Bruno Lobo, an Olympic kitesurfer, became one woman’s guardian angel when he saved her from drowning off the coast of Brazil.

A freak accident left a hiker tumbling down into a steep, cactus-filled gorge after he stumbled while hiking in southern Arizona.

Hiker Hadi Nazari went missing for two weeks in the remote Aussie wilderness with very little food and water.

An elk became tangled in some ice-climbing gear and needed a unique rescue. It’s a rescue those involved will never forget.

An ice climber fell about 60 feet on a steep section of Shoestring Gully in New Hampshire but survived the fall and the hours afterward.

A Good Samaritan rescued an owl from barbed wire, even though it required a road trip to get the bird some help. Watch here.

Two hikers needed a rescue after they set out to summit Mount Whitney with 150 pounds of gear. Get the story here.

A dog owner in Boulder, Colorado rescued his pup from a mountain lion by doing something unconventional. Thankfully, it worked.

A Utah man fell about 50 feet into an abandoned mine shaft in Utah last week. Learn more about this nightmare scenario here.

A brown bear was ready for re-release, but not without a bit of drama. The bear tried to attack a rescuer as soon as they set him free.