The map reportedly led them to a different trail than they intended to take. By the time they spotted a perilous drop-off, it was too late.

Nearly 80 dogs were pulled from cramped, squalid conditions, and six died from distemper in the care of their rescuers.

When a driver found a bobcat wedged in his grille, the experts took over in a rescue that combined caution and fast reflexes.

When the two still hadn't returned after dark, the man's girlfriend, a deputy and a good Samaritan with a boat went searching.

The six were wet and cold from their adventures, and they had to be reached by rope when the police and fire departments came to help.

Bryce Brooks was on vacation with his family in Florida when he noticed four children being swept out by the ocean tide.

The family lived on the upper floor and the fire had taken over their only exit, so they waited upstairs for help to arrive.

Toby the Labrador retriever has proven that he is a very loyal, very good boy after keeping a close watch on his little boy.

Roberts realized something was wrong when he spotted a frantic woman standing in traffic, and then saw an elderly woman gasping.

The original owner was hospitalized and never came back to claim them, so the animal center was left with a dilemma.