Fox reporter finds owner of lost home video, and more

Fox reporter finds owner of lost home video

When local Fox reporter John Charlton discovered a waterlogged home video in Fairfield, Conn., last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, he vowed to find its original owner. The newscaster had the footage cleaned up and transferred to DVD, then showed some of it on air in the hope that someone would recognize the images. Within a day, John McKean called in to the studio to say it was his. “The sentimental value is huge,” said McKean, who lost his house in the storm. “For it to come back like that, it’s just amazing.”

Angelica Galindez's triumph

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A girl with a condition that causes baldness has overcome the trauma of losing her hair at age 12 and won a beauty pageant. Angelica Galindez, 19, applied for the Miss Philippines Earth pageant with a picture of herself in a wig, but got the organizers’ approval to compete without it and embrace her natural look. The teenager, who has alopecia areata, won one of six crowns and will now travel to the Philippines for the contest’s next round. “If you have confidence, and the judges see that, then that’s more beautiful than anything else,” she said.

Skydivers survive midair plane collision

A midair collision between two planes packed with skydivers over Superior, Wis., had a miraculous outcome this week, as all passengers and pilots survived the fiery crash with barely a scratch. Four daredevils were thrown from the first plane when it hit the other aircraft, breaking into pieces and catching fire. The second plane went into a steep dive, but five jumpers were able to exit. All nine skydivers landed safely, and the first plane’s pilot escaped using an emergency parachute. The other was able to land his damaged plane unhurt. “We were all very, very lucky,” said jumper Michael Robinson.