Boston Police officer jumps in water to rescue woman (Video)

MomT's picture

Submitted by MomT on

7 News WHDH.com Reported by: Amanda Grace
Posted: 12/21/12 at 2:20 pm    Updated: 12/21/12 at 11:17 pm

 

 

BOSTON (WHDH) -- A Boston Police officer jumped into the frigid water to reach a drowning woman Friday.

Cell phone video captured Boston Police Officer Edward Norton taking the plunge; he jumped into the frigid Fort Point channel in a torrential downpour to rescue the woman who'd fallen into the water.

 

Commentary:  What we do for one we do for all

To read the rest of this story and view the video visit WHDH.com

 

Down to -50C: Russians freeze to death as strongest-in-decades winter hits (PHOTOS)

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

RT.com - 12/19/12

RIA Novosti / Aleksey Malgavko

RIA Novosti / Aleksey Malgavko

Russia is enduring its harshest winter in over 70 years, with temperatures plunging as low as -50 degrees Celsius. Dozens of people have already died, and almost 150 have been hospitalized.

­The country has not witnessed such a long cold spell since 1938, meteorologists said, with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees lower than the seasonal norm all over Russia.

To read the rest of this story, visit RT.com.

2012 Extreme Weather Sets Records, Fits Climate Change Forecasts

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

Huff Post - 12/20/12, Seth Borenstein

WASHINGTON -- As 2012 began, winter in the U.S. went AWOL. Spring and summer arrived early with wildfires, blistering heat and drought. And fall hit the eastern third of the country with the ferocity of Superstorm Sandy.

This past year's weather was deadly, costly and record-breaking everywhere – but especially in the United States.

To read the rest of this story, visit HuffingtonPost.com.

Flood travel chaos fears as 4 million try for Christmas getaway

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

Mirror - 12/22/12, Adam Aspinall

Terrible weather conditions have caused flooding and landslides in many parts of Britain and nearly 300 flood alerts are still in place across the UK

PA

Festive holiday-makers have been warned to expect misery on the roads, railways and at airports today as four million people make the great Christmas getaway.

Terrible weather conditions have caused flooding and landslides in many parts of Britain and nearly 300 flood alerts are still in place across the UK.

To read the rest of this story, visit Mirror.co.uk.

Draco's Impacts: Flights Delayed, Roads Snarled

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

Weather.com - 12/22/12, AP

Winona, Minn.

Blowing snow reduces vision as motorists wait for a light change in Lawrence, Kan., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The Midwest snowstorm is causing travel delays on roads and in the air. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Travelers facing canceled flights and closed roads were hoping to finally head to their holiday destinations Friday as Winter Storm Draco dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest moved across the Great Lakes toward Canada.

Winter Storm Draco, part of a system that began in the Rockies earlier in the week, led airlines to cancel more than 1,000 flights Thursday and caused whiteout conditions that left roads dangerous to drive on. It was blamed for deaths in at least five states, with parts of Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan hit with more than a foot of snow.

To watch the video and read the rest of this story, visit Weather.com.

Draco's Low Lingers: Wind, Snow in the Northeast

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

Weather.com - 12/22/12, Chris Dolce

Winona, Minn.

A little girl proudly shows of her snowman.

Oshkosh, Wisc.(Photo: Pookie Bear/iWitness)

The low-pressure system associated with Winter Storm Draco will linger over northern New England into the weekend. This will result in the continuation of both strong, gusty winds and lake-enhanced snow through Saturday.

Winds will be the most intense from parts of southern New England and New York to the Mid-Atlantic on Saturday. Gusts could reach 40 or 50 mph at times during the afternoon, which may result in airport delays from New York City to D.C. In addition, isolated power outages and tree damage cannot be rule out as well

Pages

Subscribe to The Galactic Free Press RSS