Showing posts with label equine rescue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label equine rescue. Show all posts

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Man rescued from sea 9 miles off Japan coast

"A 60-year-old man was rescued two days after he was swept miles out to sea on the roof of his house by the huge tsunami which hit Japan Friday, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.

Hiromitsu Shinkawa was plucked to safety at 12:40 p.m. local time Sunday (10:40 p.m. Saturday ET) after he was spotted nine miles off shore by the crew of a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, the AFP said."

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Friday, March 19, 2010

Stranded Horse Flies His Way to Safety

"A horse named Colorado got to play Pegasus for a few minutes today after he was attached to a long rope and rescued by helicopter from a sand bank in Arizona's Gila River."

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