1.   According to the Associated Press, the man told rescuers he believes his footsteps started the avalanche.

2.   Roe, who could not be reached for comment Sunday, told rescuers his kayak had struck a log or other object and capsized.

3.   Diver told rescuers he struggled to keep his head above icy waters of a stream.

4.   The refugees told rescuers they had been at sea for at least eight days, ANSA said.

5.   The refugees told rescuers they had been at sea for at least eight days, and had been robbed during a stopover in Albania.

6.   Those on board told their rescuers they went without food or water for nine days, Uhlenhopp said.

7.   French solo yachtsman Thierry Dubois told rescuers Tuesday he was well and in good spirits as the hunt continued in heavy seas for missing British yachtsman Tony Bullimore.

8.   Loulende was abandoned in the forest and found Sunday by friends who drove him to Kimba, where he died of his wounds, his rescuers told the official.