Brutus the Bear

You can find Brutus and Casey at the Montana Grizzly Encounter Rescue and Educational Sanctuary http://www.grizzlyencounter.com/ and please visit Oprah at http://www.oprah.com/ and thank her. LINK: Youtube

Tank Skateboard

DTV Shredder from bpgwerks: The Shredder moves with up to 30 mph and is thought also for military purposes, search and rescue, patrols. LINK: LiveLeak

Avalanche Burial and Rescue Video

A skier gets buried in an avalanche, but is rescued only four and a half minutes later. Everything gets caught on film with the video camera attached on the victim’s helmet.

This was a decent sized avalanche. 1,500 feet the dude fell in a little over 20 seconds. The crown was about 1 – 1.5m. The chute that he got sucked through to the skier’s right was flanked on either side by cliff bands that were about 30m tall. He luckily didn’t break any bones and obviously didn’t hit anything on the run out.

Link – Via: kottke.org, Via: Neatorama

Miraculous escape for duck shot through the head with nail gun

A duck had to undergo emergency surgery after surviving for several days with a 4in nail embedded in its skull. The bird, called Tully by vets, had been shot through the head with a nail gun.

But it took rescuers three days to capture the creature, who had the nail sticking out from both sides of its head. The duck was then rushed for emergency surgery at a vets in Devon Meadows, Victoria, in Australia.

After giving Tully an anaesthetic, vets were able to remove the nail which had pierced his head just 4mm from an eye. Nigel Williamson, 43, from Australian Animal Rescue, was eventually able to catch him after a concerned member of the public raised the alarm.

'He didn't seem bothered about it at all but in his healthy state it meant he was still very hard to get hold of. LINK

Helicopter Rescuing Hiker From Cliff In Utah

Washington County Search and Rescue Helicopter Rescuing Hiker From Cliff In Ivins, Utah. LINK: Youtube

Raw Video: Dramatic Rescue From Hurricane Wave

A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept spectators out to sea at a Maine park Sunday. Coast Guard officials say 3 people were pulled from the waters near Acadia National Park. One of those rescues was caught on tape. (Aug. 23). LINK: Youtube

Japan's earthquake rescue robot

The BBC's Richard Black takes a look at the development of a Japanese robot that could help rescue survivors after an earthquake. LINK