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Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas
Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas

Washington Post

time09-07-2025

  • Climate
  • Washington Post

Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas

INGRAM, Texas — Riding on horseback through brush and over numerous dead turkeys, Margo Mellon spent Tuesday scanning the flood-ravaged ground of Texas' Hill Country for dead bodies. As she and her rescue mates trudged through the muddy terrain, state officials announced that more than 160 people are still believed to be missing. With countless miles swamped by the floods, nobody knows when the searches will end.

A pacing dog helps Swiss rescuers find a man who fell into a glacier
A pacing dog helps Swiss rescuers find a man who fell into a glacier

Washington Post

time08-07-2025

  • General
  • Washington Post

A pacing dog helps Swiss rescuers find a man who fell into a glacier

GENEVA — Rescuers are hailing as a 'four-legged hero' a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier nearby. The man, who was not identified, was exploring the Fee Glacier in southern Switzerland on Friday when he broke through a snow bridge and fell nearly 8 meters (about 26 feet), according to Air Zermatt, a rescue, training and transport company.

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