Queensland, Australia (Gladstone Observer) - An elderly couple was rescued by the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter after their home at Pacific Haven, east of Childers, was inundated with water.

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Queensland, Australia (Gladstone Observer) - In a dramatic rescue for an RACQ Capricorn Helicopter, a 14-month-old child was placed in a bag and hoisted to safety after flood waters swept the truck he was in off a Biloela road.

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Otaki, New Zealand (TVNZ News) - The Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter airlifted a woman to Palmerston North Hospital with serious injuries.

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Courchevel, France (courchnet.com) - The Courchevel based PGHM (mountain rescue services) had a heli of a busy day with eight aerial rescues performed in the Tarentaise valley.

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Des Moines, Iowa (USA Today) - Jim Cooper believes he can save lives with his flying skills and his entrepreneurial ideas. A Life Flight helicopter pilot, Cooper has released an iPhone application he hopes can help save the lives of flight crew patients by reducing the time it takes for a first responder's help call to reach a pilot.

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Columbus, Ohio (The Columbus Dispatch) - Nationwide Children's Hospital is spending $7.5 million on a helicopter for transporting newborns and other pediatric patients.

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Ayrshire, Scotland (Daily Record) - Four fisherman have been airlifted to safety from their burning boat after a blaze broke out in the engine room. The crew of the Amy Harris raised the alarm after they sailed just south of the isle of Arran, off the Ayrshire coast.

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Auckland, New Zealand (stuff.co.nz) - A helicopter crewman was dropped into the water to rescue a teenage swimmer in Auckland's Tamaki Estuary.

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Queensland, Australia (Gladstone Observer) - A man suffering chest pain has been airlifted by the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter from a Rio Tinto Marine bulk carrier off the coast of Gladstone.

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New South Wales, Australia (Mudgee Guardian) - As the Cudgegong District Rural Fire Service manages its several ground crews this bush fire season there are also local aerial services keeping outbreaks to a minimum. Mid-Western residents who noticed an increase in helicopters flying around over the past week can know our region is constantly being scanned for fires.

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