Water Rescue

A young child was airlifted Thursday after being pulled from a pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A firefighter and a police officer, both off-duty, helped rescue the 3-year-old around 7:15 p.m. during a family night at Camp Clark at the YMCA on Hedges Pond Road. The child was in the water with a life vest on, but at some point, the…

A firefighter and a police officer, both off-duty, helped rescue a young child from the water.

Three people were rescued from the water Friday off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a beacon on a 42-foot sail boat that overturned. The people were on the bottom of the boat when rescuers arrived. “A vessel is significantly easier to spot in the ocean than a person,” Lt. Robert Turley, the...

The Coast Guard rescued three people from an overturned sailboat.

A man has died after being rushed to the hospital from the waters off Scituate, Massachusetts, Tuesday. First responders had been searching by sea and air after a man jumped off the Edward Foster Bridge to cool off from the stifling temperatures. The man in the water was found about 3:45 p.m., about 37 minutes after 911 was called, just…

A missing swimmer’s body was pulled from the water Tuesday in Scituate, Massachusetts.

A person died after jumping into the water in Scituate, Massachusetts.

A safety spokesperson stressed that this type of situation can happen to anyone, highlighting the importance of safety and education on the water.

A stolen SUV was pulled from the waters of Massachusetts’ Lake Quinsigamond early Thursday after people spotted it sinking into the lake Wednesday evening, police said. When divers with a rescue team reached the vehicle resting on the lake bed, it was empty, lying on its roof in 25 feet of water, according to the Shrewsbury Police Department. The search…

A young man’s Tuesday evening fishing trip in his boat in Maine became a sudden but important reminder about wearing life jackets to stay safe on the water. Around 5:45 p.m., 21-year-old Connor O’Reilly found himself getting away from his boat after it sank in the Androscoggin River near the towns of Durham and Lisbon. According to Chief Nate...

A boogie boarder caught in a strong current and pulled out to sea was rescued by a trio of responders in Eastham, Massachusetts, authorities say. Police and National Park Service Rangers responded to a report of two people struggling in the water at Nauset Light Beach around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Eastham police said. In arriving, they found one of the…

Two fishermen were rescued from the water in Gloucester after a wave swept them off the rocks, according to officials. Several people were fishing at Rafe’s Chasm Saturday when two men were knocked off by a wave. Two other people with them dove in the water to help, and managed to bring one of the victims safely back to...

At least three people have died and more than two dozen people were rescued from the water off the coast of Point Loma Sunday after a packed boat being used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf, according to authorities.

Five fishermen were rescued from a burning boat off the Cape Cod waters Friday night. The Coast Guard responded to an emergency notification from the 100-foot fishing vessel about 85 miles east of Cape Cod around 5p.m. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, rescue crews arrived on scene to find the bow and wheelhouse of the vessel engulfed in...

A Vermont man is searching for his golden retriever, Yogurt, who went missing during a water emergency at Joiner Brook rapids — the same water from which a specialized rescue team saved the dog owner’s life.

Authorities have identified the man whose body they recovered from an icy reservoir in Wareham, Massachusetts, after a search that spanned two days. Thomas Bartholomew, 44, of Wareham, was declared dead Monday after his body was recovered from the water around 12:45 p.m., according to Plymouth Country District Attorney Timothy Cruz. The search for Bartholomew began around 4:30 p.m. Sunday…

Authorities on Monday recovered the body of a man who apparently died while swimming in an icy reservoir in Wareham, Massachusetts, a day earlier. The victim’s name is not being released at this time.

Divers are expected to return Monday morning after spending hours Sunday night searching for the missing man’s body in the area of 786 County Road, where there is a reservoir and cranberry bog.

First responders spent hours Sunday night searching an icy reservoir in their quest to find a missing person who fell through the ice in Wareham, Massachusetts. Wareham police responded to the area of 786 County Road — where there is a reservoir and cranberry bog — for a water rescue around 4:30 p.m. The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Team (PCTRT)…

First responders spent hours Sunday night searching an icy reservoir in their quest to find a missing person who fell through the ice in Wareham, Massachusetts. And they say they will resume the search for the man’s body Monday morning.