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Construction worker dangling from a crane plucks woman trapped in swirling river to safety Sarah Titterton Daily Mail 07/01/2009	Short-legged horse sparks repeated rescue attempts Peter Walker Guardian 03/11/2009
A construction worker dangles from a crane, his arm stretched out to reach a terrified woman trapped in swirling water at the base of a dam. These astonishing images show the dramatic rescue of the woman after her boat overturned near the dam on the Des Moines River in Iowa. She was pulled to safety by the quick-thinking construction crew - but her husband, who was with her in the boat when it overturned yesterday, tragically drowned.	Mayflower, a particularly compact pony, would like you to know the following: she is not stuck in mud, she simply has very short legs.
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UK Helicopter carrying 18 crashes off Scotland, all rescued The Hindu 02/18/2009	Rescued puppy mill dogs from Tennessee arrive in New York The Associated Press 02/17/2009
A civilian helicopter with 18 passengers and crew members on board has crashed in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland, the Ministry of Defence has said.	Authorities say 43 dogs rescued at a Tennessee puppy mill have been brought to New York City for eventual adoption.
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