water rescue

Man Rescued by Firefighters: Car in the Pond in Front of Maggiano’s Little Italy, Schaumburg

Sat Sep 3, 2011 09:24 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Scene at Maggiano’s Saturday night where a man accidentally backed his car into a pond. Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:41 p.m. Saturday to a report of a driver in the pond in […]

Chicago Fire, Police Rescue 8 from Boat in Distress East of Navy Pier

Sat Aug 27, 2011 06:17 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Fire Department and Chicago Police Department responded about 5:00 p.m. Saturday to a water rescue/boat in distress near the Chicago Harbor lighthouse off near Navy Pier. At least eight people were reported rescued from […]

Chicago Fire Department, Police, Coast Guard Rescue Man in Lake Michigan Near Oak Street Beach

Sat Jul 30, 2011 06:26 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Fire Department, Chicago police officers and the U.S. Coast Guard responded just after 4:50 p.m. Saturday to a water rescue call in Lake Michigan east of Oak Street Beach. Rescuers received a call that […]

Family of 4 Rescued from Sailboat Tossed in Rough Weather in Santa Barbara Harbor

Mon Mar 21, 2011 01:40 pm aauthor

The U.S. Coast Guard and Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol rescued a family of four and their dog from a sailboat that broke free from its moorings amid rough weather in Santa Barbara, California. Early Sunday, […]

Chevy Avalanche Crashes Off of Will Rogers Turnpike into Spring River, Miami, OK

Thu Feb 3, 2011 10:14 am Cardinal News

At least three people were killed Thursday when the pickup truck they were in went off of a snow-covered interstate bridge and plunged 80 feet into the icy Spring River below. Miami, Okla. police say […]

Water Rescue for Possible Drowning at Busse Lake at Busse Woods

Sun Aug 15, 2010 03:35 pm Cardinal News

Elk Grove Village Fire Department responded to report of a possible drowning at Busse Lake, 100 Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. Elk Grove Village Fire Department put out a request for all MABAS Division […]

Severe Lightning Across Chicagoland, Severe Flooding in Westchester with Water Rescue at a Nursing Home

Sat Jul 24, 2010 08:39 am Cardinal News

Video of storm that pounded Chicago, Elmhurst, Westchester and other western suburbs especially hard Friday, as viewed from Payton Hill in Arlington Heights. After a steamy hot day with a near record high of 95°F […]

Lake Michigan Boat Crash South of Harbor Near Lake Forest and Fort Sheridan, 3 Victims

Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:11 pm Cardinal News

Lake Forest Fire Department responded about 10:30 p.m. Friday to a boat crash into a break wall in Lake Michigan south of the harbor — possibly closer to Fort Sheridan. Highwood Fire Department and Highland […]

Abby Sunderland Found in Indian Ocean by Chartered Qantas Airbus A330 Search Plane

Fri Jun 11, 2010 06:53 am Cardinal News

Abby Sunderland has been found uninjured by 11 trained SES air observers and an Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) officer aboard a chartered Qantas A330. Abby Sunderland, 16-year-old California girl who was feared lost […]

Rescue from Partially-Submerged Vehicle in Apartment Pond Near Busse and Dempster

Wed Apr 14, 2010 05:53 am Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a report about 10:40 p.m. Tuesday of a car crashed through a fence into a pond, just north of the intersection of Busse and Dempster. When Mount Prospect […]

Westmont Police Officer Rescues Man; Firefighters Rescue Woman from Retention Pond Near Richmond & 63rd

Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:34 pm Cardinal News

LeRoy Hurlbert, 67, and his wife Pearla, 70, were were rescued Monday night after their car ended up in a retention pond near 63rd and Richmond in Westmont. A Westmont female police officer rescued LeRoy […]

Los Angeles Firefighter Rescues Dog in Los Angeles River at Bandini Bridge [VIDEO]

Sat Jan 23, 2010 06:53 am Cardinal News

Video showing LAFD Air Operations Fire 4 with hoist/swift water rescue and safely placing firefighter and dog on Bandini Boulevard Bridge. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter Joe St. Georges, 50, was lowered by a helicopter […]

Deerfield Drowning of Michael Johnson, Crewmember Dredging Pond at Baxter

Wed Nov 4, 2009 09:48 am Cardinal News

Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District was called for an extra alarm Diver’s Box about 1:15 p.m. after a crew member from US Aqua Vac of Colorado was reported to be trapped under water and out of […]

Boaters Harry Smith, Curtis Malone Rescued in Kankakee River After Capsizing at Dam

Thu Oct 29, 2009 03:12 pm Cardinal News

View Chicago Area, Lake Michigan Drownings, Searches, and Rescues in a larger map Kankakee River near South Washington Avenue bridge were the river flows from east to west. Harry Smith, 29, and Curtis Malone 52, […]

Wheeling Dive Box for Water Rescue of Person Trapped Under Dam

Sat Jun 20, 2009 05:56 pm admin

Wheeling Fire Department requested an extra alarm Dive Box for the water rescue of a person trapped under Dam #1 of the Des Plaines River at about 5:45 p.m. Saturday. The person has been identified […]

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