Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Newborn deer saved from drowning in lake
I don't know where this is, but it happened last week.
A kind man and his friend heard a distress call from a fawn while working and went to investigate. They saw the mother standing on the edge of the lake where they found this newborn fawn hopelessly tangled in the vines in the water.
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Its brother was also in the water about ten yards away and was also rescued.
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Update: There's a news report here.
A kind man and his friend heard a distress call from a fawn while working and went to investigate. They saw the mother standing on the edge of the lake where they found this newborn fawn hopelessly tangled in the vines in the water.
YouTube link.
Its brother was also in the water about ten yards away and was also rescued.
YouTube link.
Update: There's a news report here.
Police officers came to stretcher dog to safety after he got sore paws while on a hike
Fin, a 9-year-old lab mix and his owner Julia Jones had an adventure on Friday afternoon.
“We took the dogs because we weren’t going to go on a crazy hike or anything,” Jones said.
Jones and a friend went for a hike in the Sandia Mountains, near Albuquerque in New Mexico. When they were on their way back down, Jones says Fin wasn’t acting like himself.
“I noticed that he started limping a little bit,” Jones said.
About three miles from the car, they kept pushing. “I took off my socks and put them on him and they didn’t really stay but I tried,” Jones said. It didn’t take long for Fin to give in. “I looked at his paws and the skin was completely ripped off of them,” Jones said. “He just laid down under a tree and wouldn’t come out.” Jones says they tried moving him, but the 90 pound dog was too heavy in the heat of the day. “I tried to carry him,” Jones said. “I tried to carry him and I couldn’t do it.” So she tried calling some friends and animal humane, but no one picked up. The city said they couldn’t do anything.
“So, I thought we’ll call the police,” Jones said. By using the GPS signal from Jones’ cell phone, Open Space officers with Albuquerque Police came to the rescue. “They gave the dog water and medical attention, put the dog on the stretcher and walked the dog back down to the campsite,” Officer Simon Drobik said. “They came out and rescued us,” Jones said. “I mean, they rescued him!” Fin was so tired, he didn’t even flinch once he was on that stretcher. “Open Space officers are highly trained for those types of rescues, animal rescues or human rescues,” Drobik said.
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Fin is back at home now, the vet saying he’ll need to rest for about a week. “Thank you so, so much from the bottom of my heart,” Jones said to APD. “My dog is my baby and I didn’t know what was going to happen.” Jones says she and Fin have done that hike plenty of times before. She says if they do decide to go out again, she’s going to buy him some hiking boots of his own. Police say if you do venture out to explore the Sandias or other areas, take plenty of water and make sure you have a cell phone. They say without the GPS coordinates, this would’ve been a much tougher rescue.
About three miles from the car, they kept pushing. “I took off my socks and put them on him and they didn’t really stay but I tried,” Jones said. It didn’t take long for Fin to give in. “I looked at his paws and the skin was completely ripped off of them,” Jones said. “He just laid down under a tree and wouldn’t come out.” Jones says they tried moving him, but the 90 pound dog was too heavy in the heat of the day. “I tried to carry him,” Jones said. “I tried to carry him and I couldn’t do it.” So she tried calling some friends and animal humane, but no one picked up. The city said they couldn’t do anything.
“So, I thought we’ll call the police,” Jones said. By using the GPS signal from Jones’ cell phone, Open Space officers with Albuquerque Police came to the rescue. “They gave the dog water and medical attention, put the dog on the stretcher and walked the dog back down to the campsite,” Officer Simon Drobik said. “They came out and rescued us,” Jones said. “I mean, they rescued him!” Fin was so tired, he didn’t even flinch once he was on that stretcher. “Open Space officers are highly trained for those types of rescues, animal rescues or human rescues,” Drobik said.
YouTube link.
Fin is back at home now, the vet saying he’ll need to rest for about a week. “Thank you so, so much from the bottom of my heart,” Jones said to APD. “My dog is my baby and I didn’t know what was going to happen.” Jones says she and Fin have done that hike plenty of times before. She says if they do decide to go out again, she’s going to buy him some hiking boots of his own. Police say if you do venture out to explore the Sandias or other areas, take plenty of water and make sure you have a cell phone. They say without the GPS coordinates, this would’ve been a much tougher rescue.
Puppy drove car into pond
Rosie, a three-month-old German shepherd puppy is being blamed for driving a family car into a Massachusetts pond.
Rosie's owner, John Costello, said he took her for a walk around Bolivar Pond in Canton on Sunday, then got into the car and started it in preparation for the ride home. That’s when the puppy jumped in with him.
"The dog jumped in and hit the gear shift and the car jerked and she fell on top of the gas pedal," Costello said. "It was just scary." Then, he said, his puppy drove the car into the pond. "The car went for a swim. We all did." "When the car first went into the water, I jumped out to grab the dog and she jumped into the back seat," Costello said. And that's when Eric Hermann, who was working nearby, rushed to help. "It was about 30 feet out the car," Hermann said.
"Puppy was scared and ran to the back seat. The front door was open, [we were] trying to get him out the front door, coax him." Hermann, Costello and another man all swam to save Rosie. "I just leaped in and grabbed the dog and pulled her out and we both fell back into the water," said Costello. The water level soon rose to be over Hermann's head. "By the time we got the puppy out, the car had slid and we had to do a little swimming," he said.
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But they all made it safely to shore in the end. "I'm glad they were there cause if they weren't there, I don't know what I would have done," Costello said. The 911 call even surprised Canton police. "I've never heard of a puppy driving a car into a pond," said Officer Robert Quirk of the Canton police. Both the Canton police and fire departments arrived at the pond to help out, and remove the car from the water. Costello says the car, which is his his daughter's, is a total a loss, but he says he has insurance. As for Rosie, she's okay, and unaware of all the commotion she caused.
"The dog jumped in and hit the gear shift and the car jerked and she fell on top of the gas pedal," Costello said. "It was just scary." Then, he said, his puppy drove the car into the pond. "The car went for a swim. We all did." "When the car first went into the water, I jumped out to grab the dog and she jumped into the back seat," Costello said. And that's when Eric Hermann, who was working nearby, rushed to help. "It was about 30 feet out the car," Hermann said.
"Puppy was scared and ran to the back seat. The front door was open, [we were] trying to get him out the front door, coax him." Hermann, Costello and another man all swam to save Rosie. "I just leaped in and grabbed the dog and pulled her out and we both fell back into the water," said Costello. The water level soon rose to be over Hermann's head. "By the time we got the puppy out, the car had slid and we had to do a little swimming," he said.
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But they all made it safely to shore in the end. "I'm glad they were there cause if they weren't there, I don't know what I would have done," Costello said. The 911 call even surprised Canton police. "I've never heard of a puppy driving a car into a pond," said Officer Robert Quirk of the Canton police. Both the Canton police and fire departments arrived at the pond to help out, and remove the car from the water. Costello says the car, which is his his daughter's, is a total a loss, but he says he has insurance. As for Rosie, she's okay, and unaware of all the commotion she caused.
Rock throwing lady with walking frame capsicum sprayed by police
A lady with a walking frame was capsicum sprayed by police after allegedly attacking her carer in Alice Springs, Australia on Sunday afternoon.
A concerned citizen watched the indigenous woman, described as in her 50s or 60s fall to the ground in Gillen at about 2.30pm.
The witness believed the woman had been Tasered by police, but Alice Springs Watch Commander Siiri Tennosaar denied those claims. The witness said the woman was shaking and convulsing on the ground after “being Tasered”. “She was drooling out of her mouth - they could’ve killed her,” the witness said. “It was pretty brutal, really overkill.”
She was loaded into the back of the paddywagon until an ambulance arrived to transport her to Alice Springs Hospital (ASH). St John Ambulance Operation Manager Craig Garraway said he believes the woman had an altercation with a carer, and that she was carrying weapons. “I think she had knives - I’m not 100 per cent sure but police taking the action they took, she must have had weapons of some sort,” he said.
“She was throwing rocks, police tried to subdue her.” Mr Garraway did not believe her walking frame was the weapon in question. He said there was nothing wrong with her apart from a pre-existing medical condition, but she was transported to ASH for examination. Watch Commander Tennosaar refused to release a statement as it was a mental health matter.
The witness believed the woman had been Tasered by police, but Alice Springs Watch Commander Siiri Tennosaar denied those claims. The witness said the woman was shaking and convulsing on the ground after “being Tasered”. “She was drooling out of her mouth - they could’ve killed her,” the witness said. “It was pretty brutal, really overkill.”
She was loaded into the back of the paddywagon until an ambulance arrived to transport her to Alice Springs Hospital (ASH). St John Ambulance Operation Manager Craig Garraway said he believes the woman had an altercation with a carer, and that she was carrying weapons. “I think she had knives - I’m not 100 per cent sure but police taking the action they took, she must have had weapons of some sort,” he said.
“She was throwing rocks, police tried to subdue her.” Mr Garraway did not believe her walking frame was the weapon in question. He said there was nothing wrong with her apart from a pre-existing medical condition, but she was transported to ASH for examination. Watch Commander Tennosaar refused to release a statement as it was a mental health matter.
Man allegedly lost wife in gamble over bottle of booze
Authorities in Bihar, eastern India, are flummoxed after a man allegedly lost his wife in a gamble for a bottle of alcohol.
The saga came to light after the woman contacted a women's helpline over the weekend. She told the authorities how a man had been calling her on her cell phone claiming that he was her new husband. The victim is a resident of Bihta town in Patna district.
“She [the victim] told us how a local man had been calling her on her mobile [phone] for some time claiming to be her new husband and threatening her with dire consequences if she did not talk properly with him whenever he called her,” the women's helpline project director Pramila Kumari said on Monday.
She added that an investigation had been ordered into the case. She also sought legal action against the accused if the incident was found to be true. The caller also informed her that her husband is a drunkard who always assaults her while under the influence of alcohol.
The saga came to light after the woman contacted a women's helpline over the weekend. She told the authorities how a man had been calling her on her cell phone claiming that he was her new husband. The victim is a resident of Bihta town in Patna district.
“She [the victim] told us how a local man had been calling her on her mobile [phone] for some time claiming to be her new husband and threatening her with dire consequences if she did not talk properly with him whenever he called her,” the women's helpline project director Pramila Kumari said on Monday.
She added that an investigation had been ordered into the case. She also sought legal action against the accused if the incident was found to be true. The caller also informed her that her husband is a drunkard who always assaults her while under the influence of alcohol.
Woman thought she was going to die when attacked by a cow
A woman has told how she thought she was going to die when she was attacked by a cow while walking in the Sussex countryside.
Abby Colmer, 37, from West Dean, West Sussex, had to be airlifted to hospital with six broken ribs and a punctured lung after she was charged and trampled by a cow while walking near Devil’s Dyke. She was taking one of her regular walks across the Downs when an animal from a herd of cattle charged her. She said: “It was completely terrifying; I thought I was going to die.”
Ms Colmer added: “I was heading back towards my car and there was a little herd of cows with their calves. There was one that was looking particularly stroppy so I turned around and walked away to avoid eye contact – then I felt something slam into my back. I was winded and I went down, it was ramming me with its head and putting all its weight onto me. Six of my ribs down one side were broken and it seemed to go on forever.”
A couple who she passed on the path earlier came to her aid. She said the cow charged them, but they managed to scare it off. The three then had to climb over a barbed wire fence to escape the animal. She said: “I would really like to thank all the amazing people who cared for me – the couple who saved me, the air ambulance crew, the staff at Royal Sussex County Hospital and my family and friends.” It is understood the farmer took the decision to have the cow destroyed.
Abby Colmer, 37, from West Dean, West Sussex, had to be airlifted to hospital with six broken ribs and a punctured lung after she was charged and trampled by a cow while walking near Devil’s Dyke. She was taking one of her regular walks across the Downs when an animal from a herd of cattle charged her. She said: “It was completely terrifying; I thought I was going to die.”
Ms Colmer added: “I was heading back towards my car and there was a little herd of cows with their calves. There was one that was looking particularly stroppy so I turned around and walked away to avoid eye contact – then I felt something slam into my back. I was winded and I went down, it was ramming me with its head and putting all its weight onto me. Six of my ribs down one side were broken and it seemed to go on forever.”
A couple who she passed on the path earlier came to her aid. She said the cow charged them, but they managed to scare it off. The three then had to climb over a barbed wire fence to escape the animal. She said: “I would really like to thank all the amazing people who cared for me – the couple who saved me, the air ambulance crew, the staff at Royal Sussex County Hospital and my family and friends.” It is understood the farmer took the decision to have the cow destroyed.
Bride and groom spent wedding night in cells after row with hotel staff
A bride and groom were still in their formal dress when they were held and taken to a police station after a fracas at the Hilton Hotel in Deansgate, Manchester.
Officers were called to the hotel shortly before 11.30pm on Saturday night.
The couple became involved in a row with hotel staff as they tried to check in, and police were called. The groom, aged 25, was accused of attacking a security guard, cutting his face. The bride was accused of shouting racist abuse at the guards, who were Asian.
The groom was arrested on suspicion of a section 47 assault, with his 29-year-old wife being held on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence. They were taken to a local police station where they were kept in separate cells, just a few yards apart, overnight. Nick Adderley, Chief Superintendent of Greater Manchester Police's North Division, said they were later bailed to a date to be arranged.
He said: "Police officers were asked to attend and we did so. We had to consider whether it was the right thing to do to arrest, but it absolutely was and I support the officers who made that decision. We can't have a situation where, regardless of what ceremony they have been to, people are being allegedly assaulted and racially abused."
The couple became involved in a row with hotel staff as they tried to check in, and police were called. The groom, aged 25, was accused of attacking a security guard, cutting his face. The bride was accused of shouting racist abuse at the guards, who were Asian.
The groom was arrested on suspicion of a section 47 assault, with his 29-year-old wife being held on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence. They were taken to a local police station where they were kept in separate cells, just a few yards apart, overnight. Nick Adderley, Chief Superintendent of Greater Manchester Police's North Division, said they were later bailed to a date to be arranged.
He said: "Police officers were asked to attend and we did so. We had to consider whether it was the right thing to do to arrest, but it absolutely was and I support the officers who made that decision. We can't have a situation where, regardless of what ceremony they have been to, people are being allegedly assaulted and racially abused."
Google Street View 'axe murder' solved
Officers from Police Scotland who were deployed to investigate an apparent murder in Edinburgh caught on Google Street View discovered the cold-blooded murderer and his lifeless victim were actually a pair of mischievous mechanics.
Garage boss and “murder victim” Dan Thompson, 56, who owns Tomson Motor Co in Giles Street, said he was “mortified” when uniformed officers turned up at the business to investigate reports of his death. Mr Thompson had lain on the road while his colleague Gary Kerr, a 31-year-old mechanic, stood over him with a pick axe handle after spotting the Google camera car from a distance.
However, a web user saw the images and police were alerted. Mr Thompson said: "By complete fluke I saw the Google car coming along the road but it had to loop the block so I had one minute to rush back inside the garage and set up the murder scene. There are pictures of men on Google flashing their bums but we thought we would be more classy.
"It seemed like the obvious thing to do so I threw myself on the ground and Gary grabbed a pick-axe handle from the garage. We had forgotten about it when the police arrived a year later. Two uniformed officers came down to the garage to interview us. They were treating it seriously at first – I was mortified because we didn’t want to waste police time. We explained to the police what we had done and they thought it was hilarious.”
Garage boss and “murder victim” Dan Thompson, 56, who owns Tomson Motor Co in Giles Street, said he was “mortified” when uniformed officers turned up at the business to investigate reports of his death. Mr Thompson had lain on the road while his colleague Gary Kerr, a 31-year-old mechanic, stood over him with a pick axe handle after spotting the Google camera car from a distance.
However, a web user saw the images and police were alerted. Mr Thompson said: "By complete fluke I saw the Google car coming along the road but it had to loop the block so I had one minute to rush back inside the garage and set up the murder scene. There are pictures of men on Google flashing their bums but we thought we would be more classy.
"It seemed like the obvious thing to do so I threw myself on the ground and Gary grabbed a pick-axe handle from the garage. We had forgotten about it when the police arrived a year later. Two uniformed officers came down to the garage to interview us. They were treating it seriously at first – I was mortified because we didn’t want to waste police time. We explained to the police what we had done and they thought it was hilarious.”
Security guard rescued by firefighters after getting stuck inside cash machine
A security guard had to be rescued by firefighters from inside a cash machine.
The incident happened at a Shell petrol station in Brentwood, Essex, at around 12.50pm on Saturday when the locking mechanism of the door to the security room behind the machine failed and the guard, who works for Securicor, became trapped inside whilst loading the dispenser.
One fire engine from Brentwood was sent to the scene, as was the Urban Search and Rescue Unit with its specialist cutting equipment and crews, after verifying who he was, set to work to free the guard by 2.05pm.
Leading firefighter Robert Snelling, of Brentwood station’s Green Watch, said: “The locking mechanism broke and we were called to release him which we did after quite a time. We tried to do the back but we had to go in from the front in the end.” One police officer was also at the scene.
The incident happened at a Shell petrol station in Brentwood, Essex, at around 12.50pm on Saturday when the locking mechanism of the door to the security room behind the machine failed and the guard, who works for Securicor, became trapped inside whilst loading the dispenser.
One fire engine from Brentwood was sent to the scene, as was the Urban Search and Rescue Unit with its specialist cutting equipment and crews, after verifying who he was, set to work to free the guard by 2.05pm.
Leading firefighter Robert Snelling, of Brentwood station’s Green Watch, said: “The locking mechanism broke and we were called to release him which we did after quite a time. We tried to do the back but we had to go in from the front in the end.” One police officer was also at the scene.
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