Tag: rescue

Horse suffers 12 hours of terror after “idiot” leaves gate open

A HORSE suffered a terrifying 12-hour ordeal after an “idiot” left a gate open, allowing the animal to get trapped in a wartime shelter. Four-year-old...

Firefighters rescue 220 obese Scots in five years

FIREFIGHTERS have been called in to rescue at least 220 obese Scots over the past five years who were too overweight to move themselves. Victims...

Loyal pooch saves owner’s life

AN elderly dog walker's loyal pet dog could have stopped him freezing to death after he collapsed yards from a raging river. Jimmy Brown, 73,...

Mystery of missing Microlight reported to have crashed into sea

By Mikaela Skea   RESCUERS say they are puzzled by an aircraft crash that was reported by two separate witnesses but left no wreckage. The “accident” involved...

Manchester firefighters save Scots kayakers – in North Berwick

TWO Scots kayakers had to be rescued by firefighters from Manchester who are sailing around the British coast for charity.   The two men, believed...

What’s that, Lassie? Fire chiefs spend £1m a year on pet rescues?

SCOTS firefighters spent an astonishing £1m last year on hundreds of “absurdly wasteful” animal rescues, official figures have revealed. The call-outs included...

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