David Fisher and his son Felix were given a “Lifesaving Citizen Award” by Mayor Scott Willis, of Westfield, Indiana, after they used their jump rope skills to save a 19-year-old man and his dog who ...

The rope that the fishermen severed was free-floating — as is common with creel gear. Because the rope is loose, it forms loops underwater that can ensnare whales. “The Scottish Entanglement ...

In order to extricate the patient from the steep terrain, crews had to utilize a rope system, the department said. That haul system was anchored to the department's heavy rescue squad, while a ...

British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR ... existing entangled rope which caught onto the farm moorings as it swam by. "Thankfully the BDMLR team were not only able to free the whale from ...

“During the rescue it became clear that the whale had previously been entangled and was carrying old ropes of a type not used by OSH. “It was this existing entangled rope which caught on to the farm ...

Two workers were able to get to safety on their own, but their criticially injured colleage was still 15 stories in their air, dangling from a a rope system. During the rescue efforts, the Fort ...