Prince William once again to the rescue
August 21st, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Prince William flew into action to pilot a rescue helicopter after a 58-year-old woman fell down a crevice and broke a leg while trekking.The rescue ... Read more...
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Prince William saves drowning girl
August 17th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Prince William led his helicopter crew on a rescue mission and saved a 16-year-old girl from drowning.The girl got into difficulties after going to help ... Read more...
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Pilot lands chopper on beach for ice creams
May 19th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) The pilot of a British rescue helicopter made a dramatic halt on a popular beach so that its crew could buy ice creams.The airmen were spotted ... Read more...
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Russian plane carrying 44 people goes missing near Jakarta
May 9th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft disappeared near a mountain south of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Wednesday while carrying out a demonstration flight, officials said. ... Read more...
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U.S. pilot among three killed in small plane crash in Indonesia
September 22nd, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by BNO News
JAYAPURA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A small aircraft crashed in a remote area in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday afternoon, killing three people, including a U.S. national, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Little boy saves father’s life after bull attack
June 9th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 9 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy in Wales saved his father from being gored to death by a bull by heorically jumping onto a nearby tractor and chasing the ... Read more...
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Missing climber found dead on Argentine peak
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, March 2 (IANS/EFE) An Argentine rescue patrol found the body of a Polish mountaineer who had gone missing 16 days ago near the peak of Mt. Aconcagua, which ... Read more...
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British woman Ann Hauffe dies after drowning on a Californian beach
October 27th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 63-year-old British woman has died after drowning in California.Ann Hauffe and her friends were walking on the beach of the Californian beach when a giant wave ... Read more...
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10 injured in UN rescue chopper’s crash landing in flood-hit Pak district
October 1st, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Dadu, Oct 1 (ANI): At least 10 people received injuries, when a United Nations (UN) helicopter, having Pakistanis as well as foreigners on board, made a crash landing on water at Manchhar ... Read more...
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Dutch Air Force rescues man from sinking boat in the North Sea
August 9th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by BNO News
NORTH SEA (BNO NEWS) -- A search and rescue helicopter belonging to the Dutch Air Force rescued a man from his yacht in the North Sea on late Monday morning, the Dutch ... Read more...
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Prince William helps rescue girl from Mount Snowdon
June 14th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 14 (ANI): A British woman has expressed her amazement when she came to know that Prince William had helped in rescuing her after she fell of a ledge while ... Read more...
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Woman strangled by hijab in go-kart accident
April 9th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 9 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman was killed after her hijab got entangled in a go-kart in an Australian town, a media report said Friday.
The accident was witnessed by the victim's ... Read more...
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Prince William to play stricken casualty role in helicopter training
April 6th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 6 (ANI): Prince William will play the role of an injured for a rescue helicopter training at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales.As a part of the training session, ... Read more...
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28 killed in Kazakhstan chopper crash, flood (Lead)
March 12th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, March 12 (DPA) At least 28 people were killed in the central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan after severe flooding and a helicopter crash, local media reported Friday.
In the village of Kysyl-Agasch, ... Read more...
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Man Loses Life After Falling In Mt. St. Helens Crater
February 20th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Skamania County, Feb 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Joseph Bohlig, a 52 year old hiker recently fell into the dormant crater in the Mount St. Helens and was found dead by the ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe
February 19th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by ANI
Bagdogra (West Bengal), Feb 19(ANI): An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed soon after take-off from Bagdogra air base in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Friday, but the pilot ejected ... Read more...
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IAF MiG-21 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe
February 19th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) An Indian Air Force MiG-21 combat jet crashed soon after take-off from Bagdora in West Bengal Friday but the pilot ejected to safety, an IAF spokesman said.
"The ... Read more...
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Oz woman, 60, survives shark attack by ‘punching, punching, punching’!
February 15th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 15 (ANI): An Australian woman, who was attacked by a shark in north Queensland, has revealed that her determination to live made her fight and punch the fish on the ... Read more...
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Russian killed in Nepal chopper crash
November 15th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 15 (IANS) A Russian was killed and five people injured when a helicopter crashed in a mountainous district in northern Nepal Sunday.
The Russian flight engineer was identified as D. Satalo, ... Read more...
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Police Looking For Boat Named Sea Dolphin II After Mayday Call
October 18th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Perth, Oct. 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The sea police in Perth are reportedly on the look out for a boat named Sea Dolphin II in and around the expanse of water ... Read more...
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Australia greets back-from-the-dead minister
September 1st, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 1 (DPA) Victoria state Tourism Minister Tim Holding was found alive Tuesday after spending two days lost in sub-zero temperatures in Australia's high country north of Melbourne.
The 37-year-old went missing ... Read more...
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Nine Australians killed in Papua New Guinea plane crash
August 12th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Rescuers searching for a missing Airlines of Papua New Guinea aircraft missing since yesterday have found the crash-site of the missing Twin Otter and confirmed there are no survivors.The plane departed Port ... Read more...
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Taiwan typhoon rescue helicopter crashes
August 11th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Aug 11 (DPA) A rescue helicopter sent by Taiwan's Air Force to ship supplies to a mountain village crashed in the southern county of Pingtung Tuesday, the rescue unit said.
Three people, ... Read more...
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RAF Tornado Crashes in Scotland
July 2nd, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Emergency services are racing to the scene of a reported crash of a RAF Tornado fighter near the Rest of Be Thankful pass in Argyll, Scotland, about two miles to the ... Read more...
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UFO causes mountain fire in Australia
June 20th, 2009 - 12:42 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Australian authorities are unable to explain what caused a fire on a remote mountain range in central Queensland.Authorities were alerted a to a bright flash striking the mountain at around 6.30am local ... Read more...
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‘UFO’ hits Queensland Mountain
June 19th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 19 (ANI): In the latest UFO riddle to grip Australia, a flaming object has been spotted crashing into a mountain in central Queensland.The spectacle was initially treated as a possible ... Read more...
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New Zealand hiker walks two days with broken ankle
April 1st, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, April 1 (DPA) A seriously injured hiker spent two days dragging himself three kilometres down a New Zealand glacier with a suspected broken ankle and wrist after falling down a cliff ... Read more...
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Indian Navy helicopter crashes off Goa, crew safe
March 25th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 25 (IANS) An Indian Navy Kamov-28 helicopter crashed in the Arabian Sea, 22 nautical miles off Goa, Wednesday but the crew escaped unhurt, an official said.
Three naval personnel were ... Read more...
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Drama in North Sea, 18 rescued after helicopter crashes (Lead)
February 19th, 2009 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) All 18 people on a helicopter that crashed in the North Sea Wednesday night were saved in a dramatic rescue which officials compared to the "miracle on ... Read more...
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British helicopter crashes in North Sea, all rescued
February 19th, 2009 - 8:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (Xinhua) All 18 people on board a British helicopter that crashed in the North Sea Wednesday evening have been saved in a dramatic rescue operation.
The Super Puma helicopter carrying ... Read more...
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Missing Australians rescued from New Zealand mountain
August 16th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Wellington, Aug 16 (DPA) Six Australian mountaineers trapped in bad weather while climbing New Zealand's Southern Alps were airlifted to safety Saturday by a search and rescue helicopter. The four men and ... Read more...
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Indian-origin pilot killed in plane crash in US
March 19th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by admin
Toronto, March 19 (IANS) An Indian-origin pilot died when his single-engine plane crashed near Mountain Empire airport in Virginia in the US. Toronto-based Roy Sanwalka was on his way to the Bahamas ... Read more...
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Fisherman rescued alive after 30 hours in water
February 28th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, Feb 28 (ANI): An Australian fisherman, who, along with his two mates, went missing after their fishing boat sank off the northern New South Wales coast has been found alive after ... Read more...
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Seven dead, scores missing in Nepal suspension bridge collapse
December 25th, 2007 - 7:21 pm ICT by admin
Surkhet (Nepal), Dec. 25 (ANI): At least seven persons were killed and scores were declared missing after an overloaded suspension bridge over the Bheri River here collapsed on Tuesday afternoon.
Nearly 300 people ... Read more...
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