Have you ever had to save someone? Everyone who has had a chance to save someone else's life says that while doing this you experience incomparable sensations. Today we have collected stories of miraculous salvation from seemingly hopeless situations.
Apollo 13
In 1970, an oxygen tank exploded on board during the flight of the Apollo 13 spacecraft. Guided by radio by earth engineers, the astronauts managed to assemble a system for cleaning the atmosphere of the ship from carbon dioxide and returned safely to Earth.
Tommy the cat
In 2005, 911 was called, but nothing was heard on the other end of the line. An officer sent to check what was the matter found the owner of the house, Gary Rosheisen, helplessly lying next to a wheelchair and a cat by the telephone receiver. After Gary said that he tried to teach the cat to dial 911, but was not sure of the success of the training. Till today!
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Rescue dog
One day, Debbie Parkourst took a bad bite of an apple and began to choke. She tried to apply Heimlich's trick on herself, but to no avail. At this time, her dog Toby knocked her to the floor from behind and jumped on the ribs until the apple flew out.
Dolphin Moko
In 2008, off the coast of New Zealand, a sperm whale with a cub ran aground. Attempts by people to help the animals ended in failure, but at that moment a dolphin named Moko appeared and showed the sperm whales the way to big water.
Rope walker on a lift
Once in the Arapaho district, a tourist fell off a mountain lift and got entangled in the straps of his backpack, hovering high above the ground. Fortunately, one of the ski instructors turned out to be a professional tightrope walker. He made his way to the unlucky skier and helped him free himself.
Jessica McClure
Half a year old Jessica was not lucky to fall into a narrow abandoned well. Rescuers had to dig a parallel shaft nearby to pull her out, and the entire rescue operation was broadcast live on CNN.
Daniel Mazur and Lincoln Hall
After a two-hour descent from the summit of Everest, Lincoln Hall was so weak that the satellites considered him dead. However, he was later stumbled upon by another climber named Daniel Mazur, and rescued, interrupting his ascent. Not all climbers are so lucky. People who descend often are unable to carry their fallen comrades, and those who climb do not want to interrupt the ascent, for which they have been preparing for many years. You can die a few meters from dozens of people.
Hudson River Rescue
On January 15, 2009, Flight 1548, departing from New York, lost control and splashed down on the Hudson River. The miracle is that when the plane fell, only one person died, the rest were picked up from the water by rescuers. The pilot was declared a national hero and a feature film was subsequently shot about this event.
Drowning children in Central Park
In February 2017, Bennett Jonas and Ethan Thornbull skated in Central Park, and several children frolicked on the ice nearby. Suddenly the ice cracked and the children were in the water. Jonas and Thornbull managed to save all seven.
Ingrid Betancourt
During the election campaign for the presidency of Colombia in 2002, Ingrid was captured by terrorists and for 6 years no one knew what happened to her. After several unsuccessful attempts, the government managed to organize the rescue of Ingrid, which was celebrated throughout the country.
Chilean miners
On August 5, 2010, a mine collapsed in northern Chile, and 33 people were underground. They remained in captivity for several months, and only on October 10, the world was able to see how the miners get to the surface and reunite with their relatives.
Manfred Kick
Kik was quietly driving his electric car on the Autobahn near Munich, when he suddenly noticed that the car in front was moving suspiciously unevenly. Having caught up with her, Kik saw the driver unconscious. Quickly realizing what to do, Kik overtook the unmanageable car and blocked his way with his car. At the same time, his car was badly damaged, but a human life was saved! After Elon Musk offered him a free repair.
Earthquake in Haiti
When the 7-point earthquake hit Port-au-Prince in January 2010, Darlene Etienne was staying with her cousin. The girl had to spend 15 days under the rubble until rescuers heard her screams.
Evgeniya Yakovleva