A Utah contractor says he is lucky to be alive after a lightning strike turned his 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid into a burned-out shell while he was driving through a storm. Casey Pettus was heading north on Interstate 15 from St. George to Cedar City around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday when the terrifying incident unfolded near…
An emergency room nurse survived a terrifying hiking accident on Montana’s tallest mountain after he slipped, fell onto his own trekking pole, and then made an extraordinary 10-mile descent with the pole still lodged through his torso. David Cifaldi, a 32-year-old ER nurse, was climbing Granite Peak with two friends last Monday when the freak…
What began as a quiet walk with her beloved dog ended in an unthinkable tragedy for 85-year-old Gloria Serge. Serge was walking her Shih Tzu, Trooper, near a pond at the Spanish Lakes Fairways retirement community in Fort Pierce, Florida, in February 2023 when a massive alligator suddenly lunged from the water. The nearly 11-foot…
A safari guide was killed by a lion in front of horrified tourists after reportedly putting himself directly in the animal’s path to protect the group. Quinn Swales, 40, was leading a photographic walking safari through Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park in 2015 when the group came across a pride of lions. The terrifying encounter unfolded…
A scenic flight off the Washington coast turned into a terrifying fireball when a floatplane carrying 11 people crashed into the water and burst into flames during an attempted emergency landing. The single-engine de Havilland DHC-3, operated by Kenmore Air, went down Thursday evening in Shallow Bay near Sucia Island, a popular boating and camping…
A scenic sightseeing trip in China turned into sheer terror when a helicopter suddenly spun out of control and crash-landed directly on top of tourists trying desperately to get out of the way. The horrifying crash happened Tuesday at the Chaka Sky No. 1 Scenic Area in Qinghai Province, where visitors had gathered near the…
A day of fun at an amusement park turned into a nightmare after a tourist was thrown from a roller coaster in a freak accident caught on terrifying video. The horrifying incident happened Monday at Parque Samanes in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where the woman was reportedly flung about 13 feet from the ride as it moved…
A sporty teenager who spent his days surfing, playing basketball and training in jujitsu is “lucky he’s alive” after a frightening trampoline accident reportedly triggered a stroke and 19 mini strokes. Ruben Shears was just 13 when his parents, Andy and Chantal, found him collapsed on the bathroom floor of their home on June 15,…
A terrifying night at a Mexican fair nearly turned deadly when a cable car from an amusement ride suddenly broke loose and crashed to the ground, narrowly missing people standing below. The frightening incident happened Friday night at a fair in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico, during only the second day of the event. Video recorded…
A 21-year-old man was mauled to death by a lion after allegedly joining an illegal lion-watching group in India, authorities said. The horrifying attack happened on July 8 near the border of the Antalya Revenue area and Luwaria Reserve Forest in Gujarat’s Amreli district. The victim was identified as Sohil Memon. Officials said he was…
