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Weather. >> now its time to begin the delicate process of raising the heavy concrete cone off her body, but one mistake and wendy could be hurt more seriously or even die. >> we decided were going to use air bags and lift the object up. >> the air bags are inflatable pads routinely used by rescuers to lift heavy objects, very heavy objects, like trucks or trains. >> the high pressure air bags can lift up to 17 to 20 ton. >> they begin by digging out space under the edge of the concrete cone to m...

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Over his head. >> he got it around me just really quickly, then the helicopter maneuvered me toward the shore. >> a grateful ed rejoins his fellow rafters as deputy mcadoo goes back to lift the other man off the log. >> it was quite an amazing feat to have walked away with as limited an injury that i had. >> both men are aware of how close they came to becoming one more dismal notch on the belt of the killer kearn. >> you never think youre going to be a statistic. you think thats only going to h...

Of loss of life. >> he believes things would have been much worse if the whole crane arm had fallen into the water. >> i think they would have either sunk with the piece of equipment or the trauma they sustained when it hit the water would have not been good for them. >> while some of the inspectors did suffer minor injuries, the emotional impact of the accident has had a lasting effect on kim. she left her internship at the department of transportation shortly after the crane arm collapse and n...

>> that teddy bear extended my reach and we used the teddy bears arms like a boat hook to pull the rope in. >> the line seems anything but secure, but with no other options rochelle nervously slips sanas legs into the harness, makes her daughter promise to hold on tight. and then lets go. >> the moment i let her go, i was scared that she would slip through the ring and i would see her go down 16 stories. >> but sana keeps her promise. she holds on as tight as she can as rescuers on the roof pull...

That he was going to run the falls. he felt that this was one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen. he felt like this was a heaven on earth, a paradise. salto bello means beautiful waterfall, and thats exactly what it was. >> pedro is going to make the run and ben is going to catch the whole thing on camera. >> we are right on the edge of the all amazon. >> big waterfall kayaking is not to be tried at home. we are professionals, we have years of experience under our belt. we know exactl...

Tales of heroism. >> we werent stopping, no matter how much he screamed, he was coming out. >> i dont know whats going to happen tomorrow. i just think its important for people to realize how precious their time here is. >> and triumph. >> this is rescue 104, to trauma center. >> im pretty ecstatic. >> its a miracle, actually. its a miracle. "caught on camera: trapped." >> welcome to "caught on camera" im contessa brewer. an estimated 40 million americans suffer from phobias and one of the mos...

Settle unless they can accelerate and get more lift. unfortunately, for downeast 46, it didnt happen. >> i put my hands on the seat in front of me and i put my knees up in the back of the seat into what i would call a crash position and all of a sudden we hit the first tree and it made a real loud crash and bang. you could hear metal crushing. and people were screaming. my body was flying forward through the plane. and then the plane suddenly came to a stop. >> mccafferty realizes hes the only s...

Putting our survival suits on. when we heard them say, "survival suits on," that keys us to say, this is not a salvage anymore, boys, wed better be ready for a rescue. >> by the time laura gooth maneuvers her chopper over the bow of the monarch, four crewmen are ready to leave the ship. while the crews being rescued, captain morris hanson and his engineer decide to stay aboard and wait it out. the captain is reluctant to leave his ship. >> he said that he wanted to try one more time. he wanted t...