How Ukrainian soldier survived 2 weeks in #Russian dugout
#Lietunov started running in direction of other #Ukrainian soldiers. He spotted a fortified position
I was shouting. Thought my guys were inside. Went into dugout, saw a bloke in uniform aiming automatic rifle at me
Told him I was with such & such brigade & had been bombed
He said Come inside
I went in. Heard his accent; Russian
I said: You are not one of us, are you? Please don’t kill me
Video shows bear cub trapped inside a Southern California storm drain, another stuck in tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diQuxurfmb0 Video shows a mother bear looking up at a tree in Monrovia, where her two cubs are playing around in the branches. Before they made it up the tree, one of them had been stuck up in front of someone's house for three days and the other little one fell into a storm drain earlier and needed help crawling back out. Anna Howie and her dog Loki have been checking in on the bear family for days. She says the mother bear has been going up in the tree […]Rescued sea otters make debut at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Two orphaned sea otters that were rescued off the Central California coast are making their debuts at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. On Tuesday the aquarium posted video of the otters, named Willow and Suri, as they entered the Sea Otter Exhibit. "After many adventures together, today Suri and Willow return to us as both charming ambassadors for their species and stellar candidates for our Sea Otter Program," the aquarium said on its Facebook page. Source: Rescued sea otters make debut at […]https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/16/rescued-sea-otters-make-debut-at-monterey-bay-aquarium/
Bystander helps rescue man who fell into the river near Pittsburgh’s Mister Rogers statue
A man was rescued from the river along the North Shore River Walk thanks to some quick action by a bystander. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, just before 3 a.m., police, fire, and EMS were called to a reported drowning near the Mister Rogers Memorial on the North Shore. Prior to first responders arriving on the scene, a bystander heard a man screaming for help in the river. He was able to locate the man, call 911, and hold onto his arm while they waited for help to arrive. Once […]Homeless ex-con rescues lost 6-year-old boy he spotted wandering through Miami streets
A homeless ex-con rescued a lost child he spotted wandering through the streets of Miami late Wednesday night — earning him high praise from officers, who warned there was no telling “what would have happened” to the boy if he hadn’t stepped up. Arnett Johnson has slept on the same bench in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood since he was released from prison six months ago. On Wednesday, Johnson was stunned to see a young boy walking around on his own just before midnight, according […]Deputies rescue campers who say they were stalked by mountain lion in Colorado backcountry
When two campers in the Colorado backcountry thought they were being stalked by a mountain lion last week, Clear Creek County deputies decided to mount a rescue themselves. In a social media post, the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said, "We admire Alpine Rescue Team so much that we wanted to be like them." According to the sheriff's office, the two campers were on St. Mary's Glacier late Thursday night when one of them reported they were being stalked by a mountain lion. The camper […]