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NewsYahoo News AustraliaFive climbers die in sudden snowstorm on highest mountain
The group was hit with high winds, heavy snow and temperatures of minus -20 degrees when one of the hikers broke a leg. Things quickly went from bad to worse.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaChild on road ‘hit by passing driver’ after 'horrendous' fatal crash
A woman and two children, the youngest just six years old, have died after their car crashed down an embankment on the NSW Central Coast. Read more.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaMiners 'disgusted' at decision to keep working next door to dead colleague
Workmates were appalled that mining continued on the Queensland site as a man's body was recovered following a fatal accident. Read more.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaChildren found holding onto dead mum’s body after shipwreck
When their boat was smashed by a huge wave, a brave mother sacrificed her own life to keep her two kids alive by breastfeeding them while she drank her own urine. Read more.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaMum reveals what 'saved' missing son AJ: ‘With my kid’
AJ’s mum opened up about the harrowing event on social media this week. Ready why she believes her missing son was found safe.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaTikTok video captures crowd saving cat dangling from stadium roof
Watch the moment football fans in Florida saved a cat that fell 20 metres from a stadium grandstand.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Reward for Covid zero': Hundreds of Aussie partygoers stranded on sandbar
About 300 litres of alcohol was seized following an event that has left police shaking their heads.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaMissing autistic boy AJ Elfalak found in NSW
The boy has yet to be assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics, police said.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaMum's abduction fears as urgent search for missing boy, 3, continues
Anthony 'AJ' Elfalak's mum has broken her silence as the search for her missing son in NSW heads into its third day. Find out what we know so far.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaCurious four-year-old's head becomes trapped in bizarre mishap
It took firefighters 40 minutes to free the toddler. Her parents regret not covering up the hazard. Read more about how this unusual rescue unfolded.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaFamily fears boy, 3, with autism 'was taken' from NSW rural property
Anthony 'AJ' Elfalak is also non-verbal and was last seen at a home on the property in the Hunter region. Find out more details about the missing boy.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Hero' mum fights off mountain lion after it attacks her son
Protective instincts kicked in for a Californian woman when a mountain lion attacked her 5-year-old son. Read how she used her bare hands to fend it off.
NewsYahoo News Australia'This is scary': Woman's chilling Facebook Live before dying in floodwaters
A terrifying one-minute video is the last anyone heard from the woman before she was swept away by floodwaters. Find out more here.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Hero’: How a cat saved an elderly woman after a bad fall
Piran has been called a hero, but how exactly did this clever cat manage to save his owner's life?
NewsYahoo News AustraliaWoman attacked by 2.5-metre 'Darth Gator' as kids watch on
The alligator latches on to the trainer's hand and drags her into the tank. A bystander jumps in and wrestles the gator in an attempt to free the woman. Watch the drama unfold.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Your babies are missing you': Desperate search for Brisbane dad
Have you seen Daniel? The family of a missing Brisbane man is pleading with him to come home. Read more about his disappearance.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Couldn't swim': Dad's 'avoidable' jet-ski death in front of family
Michael Beames' jet-ski death in Tasmania was found to be 'completely avoidable' and appeared 'inevitable', according to a coronial inquest.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaTerrifying moment child pulled from rubble after earthquake kills more than 300
Watch the incredible rescue of a child after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti, reducing homes, schools and businesses to rubble.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaThree brothers die after becoming trapped in manure pit
Gary, 37, Todd, 31, and Brad Wuebker, 35, died while working together on their farm. Read more about the tragedy here.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDramatic rescue underway after whale caught in nets off Gold Coast
The whale became entangled off the coast of Coolangatta. Crews are at the scene working to free the large mammal. Find out more.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaBaby boy critical after falling 2.5m from window at Sydney home
The infant fell onto the concrete in Sydney's northwest, sustaining a serious head injury. Read more about the tragic accident.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDramatic rescue as man in wheelchair falls on subway tracks
Watch the heart-stopping moment a wheelchair-bound man, who fell onto New York City subway tracks, is rescued seconds before a train arrives.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaTerrifying moment 394 people found in sinking boat
Hundreds of people were rescued from a sinking ship in international waters over the weekend. Find out how the drama unfolded.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaKids, 2 and 5, watch in horror as parents are struck by lightning
David Jerome died last week after he and his wife Kristen were hit by lighting during a family beach holiday. Find out more.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaWarning after common winter item 'explodes in microwave'
Firies are warning people about the potential danger of wheat packs. Find out about this household issue you may not be aware of.
