Unbeknownst to her father, Wilkerson snapped the heartwarming moment between the state trooper and her dad, and it's now a precious memento.

Thankfully, some kids nearby saw him disappear under the water and immediately knew they had to do something.

A gas station clerk in Fort Worth, Texas, dropped everything when he heard a series of gut-wrenching sounds.

The Amazon driver, Wilmar, sees his act as a neighborly gesture, simply acting as part of a caring community.

Local rescue teams responded to the scene with climbers, pulley systems and, eventually, a helicopter.

'When you get sucked into a vortex, it’s kind of like a spin cycle in a washing machine,' the game warden said.

While the fisherman certainly wasn't expecting the fish to leap into his mouth, the fish didn't seem too happy about the situation either.

The couple ordered some salads and sandwiches and their bill came out to a modest $48.17 - but the tip they left was so much more.

One woman saw an upsetting sight during a grocery delivery in Kingsland, Texas.

The pup wasn't even headed in the right direction, and it continued to move farther inland until help came along.

The dog kept swimming farther and farther out in dangerous water conditions until one brave man jumped in and took it back to shore.

The bears went from metal bars, cramped quarters and dog food to 234 acres of dirt, grass and trees and plenty of berries, eggs and fish.

The group of avid cyclists decided on a whim to head out on an 80-mile ride, and because of that decision, they ended up saving a life.

One man tied himself to his ATV, swam out, and saved the man and a 7-month-old baby, which he handed off to a visiting nurse.

The puppy has been recovering and getting lots of love as animal services is dealing with a flood of adoption applications.

When Willow Wind activities director Becky Medina added Gracie to her flock, she realized this bird was special.

If all goes well, in four months the little calf named 'Cinder' will be big enough to release back into the wild.

The boy's broken arm required surgery, but thanks to one kind firefighter, the situation was not as traumatic as it could've been.

The team tried to remove the net from the boat, but when that didn't work, they got into the water with the giant whale.

The woman's attacker left her chained and handcuffed in an abandoned house for days before someone heard her screams for help.