search and rescue

Coast Guard suspends search for missing dad and teen son, 15, who disappeared on shrimping trip

Benedicto Jaramillo and his teen son, Angel Alejandro Jaramillo, never returned from a Saturday morning shrimping trip, and the US Coast Guard has now called off their search for the...

Mystery man's body found during search for missing Florida diver — who family thinks may have blacked out

The search for a missing diver in Florida took a bizarre twist Monday when rescuers found a different body -- whose identity is also a mystery.

Body of third victim of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse recovered

Authorities recovered the body of another victim of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Friday.

Baltimore longshoremen 'worried to death' for livelihoods after bridge collapse

The level of uncertainty has left the 2,400 members of the International Longshoremen's Association Local No. 333 union "petrified."

Riley Strain search helmed by same rescue group that tried to find Cameron Robbins, who vanished in shark-infested waters

Search-and-rescue nonprofit United Cajun Navy announced Tuesday they'll help with the mysterious case of Riley Strain, 22, a University of Missouri student last seen near the Cumberland River in Nashville...

Family of missing Missouri college student hope to bring him home safely: 'He's my best friend, my everything'

The family of Riley Strain spoke to the public on Tuesday, saying that the United Cajun Navy will assist in the search for the missing Missouri college student.

Naked hiker rescued after bystanders heard him screaming for help in suburban Los Angeles

The nude hiker was hoisted from a helicopter after being stranded for hours.

Florida hikers rescued after being lost for hours in alligator-infested swamp, video shows

The hikers appeared healthy and grateful to be rescued on the video, telling deputies, "We're good."

Mom on anniversary hike with her husband vanishes under the ice while trying to save dog

An Alaskan mother of four disappeared while swimming under the ice of a frozen river while trying to rescue her dog, which fell in during a hike she was taking...

Royal Caribbean cruise ship passenger missing after going overboard on trip to the Bahamas

A 41-year-old man went overboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Saturday night during a voyage to the Bahamas – and the US Coast Guard searched 1,625 square miles before suspending...

Hiker miraculously survives 1,200-foot fall down ravine after avalanche

The hiker walked away from the fall with a broken arm and hypothermia.

Hiker rescued three days after falling 1,000 feet off Hawaiian mountain trail: report

Ian Snyder, 34, had been hiking alone Dec. 4 on the Koʻolau Summit Trail when he tumbled a fifth of a mile off the side of the steep, treacherous path.

'Miracle' rescue as elderly woman missing for four days found in car at bottom of canyon

Penny Kay Clark, 72, was reported missing by her family on Dec. 5.

California hiker trapped under 5-ton boulder for 7 hours rescued by volunteers and Navy medics

A search and rescue crew estimated the boulder crushing his leg weighed between 6,000 and 10,000 pounds.

Family of 5 rescued from Colorado mountains amid plummeting temperatures

The family were hiking on the Greenhorn mountains when the effects of high altitude, snow and cold temperatures set in.

Family of missing Carnival passenger believes he slipped off ship

The family of a Louisiana man who officials said jumped off a Carnival cruise ship and went missing believes the dad-of-two actually slipped – based on video footage of the...

Texas marketing exec, 59, drank from puddle, ate tadpoles to survive 107-degree heat after getting lost while hiking

Jeff Hahn, 59, of Austin, and his 25-year-old daughter Harper Hahn planned to hike just a few miles inside Big Bend Ranch State Park in mid-June.

Huge search for 28-year-old man missing off Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico

The United States Coast Guard has launched a search for a 28-year-old man who was reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship that departed from New Orleans on Sunday.

Kayak owners say group that was with missing Calif. yogi said nothing, left hotel after she vanished in Guatemala lake

The owners of a company that rented out a kayak to a California yogi who disappeared during a retreat in Guatemala claimed the group she was with acted strangely --...

Loyal dog found alive beside hiker owner's body 2 months after he vanished

A hunter stumbled across the man's corpse more than two miles east of the summit — along with his Jack Russell terrier, Finny.