According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, a 4-year-old boy fell into the St. Johns River on July 18 after leaning over a knee-high wooden fence while trying to retrieve an object that had gone over the edge. His mother, Nicole Grayson, 43, jumped in after him without hesitation but drowned saving her son. News 6 spoke to the brave boater who helped pull the boy to safety.

A grandfather ran back into a burning home in the middle of the night to save his 3-year-old grandson — pulling the toddler from smoke-filled rooms and escaping through a window. That fire destroyed the home and killed four dogs and four cats.

This weekend’s Trooper Steve on Patrol took us to the heart of historic downtown Sanford, where the 14th annual Pints and Paws craft beer festival brought together thousands of people and plenty of four-legged friends—for a cause that continues to grow in a big way.

On today’s Trooper Steve on Patrol, I had the chance to roll through Sanford with Paul Williams, the founder of one of Central Florida’s most unique and impactful events: the 14th Annual Sanford Pints n’ Paws Craft Beer Festival.

Video shows Port Orange police officers working to save an elderly driver who veered into a pond.

Firefighters in Sarasota County saved someone on the 17th floor of a construction site by using a tower crane to get them down.

Two teens had to be rescued off the New Smyrna Beach coast on Saturday afternoon after their boat capsized, according to fire officials.

A 68-year-old man reported missing by his Airbnb host was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.

A paraglider plummets 500 feet from the sky into the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast.

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescued at least a dozen people from a raft after the vessel diverted from its original route to avoid Tropical Storm Imelda.

Two Orange County sheriff’s deputies save a child with autism from a retention pond.

Six members of Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 4 were deployed to Texas to help the state following the flash floods that left more than 80 people dead over 4th of July weekend, officials said.

A little girl aboard a Disney Cruise Line ship fell overboard and her father jumped into the water to save her.

A stranger rescues a 6-year-old from a swimming pool in South Florida, and the incident was caught on camera.

Officials say three people were rescued after a single-engine plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in Indian River County.

Holly Sharlow, a public safety telecommunications officer in Sumter County, received a call from Nancy Rader, whose husband, Jim, had collapsed at their home after feeling unwell.

A silver-haired bat was rescued in Brevard County and Wild Florida Rescue believes it might be the first of its kind to be found in the area.

The number of people killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall over the weekend in Nepal has reached 193 while recovery and rescue work has been stepped up.

The Seminole County Fire Department set out early Sunday to rescue some stranded boaters in Geneva.

Officials say a worker pulled from a shaft at a construction site in Orange County has died.

Officials say a woman and her dog were rescued from a house fire in Orlando.

It’s not every day that a police officer is asked to rescue a cute little pig from the side of the road, but that happened to these officers.

Nadia Bloom was just 11 years old when she set off on a bike ride near her Seminole County home and got lost in alligator-infested woods. Her story captivated the nation when the girl with Asperger’s did not come home.

A Florida deputy and a stranded motorist are counting their blessings after being sucked into a storm drain, swept under a highway and shot out the other side during heavy rain on Friday.

New video shows the rescue of a driver who lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a retention pond off Interstate 95, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials say eight people were rescued at a Florida Panhandle beach as weather forecasters predicted a high chance for rip currents in the Gulf of Mexico.

A woman was rescued after being lost in thick vegetation near a Volusia County creek for more than 24 hours, Florida wildlife officials say.

A worker had to be airlifted to the hospital after suffering a 15-foot fall from an Orlando building, according to the Orlando Fire Department.

A boat carrying about 100 migrants had to be rescued by Florida officials Thursday.

Seven people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after their 39-foot vessel was disabled by a lightning strike 100 miles offshore of Clearwater, according to a news release.

A woman was rescued by Daytona Beach firefighters “seconds before” her vehicle completely went underwater in a pond.

A cell tower contractor was rescued Tuesday evening and hospitalized after falling approximately 120 feet inside of a water tower in The Hammock, according to Flagler county officials.

Paws in the Park is one of the biggest fundraisers for Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando

Five of the puppies playing Sunday are from Florida Little Dog Rescue.

A high-angle rescue is underway in Orange County after a pair of construction workers got stuck in the bucket of a cherry picker 40 feet in the air.

The U.S. Coast Guard says the search for crew members who disappeared when a lift boat capsized off Louisiana will be suspended at sunset Monday.

Families were anxiously awaiting news of the 12 people missing from a capsized oil industry vessel while divers searching for survivors got no response when they knocked on the ship's hull Thursday.

A homeless Army veteran is being called a hero for pulling the driver of a burning car to safety following a head-on crash in Florida’s Panhandle.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has covered an area larger than the state of Rhode Island in its search for a dozen people missing off the Louisiana coast after an offshore oilfield vessel capsized in a storm.

A video from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows just how close two 15-year-olds got to drifting further out to sea last week. The pair of unidentified teens, a boy and a girl, were rescued about 1½ miles off Playalinda Beach on March 18 when strong winds and seas hit the area. Florida wildlife officials said authorities at the beach contacted the agency about 2:30 p.m., along with the U.S. Coast Guard after reports the teens were getting further offshore. The two can be seen on video sitting on a paddleboard with two rescuers in the water, leading them to the waiting patrol boat. “Our officers got them on the boat and were able to return them back to the beach,” Weber said.

ORLANDO, Fla. – An observant manager at an Orlando restaurant helped rescue a boy who police say was the victim of severe child abuse, including being suspended upside down from a door, by secretly holding a sign that only the child could read. OK” and held it up to the boy while standing behind the man so he couldn’t see it, police said. ‘Do you need help?’ Orlando server uses secret sign to help rescue abused boy, police sayThe child’s stepfather, Timothy Wilson II was arrested on one count of third-degree child abuse. Wilson was arrested on multiple counts of aggravated child abuse and child neglect. “It was ongoing abuse and torture.”The Orlando Police Department said it regularly encourages people who see something to say something.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Body camera video shows a 12-year-old boy sobbing and begging for Orlando Police Department officers to save his father and young brother who were trapped inside a submerged vehicle. A 48-year-old man who was in the area at the time saw the crash and immediately rushed into the water to help the family. Please help, help them,” the boy said, screaming at times. Like the other two officers, Smith credited the bystander who held the 4-year-old boy’s head above water. Both children were taken to Nemours Children’s Hospital, where their mother met them, and the father was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.

PENSACOLA, Fla. A 9-year-old Florida boy is being hailed a hero for pulling his father from the water after the man fractured his neck in a diving accident. Young Asaih Williams said he always plays a game in his head when he's diving with someone. If the other person doesn't emerge from the water in a set amount of time, then the boy goes in after him. Shortly after sunset, the boy convinced his dad Josh to take one last dip in the water. Despite a 100-pound weight difference between the two, Asaih channeled superhuman strength, and turned his dad over to prevent him from drowning.