A father and son have not been located after they were last seen fishing in shallow waters of Maumee Bay, Ohio.

Shondale Galloway, 33, was camping with his son, Shondale Galloway, Jr, 12, and his two other sons, ages 3 and 5. The father went fishing with his 12-year-old son in shallow waters near the camp [...]

Two hikers became stranded on Camelback Mountain, Phoenix’s tallest mountain towering over the desert at a whopping 2,704 feet.

They were way off trail and stranded on a steep section. They called authorities and rescue was dispatched. One of the hikers climbed up a rock face so helicopters can spot him. The other hiker sat [...]

A 31-year-old man from Georgia was rappelling down Looking Glass Rock in North Carolina and suddenly fell about 100 feet around 9 p.m. on Monday night.

There are no reports on how or why the man fell. The man suffered cuts, abrasions and lacerations but his injuries are not life threatening – pretty lucky for falling [...]

I’m starting this new segment to get real tips from real Search and Rescue personnel. What better way to learn how to get out of a tough situation then from the people the help hikers get out of it. Got a question for a Search and Rescue member? E-mail them to me at brianquines@gmail.com

Today, Steve, [...]

A few days ago I posted a story about a college student who slipped 100 meters off a steep and snowy cliff to his death on Mt. Aspiring in New Zealand.

Authorities now say that he was carrying hiking boots and the proper snow gear to summit the mountain. 19-year-old Leonard Alexander Phease chose to wear [...]

An 18-year-old high school student died after falling into a crevasse into the Alps hiking above Britannia Hut (pictured below).

The boy was hiking with his father and sister when he suddenly fell into a deep crevasse. The family members were not tied together. His father’s cell phone had no service so he rushed to the [...]

A climber fell six meters today while rock climbing on Mount Piddington (pictured above), near Victoria in Australia.

Although six meters doesn’t sound that far, his injuries were severe enough that he required emergency surgery. The specifics on his injuries and the details on how he fell have not been released.

Conditions weren’t ideal during the rescue. [...]

A 25-year-old woman visiting from Berlin, Germany required rescue when she slipped down a steep cliff on Mount Marathon and became too scared to continue down.

Rescuers got a call around 3:15 p.m. when the woman, hiking with a friend, got stuck halfway up the 3,022-foot peak. She was uninjured, just frightened.

Patti Foldager, a resident of [...]

A drunk bastard got what he deserved when he jumped down a 30-foot waterfall and injured himself.

The man, in his 30s, was camping with a group of friends near Loch Lomondside in Scotland, when he decided to jump off the Falls of Falloch (pictured above) around 9 p.m.. He took the plunge and became [...]

Two hikers missing for one day near the Continental Divide by Boulder, Colorado were found today. The two men, a 20- and 21-year-old from Iowa and Maryland, planned on an overnight trip near the 4th of July Pass area.

They became disoriented and were forced to spend another night in the wilderness. They were found [...]