Girl rescued after almost going over waterfall at Swift River

12-year old swept about 150 feet down river

ALBANY, N.H. - Authorities say a 12-year-old girl is safe after falling into a river and getting swept to the top of a 15-foot waterfall in Albany on Monday.

New Hampshire Fish and Game says the girl, who is from Milford, was at the Swift River on Monday when she slipped off a rock and was swept about 150 feet down river to the top of Lower Falls.

She was able to grab onto a rock and hold on long enough for a bystander, James Barnhouse of Dover, Ohio, to reach her. Another bystander notified the caretaker at a nearby campground, who radioed the Carroll County Sheriff's office for help.

Conway fire personnel and Fish and Game officers reached the stranded pair and helped them to safety.

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Lost hikers rescued on Little Haystack Mountain

Radu Gyorgy and his 10-year old daughter wandered off their trail


LINCOLN, N.H. - Two hikers who became lost following a trail on Little Haystack Mountain were brought to safety by officers from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department on Monday evening.

Officials say they hiked 1 1/4 miles up the Falling Waters Trail to rescue hikers Radu Gyorgy and his 10-year-old daughter, who had wandered off the trail. The two hikers had most of their essential survival gear, but not a map, authorities say.

According to conservation officials, the two were able to call police for help at about 5 p.m., and officials guided them back onto the trail and located them before 7 p.m.

The Fish and Game Department reminds hikers to always pack appropriate gear before embarking on a hike.

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Grafton, New Hampshire woman attacked by bear

Bear attracted by smell of pot roast

GRAFTON, N.H. - A woman was attacked by a bear in Grafton, after it was apparently attracted by the smell of food cooking, said authorities.

The bear lashed out at Tracey Colburn just as the 46-year-old opened her door to let her dog out at about 10 p.m. Saturday. Colburn was cooking a pot roast.

Colburn fell to the ground as the bear swiped at her, and her dog attacked the bear in its owner's defense, said officials.

A neighbor drove Colburn to the fire station. She was then taken to the hospital with cuts to her arms, said authorities.

Conservation Officer Tom Dakai said the black bear likely would be euthanized because it showed aggression toward a human.

The Grafton Fire Department said the bear was female and had two cubs.

The dog wasn't harmed. Colburn was back at her home Sunday.

New Hampshire Fish and Game is investigating the attack.


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Second Alligator in a month pulled from a Manchester NH pond

MANCHESTER, N.H. - A 2-foot-long alligator was pulled out of Steven's Pond in Manchester over the weekend. It is the second alligator fished out of the pond in about a month.

Wildlife officials said the alligator is less than 1 year old. They said they don't know if it's male or female.

Officials said they presume it was a pet that someone could no longer care for and set free.

Authorities said someone fishing in the area hooked the reptile and called police.

The alligator is being turned over to New England Reptile Distributors in Plaistow, where it will be cared for.



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Help the EPA send a strong message to Big Coal

		Dear Reader, Don't Let Big Coal Push Us Around:Stand Up for Clean Water! My Neighbor's Well Water This letter was forwarded for Jimmy Hall, the fifth generation Hall to own property on Mill Creek in Letcher County, KY. His great-great-great grandfather owned the entire mountain range here in the late 1800s. Since then, mountaintop removal coal mining has turned my family's special place into a moonscape. And now mining waste has made our drinking water toxic. "DON'T DRINK THE WATER" is what the Water Department said when they called us. They found arsenic and lead from nearby mining operations in my well water. It's not just me -- my neighbors have the same problem. Many of them are chronically ill and some have died. It's gotten so bad that the EPA has vetoed 36 coal permits in the area to keep our water from getting worse. I was glad they decided to help but the State of Kentucky and Big Coal didn't see it that way. They are challenging the EPA's actions to clean up our water. I need your help to show the EPA we've got its back. Please let EPA officials know everyone deserves clean water! Last week, the EPA held hearings in Kentucky on their plans to protect our water. The Kentucky Coal Association bused hundreds of their supporters to the hearings. They did everything they could to intimidate me and the dozens of other activists who were there to speak out for clean water. They booed, heckled, and kicked us. Someone even threatened the safety of the representatives from the EPA who were there to listen to us.1 Big Coal must be scared. But they can't scare us! Not when the health of our children is on the line. One of my neighbors showed me his well water -- it was rust colored and cloudy. He's forced to use it for drinking, food preparation and to bathe his children. The EPA passed the Clean Water Act in 1972 to ensure that no one is forced to give their children filthy water to drink. I'm not going to let the coal companies intimidate me or the EPA into undoing the progress we've made in the last 30 years. Stand with me and my neighbors. Tell the EPA to hold the line for clean water today! My courage comes from people like you who stand together to bring these issues like mine to the surface. What the coal companies are doing is wrong, but the state allowing this to continue is just plain criminal. The EPA is our only hope to continue this battle here on our own soil with mountains blowing up all around us, filling the valleys and streams with poison. If we stand together now and send 30,000 messages to the EPA to protect our water I know we can win. Don't let Big Coal and the State of Kentucky destroy the progress we've made to protect communities under the Clean Water Act. Urge the EPA to hold the line for clean water before it's too late! Thanks for all you do to protect our environment, Jimmy Hall Fifth Generation Kentuckian P.S. After you take action, forward this email, or spread the word on Facebook and Twitter by clicking our handy share buttons below: [1] Anderson, Chris. Miners get vocal at hearing. Appalachian News Express. June 8, 2012.

Daredevil completes walk across Niagara Falls

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CT man rescued minutes before search party was to be called off!

Missing CT man found, lucky to be alive
Another reason not to hike alone and having a plan!


BEACON FALLS, CT (NBC) -- A Connecticut man who has been missing for a week has been found safe.
A state worker found Richard Roncarti, 50, around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Beacon Falls section of the Naugatuck State Forest.

He was rescued just minutes before the search was going to be called off, officials said.

Crews said Roncarti was stranded in the Naugatuck State Forest with severe injuries after falling 100 feet and having no food or water for seven days. Emergency crews said he was lucky to be alive.

“He looked like he had been in the weather a few days. He was beat up pretty good,” Chief Michael Pratt, of the Beacon Falls Fire Department, said....

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