CBS News' Shanelle Kaul shares some stories of good Samaritans helping others, including people who helped a deer stuck on ice and a man who rescued two toddlers crossing a highway.

CBS America presented a segment focusing on uplifting stories of good Samaritans and rescue teams from across the United States. The report featured three notable incidents: a deer rescued from a frozen lake in Colorado Springs, a hunter saved after being lost for 12 hours in Minnesota, and a driver in central Florida who stopped to rescue two toddlers wandering on a highway.

The segment also included a personal anecdote from the presenter, emphasizing the frequency of such incidents and the importance of community vigilance. The report concluded with a reminder of the enduring value of helpers in society, quoting Mr. Rogers' advice to look for the helpers in times of doubt.

Good Samaritans helping others around the country

good news is news. Sometimes you need a little break from those headlines that hurt, right? So let's do that. A focus on stories of good samaritans who every day put themselves in harm's way to protect others. You're seeing one example of that and showing its leadership on the airways in this regard. One of my favorites at CBS News Chanel call joining us from the news room. Chanel, why do these stories need a place in broadcast to bring us the balance of some of the hard news? And where are you starting us off, my friend? Totally. We all need a little bit of laughter, a little smile in our day. Um, so we've got three incredible videos to show you. So let's show you the first one. Uh, this one was taken in Colorado Springs. Um, so let's roll that tape. If you can, you can see, um, it starts off a bit sad. You're looking at this deer who was actually found on a frozen lake. Unfortunately was injured. Read it actually fallen through the ice and then managed to crawl its way back up. But then once it got back over top of the ice, it was stuck there. Um, so obviously a bit of a sad story, but it ends well because ultimately you'll see rescue crews were able to bring in some special equipment. They were ultimately able to rescue it. And I can now tell you that it's since been returned to the wild. So it's back out there. Um, it's feeling good, but obviously some scary moments there. Um, next read. I want to take you to Minnesota. So let's roll that tape. If we can take a look at this. So this is where a hunter got lost in the snow. Read. It's a pretty harrowing story. And for anyone who's spent some time out there, whether it's, you know, backcountry skiing or out hunting, um, things can go wrong in just a split second. And this person was actually lost out there for 12 hours. So imagine how terrifying that would be if that were you. And what you're looking at here is thermal imaging video, which is why, you know, you might be thinking this is giving Bigfoot vibes. Um, but what ended up happening here is the Minnesota air rescue team. They were able to find this person pretty quickly and then bring them back to safety. Finally, I want to take you to central florida to show you this last piece of video that we found online. And this was a pretty terrifying moment. Read that was actually captured on dash cam video. So that's what you're seeing now. This was again taken in central florida. It's on this iconic coastal highway there. And what you're looking at here is this driver stopping, pulling over when he saw two toddlers who were wandering in the middle of the road. So he pulls over, he scoops up those girls. You can see it in this, um, in this tighter shot here as well. He scoops him up and thankfully was able to return those toddlers back to their family. The family actually read, didn't even realize that they were gone. And I wanted to show you this video because honestly this happens. Unfortunately, probably more than people realize. I was actually a teenager when this happened to me and my family, we were driving and my parents actually stopped because they saw a kid that had basically like crawled underneath the fence and thankfully they hadn't made it onto the street just yet. But they were crawling underneath the fence and my mom happened to see it. So we pulled over and we ripped around to the other side of the house and it turned out, you know, the parents were inside the home. They thought their kids were playing outside. They didn't realize they'd actually like crawled under the fence and thankfully, you know, they were okay and unharmed and everything. But these things do happen. And thank God that your family was here to save a life. And that's why we all need each other. I remember that famous phrase by Mr Rogers. When you have really doubt about the goodness of people, look for the helpers. Thanks for helping us see that Chanel call. We appreciate it.

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