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On this week’s Veterans Voices, we meet a Navy rescue swimmer from Luzerne County who teaches military members how to survive life-or-death scenarios at sea. And surviving extreme conditions at sea is ...

Their vehicle for the mission was the Coast Guard’s iconic MH-65E Dolphin helicopter. It’s powered by two Turbomeca Arriel ...

The workers were between five to six miles from the sole entry and exit point of the tunnel and about 400 feet below ground. They climbed over a 12- to 15-foot high mound of loose soil to reach four ...

A man drowned in Lake Sammamish Friday after 911 calls for a missing person, according to Eastside Fire and Rescue.

The Swim Beach at the Dry Brooks Day Use Area at Blue Marsh Lake is closed until further notice due to extremely high levels ...

Eyewitness News got an exclusive look at the FDNY Water Rescue Unit training exercise to rescue distressed swimmers on Staten ...

The FDNY is warning individuals to only swim in areas where lifeguards are actively on duty after a rescue was conducted at ...

This is the story of a first mission that turned a rookie into a hero. A young U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Texas was ...

RNLI Senior Lifeguard Bosco McAuley was out on a rescue board patrolling the busy beach when he noticed the two swimmers near ...

Rustler’s Rooste, a family-owned gem nestled atop South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona, offers breathtaking views of the entire ...

A search is taking place at City Beach in Oconomowoc for a possible swimmer who went under water. Divers from the Western ...