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FILE - The Bronx River (credit: Jim Henderson/ Wikimedia Commons)

Boy, 5, Rescued From Bronx River

A 5-year-old boy was rescued from the Bronx River Sunday.

2013/05/12

Woman Reconnects With Man Who Saved Her Life When She Was 5

It has been nearly five decades since a 5-year-old girl was rescued from the water off Lido Beach, Long Island. Now, so many years later, the girl who was rescued – now a 53-year-old woman — thanked the man who saved her life.

2013/04/13

A Vans RV-10, like the one shown here, went down on Feb. 21, 2013. (credit: Vans Aircraft)

After Hours Of Searching, Rescuers Save 3 N.J. Men After Small Plane Crash In The Adirondacks

Forest rangers initially headed to Nye Mountain based on coordinates provided by the men. They eventually realized that was the wrong location and the actual crash site was at nearby Big Burn Mountain.

2013/02/22

Kayakers Rescued From Chilly Water After Accident In Jamaica Bay

Water temperatures around New York Harbor are currently around 40 degrees. The 32-year-old kayakers were treated for hypothermia and are in stable condition.

2013/02/09

Worker Rescued After Being Stuck On Top Of Roosevelt Island Tram

The ironworker doing the maintenance high up at the top of the Roosevelt Island tower somehow got his foot stuck between a cable and a wheel.

2013/02/05

Capt. Aly Akl and Det. Robert Brager were hoisted aboard the helicopter on Jan. 29, 2013. (credit: NYPD)

VIDEO: NYPD Air Rescue Saves Cargo Ship Pilot Near Verrazano Bridge

The Grey Shark, a 330-foot commercial cargo ship, was anchored between the Verrazano Bridge and the Staten Island Ferry Terminal Tuesday when its skipper had a heart attack, police said.

2013/01/30

Two Rescued After Small Plane Crashes In Hudson River Near Yonkers

Yonkers police say there were only two people aboard the plane, which crashed and sank early Sunday evening. The conditions of the two survivors were not immediately known.

2013/01/27

Boy Recovering After Falling Down Elevator Shaft In Mount Vernon

A 12-year-old boy was recovering Monday, after falling into an elevator shaft several floors up in a Mount Vernon building over the weekend.

2012/12/10

George Washington Bridge (Credit: CBS 2)

Police Rescue Man Poised To Jump From George Washington Bridge

A teen who was about to jump off the George Washington Bridge was rescued Monday by four officers from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

2012/11/19

Rhode Island Woman Missing Following Boating Accident On Long Island Sound

Dangerous tide and current conditions have caused rescuers to suspend a search in the Long Island Sound waters near Fishers Island for a woman who disappeared when the boat she was aboard sank.

2012/08/19

Hardly ‘Resting,’ Miranda Lambert Saves More Puppies

Just because she was on “vocal rest” recently didn’t mean Miranda wasn’t working. During the last couple weeks she wound up rescuing six more puppies!

2012/07/26

Peter Vallone Jr. (credit: petervallone.com)

NYC Councilman, Brothers Help Save Two Girls At NJ Beach

There were some scary moments at the Jersey Shore over the weekend after two little girls got caught in the strong undertow at Long Branch.

2012/07/24

Good Samaritan, Dog Rescued From Cliff In Weehawken

A man had to be rescued after he tried to save a dog that fell hundreds of feet down a cliff along the Hudson River in New Jersey.

2012/05/23

Firefighters Injured, Families Left Homeless After Bronx Blaze

“We had fire in four buildings throughout this operation,” said FDNY Chief Ron Spadafora.

2012/04/14

Upper East Side Scaffolding Collapse - New York, NY - Apr 13, 2012 (credit: CBS2)

Exclusive: Engineer Rescued From Scaffold Collapse Speaks Out

“One side of the scaffold started to slip very fast. I don’t know what happened or why. It just started to slip very fast,” said Anmar Mohammed of Astoria.

2012/04/14

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