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  • 7 On Your Side tests rescue tool for car accidents
  • Resqme is a tool that seems to help provide an easy escape route if you get trapped in your car. 7 On Your Side tests it out.
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rescue, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • stuck roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida
  • Ten people have become stuck on a roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida.
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rescue, national/world
  • Red Cross holds Marin County Heroes Breakfast
  • ABC7 News anchor Cheryl Jennings emceed the annual American Red Cross Marin County Heroes Breakfast on Thursday.
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american red cross, rescue, marin county, news
  • Red Cross holds Marin County Heroes Breakfast
  • ABC7 News anchor Cheryl Jennings emceed the annual American Red Cross Marin County Heroes Breakfast on Thursday.
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american red cross, rescue, north bay news
  • On Saturday morning, right here on ABC7, the third season of the acclaimed series "Sea Rescue" gets underway.
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animal, animals in peril, rescue, entertainment
  • Southern California police officer saves young woman
  • A dash camera captured the moments when an El Segundo police officer jumped into action to rescue a young woman.
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southern california, fire, rescue, news
  • Southern California police officer saves young woman
  • A dash camera captured the moments when an El Segundo police officer jumped into action to rescue a young woman.
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southern california, fire, rescue, california news
  • Homes in residential neighborhood in Longmont, Colo., are submerged as flooding continues to devastate the Front Range and thousands are forced to evacuate with an unconfirmed number of structures destroyed, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013
  • Another 20 Bay Area volunteers are traveling to Colorado to assist the thousands of residents there affected by recent floods.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, oil, silicon valley, accuweather
  • Colorado evacuees return to find more heartbreak
  • Rescue crews in Colorado say the number of emergency calls is dropping after they've rescued hundreds stranded by floodwaters.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • A military helicopter takes off from Boulder Municipal Airport in Boulder, Colo., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Crews are searching for pockets of individuals still stranded from flooding that began late last week
  • Helicopter searches have resumed in Colorado as the weather cleared and the sun shone over flood-damaged mountain towns.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • A military helicopter takes off from Boulder Municipal Airport in Boulder, Colo., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Crews are searching for pockets of individuals still stranded from flooding that began late last week
  • Helicopter searches have resumed in Colorado as the weather cleared and the sun shone over flood-damaged mountain towns.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • Colorado flooded road
  • A few members of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Red Cross are already on the ground in Colorado.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • Colorado flooded road
  • A few members of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Red Cross are already on the ground in Colorado.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • Colorado flooding victim rescued by helicopter
  • Parts of Colorado were hit by more rain, hampering efforts to expand searches for people stranded by flooding.
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flooding, storm, evacuation, disaster, missing person, rescue, search and rescue, red cross, accuweather
  • Colorado floods
  • In Colorado the number of people unaccounted for has risen to more than 170.
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missing person, rescue, flooding, disaster, accuweather
  • Chickens
  • More than a thousand hens are about to catch a flight to freedom in the East Bay.
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vacaville, new york, animal, animals in peril, rescue, east bay news, alan wang
  • Car into water in Vallejo
  • The Coast Guard participated in a rescue operation in Vallejo where a man drove his car into the Napa River early Sunday morning.
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vallejo, driving, water, alcohol, coast guard, rescue, north bay news
  • Half Moon Bay Golf Course warning sign
  • A man sustained major injuries and had to be airlifted to Stanford Hospital after falling 100-feet off a Half Moon Bay Golf Course cliff.
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half moon bay, rescue, peninsula news, lilian kim
  • Half Moon Bay Golf Course warning sign
  • A man sustained major injuries and had to be airlifted to Stanford Hospital after falling 100-feet off a Half Moon Bay Golf Course cliff.
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half moon bay, rescue, news
  • Firefighters in Martinez rescued a kitten Friday morning that had become stuck in a truck engine.
  • Firefighters in Martinez rescued a kitten Friday morning that had become stuck in a truck engine.
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animal, animals in peril, martinez, contra costa county, rescue, east bay news
  • San Francisco law enforcement
  • San Francisco has launched a new home loan program not based on income, but on vocation, designed to help first responders.
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disaster, search and rescue, rescue, crime, mortgages, loans, real estate, sffd, SFPD, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • San Francisco law enforcement
  • San Francisco launched a new home loan program Tuesday not based on income, but on vocation, designed to help first responders.
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disaster, search and rescue, rescue, crime, mortgages, loans, real estate, sffd, SFPD, news
  • A 10-year-old girl in Georgia is being hailed as a hero for coming to the aid of her neighbors.
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children, fire, rescue, national/world
  • Deer saved in the Santa Cruz Mountains
  • New video shows a deer being rescued after it became stuck in a net in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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santa cruz, santa cruz mountains, animal, animals in peril, rescue, south bay news
  • Marin County Search and Rescue Team rescues 19-year-old male hiker
  • The Marin County Search and Rescue Team helped save a 19-year-old man in Yosemite over the weekend.
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marin county, yosemite, rescue, north bay news
  • Man rescued from cliff at Del Valle Regional Park
  • A hiker got stranded Wednesday in Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore.
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livermore, rescue, east bay news
  • Army specialist saves man on subway tracks
  • Watch the dramatic rescue caught on surveillance camera in Washington D.C. as a man in a wheelchair rolls onto subway tracks.
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army, rescue, national/world
  • Andrew Pelham invents E-Z Baby Saver
  • An 11-year-old boy in Tennessee invented a device that could help prevent parents from accidentally leaving babies inside hot cars.
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rescue, children, national/world
  • Army specialist saves man on subway tracks
  • Watch the dramatic rescue caught on camera in Washington D.C. as a man in a wheelchair rolls onto subway tracks.
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army, rescue, news
  • 911 calls from Asiana plane crash
  • The recordings of the 911 calls from Saturday's Asiana plane crash at SFO reveal what witnesses saw unfold before them.
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Asiana Airlines crash, plane crash, san francisco international airport, rescue, sffd, news
  • Flight attendant carried crash victims to safety
  • A flight attendant on board Asiana Airlines Flight 214 carried victims on her back to safety, not realizing she broke her tailbone.
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san francisco international airport, Asiana Airlines crash, rescue, plane crash, news
  • Somehow, a dog in Florida got himself stuck between a cars steering mechanism and the axle.
  • Somehow, a dog in Florida got himself stuck between a car's steering mechanism and the axle.
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animal, animals in peril, rescue, news
  • Somehow, a dog in Florida got himself stuck between a cars steering mechanism and the axle.
  • Somehow, a dog in Florida got himself stuck between a car's steering mechanism and the axle.
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animal, animals in peril, rescue, watercooler
  • A bride-to-be in Pennsylvania is being hailed as a hero for saving a boys life during her engagement photo shoot.
  • A bride-to-be in Pennsylvania is being hailed as a hero for saving a boy's life during her engagement photo shoot.
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rescue, children, weddings, caught on tape, news
  • A bride-to-be in Pennsylvania is being hailed as a hero for saving a boys life during her engagement photo shoot.
  • A bride-to-be in Pennsylvania is being hailed as a hero for saving a boy's life during her engagement photo shoot.
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rescue, children, weddings, caught on tape, watercooler
  • Two men tried in vain to save their wives Sunday afternoon after a wave swept them into the water at Bonny Doon Beach.
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santa cruz county, highway 1, rescue, water, coast guard, milpitas, south bay news
  • Officials say two women in their 30s died when they fell into the ocean at Bonny Doon Beach Sunday afternoon.
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santa cruz county, highway 1, rescue, water, coast guard, south bay news
  • Rescue shot through victims perspective
  • A California man hurt in a whitewater accident in the Sierra captures his own rescue on camera.
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sierra, rescue, news
  • Van pulled from bay at San Franciscos Marina Green
  • A woman who died in a minivan that drove into the San Francisco Bay on Friday has been identified as 60-year-old Debra Crenshaw.
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san francisco bay, SFPD, sffd, coast guard, water, rescue, search and rescue, driving, traffic, san francisco news
  • Van pulled from bay at San Franciscos Marina Green
  • Nearly 18 hours after a bizarre crash at San Francisco's Marina Green, crews pulled a submerged van and its driver from the bay.
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san francisco bay, SFPD, sffd, coast guard, water, rescue, search and rescue, driving, traffic, san francisco news
  • Van pulled from bay at San Franciscos Marina Green
  • Nearly 18 hours after a bizarre crash at San Francisco's Marina Green, crews pulled a submerged van and its driver from the bay.
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san francisco bay, SFPD, sffd, coast guard, water, rescue, search and rescue, driving, traffic, news
  • Crews arrived at San Franciscos Marina Green this morning to help recover a body from a van that crashed into the bay on Friday.
  • Crews arrived at San Francisco's Marina Green this morning to help recover a body from a van that drove into the bay on Friday.
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san francisco bay, SFPD, sffd, coast guard, water, rescue, search and rescue, driving, traffic, news
  • Van in bay near Marina Green
  • A minivan drove into in the water near San Francisco's Marina Green, but it and a body inside remain submerged for the night.
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san francisco bay, SFPD, sffd, coast guard, water, rescue, search and rescue, driving, traffic, san francisco news
  • 3 men try to save woman in minivan in SF Bay
  • There were 3 men that jumped in and attempted to break the glass of the sinking minivan to help rescue the person inside.
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rescue, san francisco bay, marina district, news
  • SF rescue crew on a boat
  • A body was recovered from a van submerged in the water near San Francisco's Marina Green after it drove into the bay.
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san francisco bay, marina district, rescue, news
  • Van in bay near Marina Green
  • Dive teams are searching the Bay for possible survivors after a van drove into the water at San Francisco's Marina Green.
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san francisco bay, SFPD, sffd, coast guard, water, rescue, search and rescue, driving, traffic, news
  • Child in China falls from building
  • In a case of being in the right place at the right time -- a group of men in China caught a child who fell from a fifth-story window.
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china, children, falls, rescue, news
  • Coast Guard rescues 4 people along San Mateo coast
  • The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a kite surfer and three people in a boat, stranded without a working motor.
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san mateo county, rescue, coast guard, wind, san francisco bay, peninsula news
  • Coast Guard rescues 4 people along San Mateo coast
  • The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a kite surfer and three people in a boat, stranded without a working motor.
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san mateo county, wind, coast guard, rescue, san francisco bay, news
  • Two men are being called heroes after they jumped into the Oakland Estuary to rescue four people from a submerged car on Sunday.
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oakland, rescue, crash, east bay news