41. Five Afghan men were rescued by Greek coast guards Saturday after their small inflatable boat sank while trying to cross from the nearby Turkish coast, authorities said. 42. Goodridge said the two men were rescued Thursday night. 43. He ran out among the mortar and machine-gun fire and rescued the man. 44. He grabbed a body and pulled it to safety, realizing only later he had rescued a man. 45. He returned several months later and rescued the men he left behind. 46. Helicopters swooped from the hills to rescue a man clinging to a snow-covered roof. 47. In addition to the five recent saves and two in the Armenian earthquake, the team rescued a man in the Philippines following a quake there. 48. Meanwhile, Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Adelaide left Perth Monday afternoon carrying a Seahawk helicopter to rescue the men. 49. Others frantically tried to rescue men trapped in sinking warships or pull the injured, mostly suffering severe burns, to safety. 50. One man was rescued, but six people were believed to be in the other three cars. |