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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Elderly woman vanishes in car crash - then turns up months later with wild story
Susan Rhodes, 65, was found hiding in the family bathroom after going missing for eight weeks following a car crash, and she had quite a story to explain her absence A pensioner who went missing after being involved in a road accident has turned up two months later with a mysterious story. Susan Rhodes, of North Augusta, South Carolina, vanished after the road smash on June 11 as a search was launched. The 65-year-old turned up almost eight weeks later with a wild claim which she said was behind her disappearance. Witness Joshua Lawson told police that he saw an "erratic" driver at the wheel of a Chevrolet Malibu before the car veered into a ditch. It suddenly reversed out, and hit a Toyota before again swerving off the road. It comes after man called 999 for 'his own protection' - then ended up jailed himself. She was helped out of her car before she suddenly left the scene and disappeared. A hunt then begun to locate her, but she couldn't be tracked down. Mrs Rhodes hasn't been seen for weeks, leaving her family concerned but this week she returned home. According to police, the man told officers she had been swept away by a fast-moving creek - and that she lost her clothes and shoes following the fall. She also police authorities she stayed alive after strangers fed her bread and water. She claimed she was eventually taken back home by an unknown man in a black truck. Police confirmed she unexpectedly showed up at her home after returning from a doctor's appointment. "While speaking with her I observed her voice to be very low and not able to talk in a normal voice,' the officer said in a report," police told. Fox 8"I asked Susan what happened and she stated she does remember being in a wreck and then she left and walked into the woods. "She said she was in a creek and it turned into a river. She said the river was going so fast she lost her pants and shoes." The force say they found the woman hiding in the bathroom. They stated her arm was in a sling who she appeared dazed and disoriented. It comes after a desperate search was launched to find a mum and her baby after they seemingly vanished into thin air. Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter Sandra McCarty were seen last on July 15, according to California's Fresno County Sheriff's Office. The pair were last seen departing Fresno to return to their home in Sacramento almost two weeks ago. Owen's mum Vickie Torres tearfully told CNN: "I'm desperate to find my daughter and her baby. It's like she vanished into thin air." The pair left Fresno when they visited family around 5pm on July 15, the sheriff's office said. A traffic camera last captured their vehicle, a silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer at about 8pm in Atwater, some 66 miles north of Fresno. But neither has been since since with officers working to determine what happened to them. The Fresno Police Department, which is leading the investigation, told CNN they believe Owen and Sandra are not in the Fresno area. There is nothing that suggests foul play is involved in their disappearance, CNN was told. The family was not aware she was missing for three days due to a miscommunication. Owen had been in Fresno for a routine check up for the baby, her mother said. She visited her mum's house where she changed and fed the baby before the 8:30am appointment. Afterward, she visited her brother's house. Richard Owen said he last saw his sister at about 2:45pm on July 15. When she did not return, her partner thought she stayed behind to help her mum clean a house she had bought, her brother said. Her partner did not realise anything unusual had happened until the Saturday when the two would typically spend the weekend together. Owens suffers from high blood pressure and that it had been noticeably bad since she gave birth.
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hear the reaction of this year's St. Jude Dream Home winner
(WJW) — The winner of this year's Fox 8 St. Jude Dream Home isn't a stranger to donating to the research hospital (as seen in the video at the top of the story). 'I do contribute $20 a month, but I don't miss it that $20,' said Patricia Ferguson, of Cuyahoga Falls. 'I honestly don't have anybody that has used St. Jude or known anybody, but I feel it's a great organization and it's done a lot for the children.' Extras wanted for new movie being filmed in Cleveland Ferguson was working from home Thursday when the winning ticket was pulled in this year's drawing. When asked if she ever thought she might win, she said, 'absolutely not.' She purchased the ticket with her boyfriend. Ferguson hasn't been to the home in person yet, but has seen it plenty over the last several months on Fox 8 News in the Morning. Tickets were also drawn Thursday for several other prizes. See the full list of winners at the bottom of this page It's the 13th year for the Fox 8 St. Jude Dream Home; we've raised over $26 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. See photos from this year's big drawing of the winners: The home This year's home is being built by Skoda Construction at 560 Magnolia Court in Mayfield Village. It's valued at $771,000. The 3,050-square-foot home will have four bedrooms and three and a half baths. There will be an open floor plan with a first-floor master bedroom, laundry and 10-foot ceilings. There's also a gourmet chef's kitchen with upgraded Bosch appliances. It's within walking distance to the Greenway Trail, community pool and sports park. Other 2025 prizes Milano Monuments $1500 gift card toward custom-made statue: Agapi Tzasgournis! Conrad's Tire Express & Total Car Care $1,500 gift certificate: Allison Hoag Northeast Factory Direct $10,000 Shopping Spree: Paula Thompson Litehouse Pools & Spas -M7 Bullfrog Spa worth $26,000: Sylvia Loncar Kaulig Giving – New gutters, downspouts and LeafFilter gutter protection: Sara Schrode 2025 Ford Escape or 2025 Buick Envista from Nick Abraham Auto Mall: Jerome Pratt 2025 Fox 8 St. Jude Dream Home worth $771,000: Patricia Ferguson Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Flesh-eating bacteria kills four in ANOTHER southern state after multiple deaths in Florida amid summer outbreak
Another four people have died after being infected with a flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in coastal waters, officials have said. Vibrio vulnificus lives in warm water and can enter the body through open wounds, causing pain, redness and swelling before the skin turns black as flesh dies. In severe cases, it can spread to the blood and cause the fatal complication sepsis. The fatalities were reported in Louisiana, the second state to reveal deaths from the disease this year, with officials raising the alarm, saying the number was well above the state's average of about one death from Vibrio every year. Louisiana also reported 17 hospitalizations from the disease. The latest figures bring the national tally to eight deaths from Vibrio this year, after four deaths were recorded in Florida earlier this month. A total of 32 infections have also been recorded nationwide across the two states. Officials warned of an 'overall increase' in infections as surface waters in the Gulf of Mexico have reached 85 Fahrenheit (29 Celsius), an ideal temperature for the bacteria. Theresa Sokol, an epidemiologist at the Louisiana Department of Health, warned local media channel Fox 8: 'Vibrio vulnificus can cause particularly severe and even highly fatal infections. 'We feel like there is an overall increased risk right now. All of those individuals had severe illnesses, and they all required hospitalization.' No further details were revealed on the latest patients, including their names, ages and where in Louisiana they were infected. It also wasn't revealed whether they had any underlying conditions. People who are older or have a weakened immune system are at higher risk from the disease. The Louisiana Department of Health said 75 percent of the patients were infected via open wounds. Many cases involve people swimming in warm water with open wounds, but the disease can also be caught from eating contaminated shellfish. Patients can suffer from diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. It can also be fatal if the disease spreads to the blood. It wasn't clear how the patients who died in Louisiana contracted the bacteria, whether it was via open wounds or also via consuming seafood. Dr David Janz, an associate chief medical officer at a hospital in the state, added to the local station: 'I personally will take care of sometimes two or three patients a year that have this infection. 'We certainly see it, but it is not a common infection. 'Twenty-five percent, or about one in four of those patients, will end up dying from this infection, which is a pretty high number.' About 150 to 200 people suffer a Vibrio vulnificus infection in the US every year, the CDC says, and one in five patients do not survive the infection. Cases are typically recorded along the southern US coast, where seas have experienced a rise in temperatures in recent years. But amid rising temperatures nationwide infections have also been detected further north. Last year, cases were detected in New York, Connecticut and North Carolina. Patients who suffer from the infection may require an amputation to remove the limb that has been infected by the bacteria. In a previous case, Debbie King, from Florida, was left needing her leg amputated in order to save her life after suffering an infection. The 72-year-old suffered a cut while climbing onto her friend's boat in the Gulf of Mexico in August 2023, but thought nothing of it. But over the next three days the cut turned red, blistered, and swelled, leading her to seek help from her doctor. She was immediately transferred to the hospital where doctors amputated her leg saying that if they didn't, she could die.
Gulf Insider
20-07-2025
- Health
- Gulf Insider
Man With Metal Neck Chain Killed After Being Sucked Into MRI Machine
If you've ever thought all those 'NO METAL' signs around MRI machines—on doors, walls, and even in the waiting room—seemed a little over the top, here's your proof they're not. Today in Darwinism…a 61-year-old man was critically injured Wednesday after an accident involving an MRI machine at a medical facility on Long Island, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, New York. Authorities say the man entered the MRI room without authorization while the machine was operating, according to Fox 8. Police reported that the man was wearing a large metal chain around his neck, which triggered a dangerous reaction. The powerful magnetic field of the MRI machine pulled him toward the device, resulting in a severe injury. Fox 8 writes that the man experienced a 'medical episode,' police said, and was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. No further details about his condition or the circumstances were immediately released. MRI machines rely on extremely strong magnets to scan the body and produce images of soft tissues. According to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, 'The magnetic field extends beyond the machine and exerts very powerful forces on objects of iron, some steels, and other magnetizable objects; it is strong enough to fling a wheelchair across the room.' No other injuries were reported in the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Yahoo
Sparks fly in 100-mph chase captured on FOX 8 camera
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – A Fox 8 camera was rolling as a high-speed police chase came to a crashing end. The scene unfolded just before 2 a.m. on Tuesday. A station photographer was set up along E. 55th Street in Cleveland when the suspect in a police chase attempted to exit I-90 with at least 8 police cruisers in close pursuit. Wrong-way driver causes Akron highway crash: PD The chase ended when the suspect missed the exit, crossed the exit ramps, and crashed over a hill, ultimately landing on the Lake Front bike path. Sparks could be seen flying from the wheels of the suspect's vehicle. (Watch in the video player below.) According to police, the chase started in Euclid, reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour and lasted about 10 minutes. Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer tells the FOX 8 I-Team that the chase started after a Flock Camera, a license plate recognition camera system, alerted officers that a stolen vehicle was spotted near Hartland Road around 1:50 a.m. Tuesday. The chief said the vehicle was reported stolen during a car jacking in Cleveland on July 5. Street taken over for fireworks; where were police? 'The suspect is a person wanted in a recent carjacking and we take that very seriously,' the chief said. According to Meyer, when the suspect saw the police officer's cruiser, he took off at a high rate of speed. Several Euclid officers tried to get the driver to pull over, but he refused, said Meyer. The suspect was taken into custody. Officials have not yet released his name or charges. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
