rescued
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It’s her fourth time participating, and last year she secured second place, losing to a 2-year-old hairless Frenchie and English bulldog mix named Petunia who had been rescued from a backyard breeder in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
A 50-year-old father and his young sons were left "pale" and "exhausted after swallowing a lot of seawater" before being rescued, local government official Amorn Chomchoey told AFP.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A U.S. official confirmed that a person went overboard the Lincoln in early August but was quickly rescued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In another case last week, a sailor jumped off the ship and spent about an hour in the water before he was rescued and medically evacuated from the Lincoln.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Thirty-five more patients were left behind once again and wouldn’t be rescued for two more days.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
