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Italian tourist rescued after getting lost during bush walk in Australia

Abc.net.au reports that an Italian tourist missing in the Edith Falls area, about 60 kilometres north of Katherine, has been found. Marco De Amicis, 26, was found this morning by a group of bush walkers near the Jatbulla Trail close to the popular tourist site of Edith Falls. The bush walkers had heard the Italian national yelling for help. Read article

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United States: Canadian climber rescued after being injured on Washington mountain

Theolympian.com reports that a Canadian climber was injured in a fall Sunday while descending from the summit of Mount Rainier. National Park spokeswoman Patti Wold says he was at the 13,500-foot level at the top of Emmons Glacier when he fell. Read article

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Greece: Spanish family rescued from yacht after being caught in a storm

According to thelocal.es, an ‘uncooperative’ Spanish family of five stranded on a yacht amid gale-force winds in the Aegean Sea was rescued by the Greek coastguard on Sunday after an operation including a helicopter airlift and a speedboat. “We received a distress call from a Spanish woman on board a yacht with three children, who […]

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Maine: Injured hiker rescued by airlift from Mount Katahdin

As reported by Bostonherald.com, officials say a hiker has been airlifted from Maine’s highest mountain after he was injured by a falling rock. Sixty-two-year-old Ned Hamara of Texas was hurt after a large rock fell on him Monday afternoon while he was hiking Mount Katahdin at Baxter State Park in Piscataquis County. Read Article

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Border guards rescue two Emiratis lost in Saudi desert

According to arabnews.com, the Border Guard rescued two United Arab Emirates (UAE) citizens who lost their way deep in the Rub Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) desert recently. The two were reported missing on Wednesday evening. “The Border Guard office in Batha received a call for help at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday about the missing two. Another […]

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Tourists rescued from breakaway ice floe in Canadian Arctic

According to theherald.com, an Australian tourist has survived a freezing ordeal after his tour group was stranded on a drifting and sinking ice floe in the Canadian Arctic. Melbourne surgeon Professor Ian Jones was in a group of about 30 tourists and guides who were stuck after the slab of ice broke off from Baffin […]

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Utah: 70-year-old resident saves life of tourist at Zion Nation Park

According to Kutv.com, a 70-year-old Utah resident is credited with saving a man from sliding down a steep ledge during a violent seizure. Bountiful resident Brent Anderson tells The Salt Lake Tribune he and his wife had stopped at a scenic overlook Monday in Zion National Park. Anderson said he’d been chatting with an Oklahoma […]

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United Kingdom: Tourists rescued from sinking sightseeing boat

Dailymail.co.uk reports that almost 50 people were rescued this afternoon after a birdwatching boat hit a rock off the Pembrokeshire coast and began to sink. The Lady Helen sent out a mayday call just before 1pm saying it had run aground at Little Sound, part of Skomer Island and was taking on water. A massive […]

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Tourists stuck in sand dunes rescued by Dubai police

Gulfnews.com reports that the Dubai Police’s Air Wing rescued an Australian and British tourist stuck in the sand dunes in the Al Faiya area of the emirate on Wednesday. The helicopter, which was on patrol, spotted the tourists’ four-wheel drive vehicle at 10.30am. Read article

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China: 24 tourists rescued after falling off bridge in Fenghuang

According to straitstimes.com, “The final day of a China’s golden week holiday marked terror for more than 20 people who fell into a river when a suspension bridge tilted in a tourist town. All of them survived. About 40 tourists were returning from a bonfire party in Fenghuang in central Hunan province on Wednesday evening […]

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