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Scottish Hillwalker, 61, Describes Surviving Cow Stampede With SOS Rescue

An SOS beacon helped rescuers reach her in time for a charity air ambulance to take her to surgery.

Search for Missing Santa Rosa Hiker Enters Fourth Day at Bodega Head

Two Hikers Airlifted After 45-Foot Fall at Kentucky’s Courthouse Rock

Tennessee Hiker Dies After Handling Probable Timber Rattlesnake

Helicopter Video Shows Dramatic Long-Line Rescue of Teen Hikers at Point Reyes

Bear That Mauled Hiker on Alaska’s Basher Trail Remains at Large

Teams Await Improved River Conditions in Retrieval of Man’s Body at Sol Duc Falls

Body of Missing Hiker Hannah Moody Found in Scottsdale Preserve