Here’s a quick look at the top five stories of the week that we hope will lift your spirits.
We’ll start with a couple of acts of heroism.
Rescuers saved nine people from a sinking boat off Florida’s coast.
The boat was being towed to safety when strong currents snapped the line.
That caused the boat to roll over on its side and submerge, pulling the passengers into the water.
Officials quickly sprang into action using waverunners to perform rescues.
Three adults and three children were pulled from the water and the rest were helped to safety.
A firefighter is being hailed a hero after rescuing a calf and fawn during a giant fire that consumed 5,000 acres in Northern California.
Firefighters were putting out hotspots when Captain Mark Abeloe spotted the scared animals near the fire line and carried them to safety.
Cal Fire says the calf was reunited with its herd.
The fawn, which was name Ashley, is recovering from smoking inhalation.
Here’s something that’s puzzling.
A 50,000-year-old lake in India turned Pepto-Bismol pink overnight and experts aren’t exactly sure why.
Lonar Lake was formed when a meteorite hit Earth.
Scientists think there is a natural explanation for the bright pink color.
Experts say it’s probably due to a type of algae in the crater that is changing its behavior due to rising salt levels.
This is not the first time Lonar Lake has turned pink but it’s the most dramatic in recent memory.
NBA legend Michael Jordan may have to change his nickname from “Air Jordan” to “Sea Jordan.”
Jordan and his sportfishing crew were competing in a blue marlin tournament in North Carolina when they reeled in a 442 pound marlin.
The tournament featured to record purse of over $3.3 million.
While the hefty haul by His Airness was impressive, it wasn’t enough to nab the prize money.
At least three other boats had already scored marlins weighing over 450 pounds.
And finally congratulations to 23-year-old Second Lieutenant Anmol Narang.
She just became the first observant Sikh to graduate from the US military Academy West Point.
Sikhism is the world’s fifth most popular religion.
Narang is a second generation immigrant from Roswell, Georgia.
Other Sikhs have gone through the Academy.
But Narang is the first to follow Sikh religious practices like not cutting her hair.
Narang says she hopes her accomplishment will encourage Americans to learn more about the Sikh faith.
Posted 6.14.20