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Rescue teams found a man who had been reported missing more than two weeks ago in the Red River Gorge, a wilderness area full of steep cliffs and jagged terrain in eastern Kentucky. The rescue team called it "truly a miracle" that the hiker survived so long without food or water.Searchers found 48-year-old Scott A. Hern Saturday afternoon near a cliff line after hearing someone calling for help, according to the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team, which responds to emergencies in the area. Hern had been hiking in the area to look for waterfalls, his family told searchers.Hern was...

Hiker missing for 2 weeks found alive after rescuers hear cry for help

Dolly Parton’s beloved Dollywood has suddenly closed down without prior notice. Located in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, Dollywood is the eponymous theme park co-owned by country music icon Dolly Parton. Since opening in 1986, the park has grown into one of Tennessee’s most popular attractions, blending the traditional crafts, food, and music of Appalachia with thrill rides such as Lightning Rod, Wild Eagle, Blazing Fury, and Big Bear Mountain.

Dollywood Shuts Down Entire Theme Park Effective Immediately

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

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A stark reminder of the dangers of climbing Mount Everest is being revealed as global warming is exposing more corpses than ever on the world’s tallest peak.Five unidentified bodies have recently been removed from the mountain by Nepal’s army, including one skeleton, and a corpse that took 11 hours to free as it was encased in ice up to the head. An estimated 300 people have lost their lives attempting to scale the mountain since the 1920s, and it has attracted particular controversy in recent years because of overcrowding concerns over so-called adventure tourists. At least eight people have lost...

Five bodies retrieved from Mount Everest as melting snow reveals highest peak ‘turning into graveyard’

 At least 60 people were believed missing in Nepal after two buses were swept by a landslide off a highway and into a swollen river early Friday. Three passengers were rescued as the continuous rain made rescue efforts difficult. The three survivors were being treated in the hospital, government administrator Khima Nanada Bhusal said, adding that they reportedly jumped out of the bus and swam to the banks, where locals found them and took them to a nearby hospital. Landslides also blocked routes to the area in several places, according to Bhusal. Additional rescuers and security forces have been...

2 buses carrying at least 60 people swept into a river by a landslide in Nepal. 3 survivors found

Detectives have released an image of a "vehicle of interest" as part of their investigation.

Second murder suspect held over shooting

Lancaster County, PA

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

Sgt Richard Heard faces three charges of rape against a female police officer.

Police sergeant raped fellow officer, court told

The sacred slopes of Mount Everest are witnessing the profound impacts of climate change, as diminishing snow and ice cover reveal the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who perished in pursuit of reaching the world's highest peak. This year, a team of climbers and military personnel embarked on a mission not to summit the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) mountain, but to recover some of these lost souls, risking their lives in the process.

Thinning Snow on Mt Everest Unmasks Old Bodies; Expert Urges Retrieval to Prevent 'Mountain Graveyards'

A former sub-postmistress, awarded compensation years after being falsely accused of stealing from the Post Office, has said she thought the case "would never end." Gail Ward, who ran a branch in Wells, Somerset, was convicted in 2007 of false accounting because of the Post Office's faulty Horizon IT system.

'I just sat down crying and said, it's finished'

A former wrestler has swapped headlocks and takedowns for weddings and baptisms after being ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. The Rev Steven Horne, 43, from Ashford, is among a new cohort of deacons and priests ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Dover last month. He told BBC...

Former wrestler swaps headlocks for priesthood

The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable Island near Nova Scotia in Canada on 12 July.

Couple found dead after trying to cross Atlantic

Lillie Morgan-Roller, four, and Rubie Morgan-Roller, nine, died in the crash on Sunday.

Mum, dad and daughters, 4 and 9, among crash dead

Advnture

They may look fluffy and cute but “patou” dogs – as Pyrenean mountain dogs are known in the Alps – are causing hikers real problems in France

Hiker in French Alps  attacked by a pack of Pyrenean mountain dogs

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Five bodies, including one skeleton, have finally been recovered from Mount Everest’s so-called ‘death zone’ after the Nepali army deployed a dozen military personnel and 18 sherpas to clean up the high Himalayas. Authorities started the operation in 2019 and, this year, they set a goal to recover five bodies from the ‘death zone’, which is at an altitude of 8,000 metres (26,247 feet).The clean-up team recovered the human remains while surviving on water, chocolate, and sattu, a concoction of wheat, barley, and chickpea flour.After a 54-day operation that concluded on June 5, one skeleton and eleven tonnes of trash were...

What is Mount Everest's 'death zone'? Bodies retrieved from mountains amid risky operation

Coastguards say the River Aln estuary at Alnmouth is fast flowing and quicksand could form.

Quicksand warning as river changes course

Wyoming State

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Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

A motorbike rider and passenger killed in a crash which also claimed the lives of two young girls alongside their parents have been named. Christopher and Janine Barton died when the bike was involved in a collision with a car on the A61 between Wakefield and Barnsley on Sunday, West Yorkshire Police said.

Bike couple in crash that killed six people named

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Rescuers hail 'miracle' survival of hiker lost for weeks

Scott Hern, 46, was found by rescuers in the remote canyons of the Red River Gorge in...

Rescuers hail 'miracle' survival of hiker lost for weeks

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