In an extraordinary event highlighting situational awareness and animal instincts, a glacier rescue helicopter team located and saved a man who had fallen into a crevasse on the Gorner Glacier in southern Switzerland. The rescue was made possible by the persistent pacing of his loyal dog, a Chihuahua named “Lucky.” Unexpected Alert From a Small Canine On July 3, 2024, …
Helicopters Save Thirsty Cows Swiss army helicopters in Rossiniere, Switzerland, began airlifting water by earlier this month to several thousand thirsty cows enduring the heatwave and drought that affected much of Europe. The roughly 40,000 cows that graze during the summer in pastures high above the Vaud Canton in western Switzerland</strong consumer as much as 40 gallons of water a …