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Skilful helicopter pilot balances chopper on crash barrier at accident scene

By AOL Travel, May 02, 2013

The amazing moment a skilful helicopter pilot gently balanced a chopper on a crash barrier to drop a doctor off at a car accident in a remote part of Norway was captured on video. The footage...
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Woman hires digger to rescue Jack Russell trapped in pipe for five days

By AOL Travel, Apr 13, 2013

A dog owner hired a digger to rescue her Jack Russell terrier trapped in an underground pipe for five days. Lulu was freed and emerged unhurt after a rescue operation that saw the surface...
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Man airlifted from cruise ship off Shetland Islands

By AOL Travel, Mar 29, 2013

A "seriously ill" pensioner had to be airlifted to hospital from a cruise ship off the Shetland Islands on Thursday. The 76-year-old man was take off the ship operated by Voyages of...
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Video: Dramatic rescue of mother and son stranded 3,000ft up Snowdon

By AOL Travel, Mar 22, 2013

An RAF Sea King helicopter was scrambled on Wednesday in a bid to rescue a mother and son stranded at more than 3,000ft up Mount Snowdon. The Sea King flew out from Valley, Anglesey, after the...
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Ukrainian special forces rescue kidnapped British tourist

By AOL Travel, Mar 12, 2013

A British tourist has been rescued by Ukrainian special forces after he was kidnapped in southern Ukraine and forced to telephone relatives in the UK to demand a £20,000 ransom. The...
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Video: Beachgoers form 'human chain' to save boy from drowning in New Zealand

By AOL Travel, Mar 11, 2013

A group of people, including tourists and police, joined together to form a human chain to save a boy from drowning in the sea at a beach in New Zealand. Joshua McQuoid, 12, was swept out to sea...
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Teenage Ryanair flight attendant to receive award for saving woman's life

By AOL Travel, Mar 11, 2013

A teenage air steward is to receive a top award for saving the life of a passenger who suffered a heart attack at more than 30,000 feet. SouthWestBusiness reports that Luke Rexworthy from...
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Dramatic rescue of camel stuck in mud among mangroves in India

By AOL Travel, Mar 06, 2013

This camel would be forgiven for getting the hump after it was left stranded in mud for more than 12 hours. Its concerned owner spotted his rare Kharai camel lying down trapped in the mud,...
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