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Descarrilamiento de montaña rusa deja un muerto y varios heridos en Suecia

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

ESTOCOLMO – Una persona murió y varias resultaron heridas al descarrilar el domingo una montaña rusa en Estocolmo, informó la televisión sueca.Los responsables del parque dijeron a la cadena pública SVT que uno de los vagones de la montaña rusa Jetline descarriló y la gente cayó al suelo en el parque de atracciones Grona Lund.“Es increíblemente trágico e impactante”, dijo la portavoz del parque, Annika Troselius, a la SVT. “Desgraciadamente nos han informado de que una persona ha muerto y hay muchos heridos”.La policía dijo que siete personas, tanto niños como adultos, fueron hospitalizadas.El parque de atracciones fue evacuado para facilitar el trabajo de los equipos de rescate.La reportera de SVT Jenny Lagerstedt, que estaba haciendo cola para otra atracción, dijo que el carruaje estaba a gran altura.“De repente oí un ruido metálico y luego las atracciones empezaron a temblar”, dijo. Los equipos de rescate tuvieron que sacar a otros pasaje...

Officials report 1 person dead, 1 hospitalized after boat crash near Port Miami

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

The coast guard closed off a section of the Port Miami after a fatal boat accident. The crash involved two vessels in the channel early Sunday morning.Miami Fire Rescue and their dive team responded to the incident, where one person was reported to be dead and another was rushed to a Ryder Trauma Center after colliding with a Fisher Island Ferry, according to officials. https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1673000889005625345Port of Miami also tweeted that the closure will affect the arrival time and disembarkment of passengers on Carnival Celebration, MSC Seascape and Norweigan Cruise Line Escape. Florida Fish and Wildlife continues to investigate the cause of the crash.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Police identify two teen victims in Braintree double homicide

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

A 16-year-old and 19-year-old are dead after a shooting in Braintree, police reported Sunday morning.Jahzier Porter, 16 of Braintree, and Jayden Santos-Andrade, who would have turned 20 next month, from Dorchester were found in a parked car with gunshot wounds around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning outside 10 Alfred Road, of which Porter is a resident. A third person was also in the car, but they were unharmed. The two victims died at South Shore Hospital.Braintree police said there is no ongoing threat to the public, and the incident is under investigation.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

A man and his stepson die after hiking in Big Bend National Park in 119-degree heat

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

(CNN) — Two people died Friday after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas, the National Park Service said in a news release.A stepfather and his two stepsons from Florida were hiking the Marufo Vega Trail when temperatures were at 119 degrees, according to the news release.“The Marufo Vega Trail winds through extremely rugged desert and rocky cliffs within the hottest part of Big Bend National Park. No shade or water makes this strenuous trail dangerous to attempt in the heat of summer. Big Bend is currently experiencing extreme heat with daily highs reaching 110-119 (degrees) at low elevations and along the Rio Grande,” according to the park service.During the hike, “the youngest, age 14, fell ill along the trail and lost consciousness,” park service officials said.The 31-year-old stepfather then left the scene to hike back to their vehicle to find help, while the other brother, 21, tried to carry his brother back to the trailhead, acco...

London Series: Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman leaves in 4th inning with blister on index finger

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

A blister on his index finger forced Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman to depart Sunday’s London Series game prematurely.Stroman shook his right hand after multiple pitches in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals, including his final pitch that resulted in a go-ahead RBI single by Paul Goldschmidt. Head athletic trainer Nick Frangella and manager David Ross visited Stroman on the mound following the sequence.The blister on Stroman’s finger didn’t open up, prompting him to come out of the game before it worsened.Stroman allowed six runs, all earned, on nine hits with one walk and two strikeouts in 3⅓ innings.His defense didn’t help, hurt on two misplays by Trey Mancini at first base. The first was on a throw he couldn’t handle from Dansby Swanson to begin the bottom of the first that resulted in an error charged to the shortstop. Working with a 4-0 lead, Stroman struck out Goldschmidt and started a slick inning-ending double pla...

Braintree teen, 16, and Dorchester man fatally shot in parked car

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

Despite attempts by first responders to render medical aid, a local teen and a Dorchester man died after they were found shot multiple times while sitting in a car in Braintree.According to a release from the Braintree Police Department, around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, officers were dispatched to the area of Alfred Road after several 911-callers reported gunfire in the area.“Braintree Police Officers arrived on-scene within seconds and located two individuals in a parked motor vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds,” the department wrote in a release. “A third person in the car was uninjured. Numerous life-saving measures were initiated by police, Braintree Police Department, Fire Department personnel, and Brewster Ambulance paramedics. Both victims ultimately succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital.”One of two victims lived on the street where the shooting occurred, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, who identified the victims as 19-year-old Jayden ...

Caught on camera: Meteor lights up San Diego sky

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- An out of this world fireball was seen soaring through the San Diego sky on Friday and it was all caught on camera.There were four local sightings reported to the American Meteor Society, a non-profit scientific organization that supports research activities of both amateur and professional astronomers.In the video above, Paul Green from Clairemont sent in home surveillance footage that shows a greenish, blue ball shooting through the night sky. A starry, starry night in San Diego offers a summer salutation Ryan DeGourse, another Clairemont resident, also sent in a video captured from his home that shows a beaming light streaking through the air.Both Green and DeGourse reported that this suspected meteor flash occurred around 9:38 p.m. Around the same time in Mission Hills, Bernard King also captured a burning and speeding ball light up the sky outside of his home. That image can be seen below:This photo shows what's believed to be a meteor in the Mission Hills ...

At least three dead and five injured at early morning shootings in Kansas City, Missouri

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — At least three people have been found dead, and at least five others are thought to be injured, police in Missouri said while investigating two shootings with multiple victims in the same area of Kansas City early Sunday morning.Officers were called to the intersection of 57th Street and Prospect Avenue just after 4:30 a.m. where they found three shooting victims — two men and one women — dead in a parking lot and in the street, Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Jake Becchina said in an email. Police were told that five other shooting victims with injuries that were not life-threatening arrived at various hospitals by private vehicles or ambulance, Becchina said, adding: “Preliminary information indicates there was a large gathering of people in a parking lot at the intersection when the victims were shot.”An initial investigation by police indicates the gathering took place outside an auto mechanic shop, where police have been called to before...

Trudeau in Iceland to meet Nordic leaders ahead of NATO, amid Arctic uncertainty

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

KEFLAVIK, ICELAND — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in Iceland Sunday where he will be a guest at the annual meeting of Nordic leaders as uncertainty looms over the future of the Arctic and there are heightened concerns about global security following internal strife in Russia.The Nordic summit will include leaders from the host country as well as Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway, and the autonomous areas of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and the Åland Islands.Trudeau’s office said it is a chance to advance common interests with the Nordic nations, which range from protecting the environment and developing clean energy to tackling security challenges.The security discussions took on even more importance this weekend, after mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led troops from his private Wagner Group in an armed rebellion in Russia as he called for the ouster of the country’s defence minister. The move seemed poised to threaten President Vladimir Putin’s decades-...

Exit polls in Greek election project landslide win for conservative New Democracy party

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:33:54 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An exit poll from Greece’s second election in five weeks indicates the conservative New Democracy party has won by a landslide, gaining enough parliamentary seats to form a government for a second four-year term.The poll projects Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ party gaining 40-44% of the vote, with his main rival, the left-wing Syriza party suffering a crushing defeat with just 16-19% projected support, even worse than his 20% in the last elections in May.Sunday’s vote came just over a week after a migrant ship capsized and sank off the western coast of Greece, leaving hundreds of people dead and missing and calling into question the actions of Greek authorities and the country’s strict migration policy. But the disaster, one of the worst in the Mediterranean in recent years, did not affect the election, with domestic economic issues at the forefront of voters’ minds.The exit poll projects Mitsotakis’ party will a comfortable majority of Par...