Newser) - The two women who died in a fatal waterfall accident on Saturday were part of a group of six who were floating down Oregon's Deschutes River in tubes that had been tied together, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The victim have been identified as Amanda Lloyd,...

Handwritten Notes Lead to Rescue of Lost Mom and Son
Handwritten Notes Lead to
Rescue of Lost Mom and Son
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Jul 20, 2025 7:20 AM CDT

Handwritten Notes Lead to Rescue of Lost Mom and Son

Stranded family used notes and survival skills to stay safe in California forest

(Newser) - A routine training session for Calaveras County's volunteer search and rescue team quickly turned frighteningly real on Saturday when the team was alerted to a mother and her 9-year-old son missing in the forest near Northern California's Spicer Reservoir. The pair, last heard from after leaving Sacramento...

Dad of 3 Drowns Saving 5 From Rip Current

Former pro athlete Chase Childers lost his life after rescuing swimmers off Pawleys Island in SC

(Newser) - A Georgia man is being remembered for his heroism after he drowned while rescuing five swimmers caught in a rip current off Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Authorities say Chase Childers, 38, entered the water on Sunday afternoon along with another person when they saw a family struggling in the...

Here's How Girl, 5, Went Overboard on Disney Cruise

Disney Dream passengers took in dramatic ocean rescue at conclusion of their Bahamas trip

(Newser) - The 5-year-old girl who went overboard on a Disney cruise last month was sitting on a railing on the ship's fourth deck when she lost her balance and fell "backward through a porthole" and into the water, per the Broward Sheriff's Office. The child's mother alerted...

Missing Teen Surfer Found Alive on Uninhabited Island
Missing Teen Surfer Found
Alive on Uninhabited Island
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Jul 13, 2025 11:31 AM CDT

Missing Teen Surfer Found Alive on Uninhabited Island

Rescuers found 19-year-old Australian Darcy Deefholts on North Solitary Island

(Newser) - After vanishing during a solo surf session on Wednesday afternoon, a 19-year-old Australian was found alive on a remote island the next day, in what the teen's father is calling a "one in a million miracle." After Darcy Deefholts failed to return home, his family alerted...

Pacing Pooch Shows Rescuers Where Fallen Master Is

'Imagine if the dog wasn't there,' Swiss rescuer says of Chihuahua

(Newser) - Rescuers on Tuesday hailed a furry Chihuahua as a "four-legged hero" whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier nearby. The man, who was not identified, was exploring the Fee Glacier in southern Switzerland...

USC Recruit Describes Harrowing Cybertruck Crash

'The wheel wasn't responding like I was in the car,' Alijah Arenas says

(Newser) - USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas says surviving a Cybertruck crash taught him that he is "very lucky—and not even just to be here. Just in general, in life." The accident happened in April after a predawn workout in Chatsworth, California. Arenas, the son of former NBA...

On the Ground: a Heat Wave. On the Mountain: Hypothermia

Hiker rescued after she was unable to move on Mount Washington in New Hampshire

(Newser) - While a heat wave scorched the East Coast, a hiker on New England's highest peak was fighting for her life in freezing, wind-whipped conditions. Caroline Wilson, 55, of Austin, Texas, had to be rescued after developing hypothermia on Mount Washington in New Hampshire's White Mountains on Friday,...

Brazilian Hiker Missing on Active Volcano
Hiker Found Dead
Days After Volcano Fall
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Jun 24, 2025 2:53 PM CDT

Hiker Found Dead Days After Volcano Fall

Fog and steep cliffs hampered rescue efforts for Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins

(Newser) - A Brazilian tourist has been found days after she fell off a cliff while hiking near the crater of an active volcano in Indonesia. Juliana Marins, 26, survived the initial fall on Mount Rinjani on Saturday but the search and rescue operation was hampered by "adverse weather, terrain, and...

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