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Two-year-old stuck in a well? There’s an app for that. Rescue workers in Mengzi City, China had the daunting task of freeing a toddler who had fallen into a 40-foot well. While they could hear the boy’s cries, they couldn’t really see him. This posed a problem when he kept slipping out of the adult-sized harness they had sent down the shaft.

As further proof that teachers don’t get paid nearly enough, a heroic elementary school teacher recently rescued a toddler from a SUV that had caught fire in the pickup lane at Cameron Ranch Elementary School in Carmichael, CA.

A group of about 100 Beluga Whales are stuck under sea ice in the Bering Sea. They are an endangered species and in danger of dying from exhaustion. Russia's nature protection program is doing their best to lead them to open waters.

If you're a dog lover, better grab a box of tissues. In this footage, a man gives CPR to a beautiful boxer named Sugar. It's a harrowing scenario, but the dog pulls through thanks to the quick-thinking dog trainer who performed the resuscitation.