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Million-to-One Chance Saves Dying Baby
It was a million-to-one chance that saved her baby’s life when a frantic mother rushed out into the street looking for help. At that very moment First Aider Naa Kai Laryea, 16, just happened to be walking past her door … Continue reading
Homeless Hero in Line for George Medal
A dramatic life-saving rescue by a homeless man could win him the George Medal from Her Majesty the Queen. Adan Abobaker,38, risked his own life jumping into the icy Thames to save a suicidal woman. A temporary resident at St … Continue reading
Tariq Jahan: Pride of Britain
Tariq Jahan – father of one of three young men killed during the UK riots in August – is the winner of one of 2011 Pride of Britain Awards. Mr. Jahan, whose son Haroon was mown down by a car … Continue reading
Animal Charity Wants To Find Good Samaritan Who Saved Drowning Kitten
An animal rescue charity in the U.S. town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, wants to find and thank a good Samaritan who risked her life to wade into flood waters and rescue a drowning kitten. The town was devastated by freak floods … Continue reading
‘Total Stranger’ Defends Car From Riot Mob
Tory Pearson became an Internet sensation after footage of her defending a BMW from a riot mob was published on YouTube. Ms Pearson was filmed repeatedly fighting off hoards of rioting hockey fans, who rampaged through the Canadian city of … Continue reading
Councilman Chases Down Horse Thieves
A UK Councilman did ‘more than his civic duty’ when he chased a horse thief for more than five miles. Alex Stevenson, a councillor in Derbyshire, UK, was in his Land Rover at a local market when two men ran … Continue reading
Community Spirit Thrives on Remote New Zealand Island
When Stewart Island – a remote island off the far southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island – was left without electricity during an unseasonal snow storm, local store owners Jill Skerrett and Richard Wilson came to the rescue. The … Continue reading
Palm Beach Man Is The Cat’s Meow!
A California man has become a community hero to 250,000 starving feral cats – and their grateful neighbours. Jim Strout spends every night patrolling the streets of Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County, California, in a car packed with cat … Continue reading
Child Kidnapper Foiled by Local Hero
Antonio Diaz Chacon risked his own life to rescue a six-year old girl, snatched off a New Mexico, U.S., street by a kidnapper. After seeing a man grab the girl, pull her into a van and speed off, Mr. Chacon … Continue reading

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