Group of Hikers Rescued in the Los Padres National Forest – Sespe Wilderness
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On 11/4/2020, at about 5:03 PM, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a hiker stating he and four other family members had been hiking near Reyes Peak and were now lost. The group began hiking near the Reyes Peak trailhead, lost the trail at […]
Locksmith Saves Woman From Kidnapper After Seeing ‘911’ Written on Her Hand
BY EMG INSPIRED STAFF Earlier this month, a Utah resident was rescued by a locksmith who was alerted she was being kidnapped from a message written on her hand that read “911,” CNN reports. The locksmith was attending a call at a home in Midway, about 45 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. He’d been hired to change […]
Baby Who Nearly Drowned in Bathtub Saved by Syracuse Police Who Performed CPR on Him
BY ROBERT JAY WATSON Syracuse police officers Shaquille Muhammad and Joseph Blazey feared the worst when they got a call about a baby who nearly drowned in a bathtub on Aug. 23. But the officers “kicked it into overdrive,” as Muhammad told Syracuse.com, and arrived just four minutes after the infant’s mother called 911. With no time to spare, the […]
Vacationing Teens Help Rescue 2 Girls Drowning in the Ocean at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego
BY MICHAEL WING Two teenagers from Arizona were vacationing in San Diego on July 4th weekend, and they found themselves in the middle of a rescue by the ocean at a place called Sunset Cliffs. The two boys, 16-year-old Zach Haugen and 15-year-old Jake Watson, had been exploring the spectacular cliff formations during a beautiful sunset on Friday July 3rd when […]
Timid Dog Abandoned in Filthy Basement Stuns Rescuers With Her Hopeful Blue Eyes
BY LOUISE BEVAN When Cassie was found and rescued from a seeming animal cruelty situation in Kingman County, Kansas, her fur was threadbare and her skin was covered in raw, painful scabs. However, Cassie’s rescuers, while saddened by her timid demeanor, were stunned by the bright glimmer of hope in her sky-blue eyes. (Courtesy of The Humane Society […]
Naval Officer Jogging Leaps Into River to Save Wheelchair-Bound Child and Man, Is Hailed as a Hero
BY LOUISE BEVAN A Naval officer named John Miller was out for an evening jog in Norfolk, Virginia, when he witnessed a desperate scenario play out: a disabled child and his carer were floundering in a nearby river, and so the officer quickly rushed to help. The lieutenant, a nine-year Navy serviceman, was running along Elizabeth River trail when […]
TransPacific Solar/Rower Rescued by Channel Islands Harbor and Long Beach Coast Guard
By George Miller Late this morning, the Channel Islands Harbor Coast Guard towed in “Wave Dancer,” a solar/rower powered craft on a Trans-Pacific voyage from Monterrey, CA to Honolulu, Hawaii. The expedition’s sole skipper/rower, Heather Taylor, of Australia, aborted the mission after the craft’s solar power converter failed. She was in the process of doing […]
Rescue of Two Hikers
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On 10/01/19, at about 1:44 PM, Sheriff’s Dispatch received a report of two overdue hikers. The two hikers, (P) Debbie Murphy and (P) Myrto Karamitsou, were due to return on 09/30/19. While initiating an investigation, the hikers activated their personal locator beacon (PLB). A Ventura County Aviation Unit helicopter (Air […]
Stranded Motorcyclists Make it out of the Los Padres National Forest
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On 09/15/2019, the Ventura County Lockwood Deputy responded to stranded off-road motorcycle riders in the Los Padres National Forest. At approximately 1730 hours, Station 11 received a call from the Los Padres National Forest Dispatch Center asking for assistance in locating 3 motorcycle riders who were stranded in the […]
Four Hunters Rescued after being lost in Los Padres National Forest
Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release On 08/31/19, shortly after 2PM, emergency medical and law enforcement personnel responded to the Rancho Nuevo Trailhead in northern Ventura County reference four deer hunters who called 911 to report they were lost and dehydrated. The Rancho Nuevo Trail is located in the Los Padres National Forest Dick Smith […]
