The Houston Fire Department department was ready and willing to take extreme measures to get the stranded victims down.

Tuesday morning was busy for firefighters in Mission, Texas, as they responded to calls for help after heavy rains and flooding hit the area.

Within 45 minutes Koda had tracked the young girl's scent and found her in a boggy area behind the family home.

Some said they hoped the man got a good dressing-down for his behavior; others said they hoped he was fined.

'Rescue personnel responded and found a female patient who had fallen approximately 40 to 50 feet down a waterfall from the top of the falls.'

When New York State Troopers and firefighters arrived, the car was nose-down in the water and still settling.

Most people wouldn't think twice about making sandcastles or digging in the sand, but the water isn't the only danger on the beach.

The officer was on patrol in Atlanta, Georgia, May 13 when he spotted unusual behavior being displayed by a driver.

Flames leaped from the vehicle and started to make their way into the woods along the road, endangering those in the area.

Another local arrived and tried to engage her, but she continued to ignore them and work her way down the bridge.