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  • 'Miracle' as 20-year-old missing for 50 days in freezing wilderness after going on a ten-day fishing trip is found alive (but complains he didn't catch any fish!)

    11/28/2024 5:48:08 PM PST · by CFW · 35 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 11/28/24 | PERKIN AMALARAJ
    A missing 20-year-old hiker has been found after he disappeared for over 50 days in the Rockies. Sam Benastick was reported missing on October 19 after he did not return from a 10-day fishing and hiking trip in Redfern-Keily Park in the northern Rocky Mountains, in Canada's British Columbia With temperatures in the mountain region dropping to a bitterly cold -20C, authorities were forced to call off their search in late October. But two workers who were heading down a trail on Tuesday spotted Benastick, recognising him as he walked towards them with two walking sticks and a cut-up sleeping...
  • We Tried All The Hard Seltzers—And Found One Favorite

    09/17/2024 1:27:54 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    delish ^ | Mar 15, 2024 | Gabby Romero
    Hard seltzers are refreshing, come in a variety of flavors, and are super easy to drink. But if you’re anything like us, you go to the liquor store and experience the paradox of choice. There are so many hard seltzer brands that make so many flavors. Should you get White Claw or Truly? Cherry or Lime? Why does hard seltzer have to be so… hard? We did the work for you by rounding up some of the most popular hard seltzer brands and some newcomers. After an extremely scientific taste-test of 15 brands and over 60 flavors, our team of...
  • Missing hiker found alive after spending 10 days in Santa Cruz Mountains

    06/23/2024 1:00:49 PM PDT · by CFW · 45 replies
    ABC7News ^ | 6/22/24 | Lauren Martinez
    A missing Santa Cruz County hiker is back home after spending more than a week in the mountains, and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in photos. Lukas McClish, 34, said spent 10 days in the Santa Cruz Mountains. On Tuesday, June 11, McClish headed out for a three-hour hike from his hometown of Boulder Creek. He said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. When he didn't show up for Father's Day dinner, he was declared missing on Sunday, June 16. [snip] "I left with just a pair of pants, and my pair of...
  • Teen squatters wanted in death of NYC mom found in duffel bag are busted in Pennsylvania after fleeing in her car

    03/22/2024 10:18:45 AM PDT · by bitt · 1 replies
    https://nypost.com ^ | 3/22/2024 | Joe Marino , rGeorgett Roberts
    wo fugitive squatters eyed in the slaying of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag in a Manhattan apartment were busted in Pennsylvania on Friday morning, police sources told The Post — as grisly new photos emerged of the bloodstained closet where the victim was stashed. Halley Tejada, 19, and Kensly Alston, 18, were tracked down by US Marshals in York, west of Philadelphia, just before 11 a.m. and taken into custody, the sources said. It came a little over a week after the body of 52-year-old Nadia Vitel was found hidden in her late mom’s...
  • Classified Documents Were Found At The Penn Biden Center?

    03/12/2024 8:12:48 AM PDT · by Enlightened1 · 16 replies
    X (formerly Twitter) ^ | 03/12/24 | Benny Johnson
    Classified documents were found at the Penn Biden Center? HUR: "That's correct." In President Biden's garage? HUR: "Yes." And in his basement den? HUR: "Yes." And his main floor office? HUR: "Correct." And his third floor den? HUR: "Correct." At the University of Delaware? HUR: "Correct." And at the Biden Institute? HUR: "Correct." (22 Seconds exchange video in the link below) https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1767567116704637348
  • Gold coin hoard in a cup found under kitchen floor

    09/06/2022 7:37:38 PM PDT · by LibWhacker · 28 replies
    The History Blog ^ | 9/5/2022 | History Blog
    Gold coin hoard in a cup found under kitchen floorA couple in North Yorkshire hit the kind of jackpot every history nerd has dreamed of: they discovered an early 18th century coin hoard buried under the floorboards of their kitchen. With more than 260 gold coins dating to between 1610 and 1727, it is one of the largest hoards of English 18th century coins ever found.They found the hoard in July 2019 after pulling up the kitchen floors in their 18th century home. Six inches beneath the concrete underfloor, they spotted what they thought was an old electrical wire but...
  • Body of Angolan Migrant Child Found on Mexican Bank of Texas Border River

    05/07/2022 7:16:48 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 29 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/07/2022 | Bob Price
    Mexican authorities found the body of an Angolan migrant child who went missing on May 2 during an illegal border crossing near the Del Rio International Bridge. The young boy disappeared after being swept away along with his brother. The parents survived the crossing. Del Rio Station Border Patrol agents encountered an Angolan couple who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into Texas. The husband and wife informed the agents that their two boys, ages seven and nine, were swept away in the strong currents of the Rio Grande, according to information obtained from Del Rio Sector Border Patrol officials.
  • Skier lost on Christmas found dead near Truckee resort

    01/08/2022 6:55:47 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 31 replies
    Search-and-rescue volunteers discovered the body of Rory Angelotta, 43, near a residential neighborhood and roughly 3 miles from the boundaries of the Northstar Ski Resort, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Saturday. Over six days, more than 200 people searched for Angelotta using skis, snowmobiles and a helicopter before suspending the effort. During that period, a freak storm caused whiteout conditions, subfreezing temperatures and dumped over 7 feet of snow. The sheriff's office said because Angelotta had traveled a “considerable distance” from the resort, the area where his body was found near a residential area in the...
  • Organic molecule remnants found in nuclei of ancient dinosaur cells

    09/24/2021 6:06:50 PM PDT · by LibWhacker · 35 replies
    Phys.org ^ | 9/24/2021 | by Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Reconstruction of the Jehol Biota and the well-preserved specimen of Caudipteryx.A team of scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and from the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature (STM) has isolated exquisitely preserved cartilage cells in a 125-million-year-old dinosaur from Northeast China that contain nuclei with remnants of organic molecules and chromatin. The study was published in Communications Biology on Sept. 24.The dinosaur, called Caudipteryx, was a small peacock-sized omnivore with long tail feathers. It roamed the shores of the shallow lakes of the Jehol Biota in Liaoning province during...
  • Gabby Petito case: FBI confirms human remains are missing woman's.

    09/19/2021 3:38:47 PM PDT · by Carriage Hill · 115 replies
    Fox News ^ | 9.19.2021 | Audrey Conklin , Michael Ruiz
    MOOSEY, Wyo. – FIRST ON FOX: Authorities say the body found in Grand Teton National Park was likely that of Gabby Petito, saying the body matched the description of the missing woman. Authorities said the investigation is still ongoing, noting that the body has yet to be 100% positively identified.
  • California theater renovations uncover wallet lost 46 years ago

    06/05/2021 6:07:04 AM PDT · by MAGA2017 · 32 replies
    AP ^ | 6./4/21 | AP
    VENTURA, Calif. — A woman from Ventura was reunited with a wallet she lost 46 years ago after an employee working on remodeling Southern California's historic Majestic Ventura Theater discovered it inside a crawl space. “I would have never imagined,” said Tom Stevens after locating the wallet among old candy bar wrappers, ticket stubs and soda cans. Stevens told the Ventura County Star he then went on social media to try to locate the owner based on clues in the wallet, including old photos, a 1973 Grateful Dead concert ticket and a California driver’s license for Colleen Distin that expired...
  • Child’s remains found in wall of Pacolet residence, coroner says [SC]

    01/04/2021 5:52:26 AM PST · by buckalfa · 22 replies
    WSPA News7 ^ | January 3, 2021 | Sophia Radebaugh and Emily Smith
    PACOLET, S.C. (WSPA) – An investigation is underway after a child’s remains were found in the wall of a home in Pacolet on Saturday. Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said his office responded Saturday night to the home, located on Milliken Street, regarding possible remains being found within a wall of a residence. Clevenger said the house was being remodeling when the remains were found. In his 30 years as the Spartanburg County Coroner, Clevenger said this is unlike anything he’s ever seen. “It does shock the conscience of most people,” Clevenger said. “I would say 99.9% of the people,...
  • Military Ballots For Trump Found In A Dumpster In Georgia

    11/06/2020 3:30:00 PM PST · by Enlightened1 · 77 replies
    Twitter ^ | 11/06/20
    Military ballots for Trump found in a dumpster in Georgia. https://twitter.com/BradStoney1776/status/1324815276878131201 
  • Massachusetts 4th Congressional District: Thousands of ballots found in Franklin, Jesse Mermell’s campaign solicits recount signatures The race is still too close to call

    09/03/2020 9:16:42 PM PDT · by RightGeek · 49 replies
    Boston Herald ^ | 9/3/2020 | Rick Sobey
    A recount could be looming in the 4th Congressional District race between two Democrats as more uncounted ballots surfaced on Thursday. Officials in Newton, Wellesley and Franklin on Thursday restarted counting primary ballots after Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin filed a court order to authorize local poll workers to continue counting ballots that were received on time and had not been tallied by the end of Tuesday night. In Franklin, poll workers Thursday evening were counting about 3,000 uncounted ballots — much more than the previously estimated 600 uncounted ballots, according to a spokeswoman for the Secretary of the...
  • 'Absolute miracle:' Rescuers find missing California sisters

    03/03/2019 2:54:47 PM PST · by Mariner · 31 replies
    AP via Yahoo ^ | March 3rd, 2019 | Amanda Lee Myers
    (AP) -- Armed with some outdoor survival training, granola bars and pink rubber boots, 5- and 8-year-old sisters survived 44 hours in rugged Northern California wilderness before they were found dehydrated and cold but in good spirits on Sunday, authorities said. A fire chief and firefighter from a local volunteer department found Leia and Caroline Carrico in a wooded area about 1½ miles (2.3 kilometers) from their home in the small community of Benbow, where they had last been seen Friday afternoon, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said. Benbow is about 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento. The girls...
  • Newborn baby discovered lying on road in near-freezing temperatures

    02/11/2019 2:40:56 PM PST · by Texas Fossil · 69 replies
    ABC 30 ^ | Updated 17 mins ago (2-11-19) | Sontaya Rose
    MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) Authorities rescued a newborn girl early on Monday after she was found lying on a rural road in Madera County, located in the middle of California's Central Valley. The baby was cold but otherwise believed to be in good condition. She was covered only with a blanket. The Madera County Sheriff's Office working to track down the newborn's mother, who is described by witnesses as Hispanic or Caucasian, possibly in her twenties. She left the area in a small white SUV. SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Newborn baby girl’s mother described by witnesses as hispanic or caucasian, possibly in her...
  • Top US naval commander in Middle East found dead

    12/01/2018 3:09:26 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 89 replies
    CNN ^ | Updated 4:59 PM ET, Sat December 1, 2018 | Ryan Browne, CNN
    The top admiral overseeing US Naval forces in the Middle East, Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, was found dead in his residence in Bahrain on Saturday, the Navy said in a statement. While his death is being investigated, officials say there is no evidence of foul play at this time. "This is devastating news for the Stearney family, for the team at Fifth Fleet, and for the entire Navy," Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, told CNN Saturday. "Adm. Stearney was a decorated professional and a devoted father, a devoted husband and a good friend."
  • Man Spent 7 Hours Digging in Piles of Wood to Save Litter of Kittens in Dumpster

    09/02/2018 3:59:12 AM PDT · by vannrox · 56 replies
    Lovemeow ^ | Sept 2016 | Amy Bojo
    A kind-hearted man spent seven hours digging through piles of wood to save a litter of tiny kittens in the dumpster.Courtesy: CliffA month ago, Cliff heard meowing coming from a pile of wood in the dumpster. He spotted a little helpless kitten hanging onto scraps of wood, letting out a few faint cries. Soon he discovered that there were more than one kitten. "They got dumped in the dumpster, then there was wood dumped on top," Cliff told Love Meow. He spent hours digging through piles of wood and steels to save the abandoned kittens. They were so young...
  • Family Saw Photos of Their Missing Cat on Shelter Page, Tearful Reunion After 2 Years...

    07/20/2018 9:33:43 PM PDT · by vannrox · 43 replies
    Lovemeow ^ | 11APR17 | Amy Bojo
    A senior cat that had been missing for 2 1/2 years was reunited with his family after they found his pictures on a shelter's Facebook page. Meet Jimmy!Sue ZelitskyThe 15-year-old tabby cat was rescued and brought to West Milford Animal Shelter (in West Milford, New Jersey) on March 17. One of the volunteers saw him that night and wanted to help get him to a good home soon."Jimmy was picked up not far from West Milford Animal Shelter and brought in as a stray after the blizzard," RC of The Real Cats at West Milford Animal Shelter told Love...
  • Shelter Cat Gives Everyone Hugs and Won't Take No for an Answer

    05/24/2018 4:59:49 AM PDT · by vannrox · 37 replies
    Lovemeow ^ | May 23 18 | Amy Bojo
    Zorro the stray cat was eager to be loved but when he was brought to a shelter in Philadelphia, he could barely tolerate being touched. When staff found out what was bothering him, they soon discovered a cute little quirk that he does to everyone he meets. Pennsylvania SPCAZorro came to the Pennsylvania SPCA four months ago for a chance at a better life. "He was being fed by a Good Samaritan for some period of time, and he was so friendly that she was trying to find him a permanent home," Gillian Kocher Director of Public Relations of...