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And i think thats the most concise way to view what happened. ♪ terrifying accidents. >> oh, that is horrible. good lord. >> up in the thin air. and on the high seas. when danger calls, they are the ones to answer. >> we had him out in seconds. >> seeing this incredible act of instinctive heroism was just amazing. >> amazing acts of courage. >> i asked the man upstairs to help me. >> it was the obvious thing to do.

>> lives hanging in the balance. >> i thought he was just knocked unconscious. i tried. >> in times of crisis, they rely on each other. >> i trust these guys with my life. if it took one of them guys going down also, i knew they would do that. we would do that for each other. its a brotherhood. >> "caught on camera: extreme rescues." welcome to "caught on camera." im contessa brewer. youre in a life-or-death situation and you cant help yourself. often survival depends not just on luck, but also ...

Rescued. division chief napoli credits all of the police and fire crews on the bridge that day with saving the inspectors lives. >> it was a difficult, technical rescue with a high possibility 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 su...

Shes lying helpless, along with colleague sam martin in the unstable bucket, trying their best not to move. kim is very concerned about sam. he has a medical condition, and she fears the trauma of the accident may affect his heart. >> sam looked extremely red with the pressure, you know. that was my concern, making sure he remained calm. >> but kim knows if they have it bad, contractor bruce boyles has it worse. hes hanging below them from his safety harness, which is still connecting him to the...

His camera rolling when it looks like nothing is going to happen. >> i just set up the camera and waited. and our reporter, bill mitchell, came up. and he said, you know, we probably ought to get back to the station. i said, yeah, youre probably right. but she looked really convinced. i would hate to leave and then hear it had fallen down. so we waited. we almost both gave up at this point and almost turned our heads away from it. and then all the sudden a big slab of rock came down. >> 30,000 t...

>> you would like to fire this, i know you do. >> when in rome. >> i tell you what, you hold that. you keep that muzzle straight up for me. >> absolutely. >> theres not one in the chamber, but theres plenty in that clip. >> i dont want to be too critical of johns prepping style but he did just give a gun to a total stranger and turn his back. >> here we go. >> honey, where did i put my extra ammo? >> you can take it right on up. >> and let it go. >> yeah, okay. >> now youre ready. >> this is lik...

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15 to 40 feet into the rock face and added bolts to the site to try to stabilize everything. >> while the community is happy that the road is open again, they are also proud. because of the quick thinking and expertise of a road supervisor and a geologist, no one is injured or killed by the rock slide. >> i get some cold sweats from time to time thinking about all the things that could have gone wrong that day. if i had stopped for coffee, taken a little extra time for lunch before i got out to ...

Sand avalanche crumbled right on top of him, trapping and knocking him unconscious. officials say the boy was digging deep sand holes. and in 2011, 17-year-old matt meehan miraculously survived after a seven-foot-deep sand tunnel caved in on him in huntington beach, california. >> i thought i was going to die. >> experts say digging deep holes can trigger the surrounding walls of sand to shift and give way. two things to remember for you or your children, first, never completely enclose yourself...

>> okay, but shes not on her way to safety just yet. after assessing the condition of the bucket, fulford decides bruce needs to come up first. >> we knew that individual was under more stress than the other two. >> hold it! >> all right. hold on. >> its a quick ride up, only two minutes. but bruce boyles cant get his feet on steady ground fast enough. >> glad to be back. >> next, its kims turn. and shes pulled to safety in a matter of minutes too. >> the adrenaline rush just knowing that you we...