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Yahoo
09-07-2025
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Four people and 22 animals rescued from river
Several people and a 22 animals have been rescued after a boat ran aground and sank in a town centre river overnight. One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the boat started to take on water in the River Great Ouse in King's Lynn, Norfolk at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday. Three other people were on board, along with 15 dogs, three cats, two parrots, a snake and a tortoise which an RNLI Hunstanton crew reported rescuing. The four people were assessed by paramedics after an "emergency evacuation was conducted", an HM Coastguard spokesperson said. The fire service was also in attendance as well as the East of England Ambulance Service and the coastguard. An HM Coastguard spokesman explained: "HM Coastguard was called to reports of a vessel taking on waters after coming aground in King's Lynn Harbour with multiple persons and animals aboard. "Coastguard rescue teams from Hunstanton and Sutton Bridge were sent, alongside Hunstanton RNLI lifeboat and an RNLI Hovercraft and an emergency evacuation was conducted. Three fire crews and a surface rescue boat were sent to the scene via Ferry Lane at 03:32 and were stood down at 06:26 after helping pass four people into ambulance care. A Hunstanton RNLI spokesman said: "Two men and two women were taken off the vessel by the hovercraft before the crew returned to attempt to rescue animals which were on board. "They saved 15 dogs, three cats, a snake, two parrots and a tortoise. "By 04:15, the boat had sunk." A spokeswoman confirmed Norfolk Police was made aware of the incident but did not attend. It is not clear where the animals were taken. The RSPCA has been contacted. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. HM Coastguard Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
BBC News
09-07-2025
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People and animals rescued from sinking boat in King's Lynn river
Several people and a 22 animals have been rescued after a boat ran aground and sank in a town centre river person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the boat started to take on water in the River Great Ouse in King's Lynn, Norfolk at about 22:00 BST on other people were on board, along with 15 dogs, three cats, two parrots, a snake and a tortoise which an RNLI Hunstanton crew reported four people were assessed by paramedics after an "emergency evacuation was conducted", an HM Coastguard spokesperson said. The fire service was also in attendance as well as the East of England Ambulance Service and the coastguard. An HM Coastguard spokesman explained: "HM Coastguard was called to reports of a vessel taking on waters after coming aground in King's Lynn Harbour with multiple persons and animals aboard."Coastguard rescue teams from Hunstanton and Sutton Bridge were sent, alongside Hunstanton RNLI lifeboat and an RNLI Hovercraft and an emergency evacuation was conducted. Three fire crews and a surface rescue boat were sent to the scene via Ferry Lane at 03:32 and were stood down at 06:26 after helping pass four people into ambulance care.A Hunstanton RNLI spokesman said: "Two men and two women were taken off the vessel by the hovercraft before the crew returned to attempt to rescue animals which were on board."They saved 15 dogs, three cats, a snake, two parrots and a tortoise."By 04:15, the boat had sunk."A spokeswoman confirmed Norfolk Police was made aware of the incident but did not is not clear where the animals were taken. The RSPCA has been contacted. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
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Five rescued from McKenzie River after boat takes on water
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Five people were rescued after a boat took on too much water in the McKenzie River in Springfield Saturday evening, authorities said. Just before 6 p.m., Eugene Springfield Fire crews responded to calls for a rescue just above Bellinger boat landing on the McKenzie River. Portland man drowns in John Day River On arrival, they found three people in a drift boat that got swamped, as well as two bystanders who tried to help, but ended up needing rescuing themselves. Officials said that at one point, a crew captain had to jump in to rescue one of the people who had their arm stuck and 'their head barely above the water, face down and water running over their head.' 'Crews were surprised how dangerous of a situation the individuals were in because it was never relayed to dispatch or crews until they got out on the water,' Eugene Springfield Fire added. No injuries were reported, officials said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
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5 rescued after boat sinks on Lake Poygan; they used coolers to stay afloat
WINNEBAGO COUNTY – Five people, including three juveniles, were safely rescued after their boat sank in Lake Poygan Sunday night. A 40-year-old Omro man, an adult female and three children were found safely and brought back to shore hours after Winnebago County Communications Center received a 911 call at 8:11 p.m. June 22 saying a boat was fully submerged in Lake Poygan. Officials said the Omro man was driving the boat south on Lake Poygan when the engine shut down while experiencing mechanical issues. Read more: Oshkosh resident starts Politics in the Park initiative in Menominee, South parks The five people aboard the boat were able to stay afloat on coolers as the boat took on water and was quickly submerged. Deputies from Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, Omro Police Department and Winneconne Police Department responded along with the Town of Omro/Rushford fire, Winneconne/Poygan fire, Poy Sippi fire/first responders, Boom Bay fire, and Fremont ambulance. Rescue boats responded to several different boat landing locations before everyone was safely brought back to shore. The Omro man, woman and three children were all evaluated on the scene and released. Contact Justin Marville at jmarville@ and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @justinmarville. This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Boat sinks in Lake Poygan: 5 saved after using coolers to stay afloat
The Sun
11-06-2025
- The Sun
French cops shrug & claim ‘it's difficult' as they stand & watch migrant family almost drown in bid to board small boat
A FAMILY almost drowned today as they struggled to board a migrant boat — while ten French cops watched from the shore and shrugged: 'It's difficult.'. The mum, dad and young children were among a group of asylum seekers who tried but failed to wade out to the dinghy in time. 5 5 5 Fighting their way through currents, they returned in silence to the beach in Gravelines, around 15 miles east of Calais. The family, believed to be from Eritrea, finally recovered enough to declare they would try again to clamber on to the estimated £1,200-a-spot 'taxi' to Britain. Just feet away were the cops, watching with binoculars. They wore riot helmets and some carried shields and pepper spray. Asked why they would not intervene when it was clearly so perilous, one officer simply told The Sun: 'It's difficult.' The boat had been launched just before 5am further up the coast, and arrived to pick up the migrants. A waiting crowd then ran out from the sand dunes. French law enforcement have long said it is too risky to act once the boat is in the water — meaning the officers merely watched as the danger unfolded before missing the chance to arrest one of the smugglers. The Sun saw the boat turn up. First a large group of men scrambled aboard, followed by women and families with children. One man appeared barely able to keep his head above water, as he desperately reached from the sea towards the dinghy. Hull residents react to migrants living in iconic hotel Others held on to each other as they fought to keep their kids out of the surf. One cop kept an eye on the inflatable dinghy while four others stood chatting behind him. Another began filming the incident on his phone, while a pal inhaled from a vape. At one stage it appeared the boat was overloaded, with its engine either broken or not powerful enough. But it eventually set off, leaving a group of around ten people without a place. It momentarily paused, giving the desperate migrants a glimmer of hope, but by then the water was already too deep. MAKESHIFT CAMP A suspected smuggler who had steered the boat leapt out and made it to shore — leaving the passengers to negotiate the treacherous crossing alone. He took the group who had missed out back to their makeshift camp, but the police had already left the scene. He became aggressive when approached by The Sun. The family who came close to drowning stayed silent when asked how they were and why they were prepared to take young children on the crossing. They also did not respond when asked if they realised how dangerous the crossing was. But asked if they would try again, a boy believed to be eight or under heartbreakingly admitted 'Yes'. 5 5 Meanwhile another small boat was spotted setting off further down the coast, trailed by a French warship. The two dinghies carried an estimated total of 150 migrants. Photographs from Dover later showed many in life jackets being brought ashore after being intercepted by a UK Border Force patrol. It is unclear if these were the same migrants we saw, or others who set off elsewhere from the France. More than 15,000 people have illegally crossed the Channel this year, figures compiled by the Tories showed. This breaks last year's record of 13,489 arrivals in the first six months. There have also been ten migrant deaths in the Channel this year. Britain is paying France £476million for a deal which is supposed to see border commanders in Calais prevent crossings. But police routinely refuse to do anything once migrants are in the sea. The Sun on Sunday last week told how French police union boss Fabien Vanhemelryck had been branded a hypocrite. 'HYPOCRITE' UNION BOSS It emerged he had called migrants 'scum' and a 'pain' — yet was leading the charge against officers having to intervene. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp MP slammed a 'total loss of border control'. He added: '2025 is the worst year ever for small boat crossings so far. While traffickers and criminal gangs rake in millions, Labour Ministers stand in Westminster rehearsing soundbites.' The Home Office said: 'We have returned nearly 30,000 people with no right to be here and have driven up illegal working arrests by 42 per cent. 'We know more needs to be done with the French to build upon the 10,000 crossing attempts that we have stopped this year, and we are strengthening our cooperation to do this.' They added of the Tory plan to process asylum seekers in a third country: 'The Rwanda plan was not a deterrent. It did not lead to one person being forcibly removed and cost the taxpayer £700million.'
