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This here. were getting close. were running out of time. and the last thing i want to do, after being successful three other times is leave a firefighter trapped in a culvert at the end of the day. >> russo realizes the boat can provide extra strength to pull jay out of the tunnel. precious seconds tick away as rescuers attempt to maneuver the boat into position. >> be right there. >> the boat pulls jay to the opening of the tunnel but he still must squeeze past the ladder blocking the exit. he ...

Explodes, instantly killing the driver. but amazingly kelly groves and her two the daughters, 10-year-old sage and 10-week-old milo are alive, trapped inside the twisted wreckage of the car. santa barbara fire department battalion chief and firefighter paramedic greg knuckles are among the first to arrive on scene. >> when we first went out we thought it was a vehicle accident. we didnt know we had a tractor-trailer that was on fire that went over the car and crushed the car and exploded. >> you...

Feet. it definitely would have been a fatal fall. >> march 4th, 2011. two workers must face their worst fears when a scaffold collapses outside an apartment building in yonkers, new york. a news helicopter captures the dramatic scene as the men dangle in the cold winter temperatures. yonkers fire chief john flynn and firefighter mike juro assess the dire situation. >> one guy is actually hanging on the scaffolding, standing on top of it. and the second victim is below him, beneath the scaffoldin...

Out, but instead realize they may be causing a bigger problem. >> each time we use the jaws of life to cut the top of the car open, the actual the bottom of the car opened even further. so that was a real concern for us that she could potentially slip through the bottom of the car. >> the biggest moment was when i heard the cutting team saying hey, this vehicle is moving. and that scared me. >> kelly hears the concerns of the rescue team and wants to know what is happening. greg knuckles is face...

>> the first victim was actually standing on the scaffolding. he was holding on pretty tight to the building, but he seemed okay. he wasnt like super panicked yet. the guy below him seemed more in a panicked state. i think one of the reasons was that his harness was right around his legs where it should have been, but his whole weight was suspended by that harness which was starting to cut off the blood flow. >> juro approaches the lower victim and secures him to the rope lines. >> with the main...

Gives him cause for concern. >> the first victim was actually standing on the scaffolding. he was holding on pretty tight to the building, but he seemed okay. he wasnt like super panicked yet. the guy below him seemed more in a panicked state. i think one of the reasons was that his harness was right around his legs where it should have been, but his whole weight was suspended by that harness which was starting to cut off the blood flow. >> juro approaches the lower victim and secures him to the...

My arm. >> after 45 terrifying minutes, suelina is pulled to safety, but jay king is still trapped in the tunnel. >> i knew as a rescuer, rescuers are always last. but like anything, i just want to get out. >> on this line, this side of the ladder. >> youve got to move this line underneath the ladder. >> ill get you out of this. >> were getting to the end of this here. were getting close. were running out of time. and the last thing i want to do, after being successful three other times is leave...

The tractor went over the edge of the bridge and the trailer followed and crushed the car as it was going over the bridge. >> the 18-wheeler plummets and explodes, instantly killing the driver. but amazingly kelly groves and her two the daughters, 10-year-old sage and 10-week-old milo are alive, trapped inside the twisted wreckage of the car. santa barbara fire department battalion chief and firefighter paramedic greg knuckles are among the first to arrive on scene. >> when we first went out we ...

>> each time we use the jaws of life to cut the top of the car open, the actual the bottom of the car opened even further. so that was a real concern for us that she could potentially slip through the bottom of the car. >> the biggest moment was when i heard the cutting team saying hey, this vehicle is moving. and that scared me. >> kelly hears the concerns of the rescue team and wants to know what is happening. greg knuckles is faced with the difficult task of keeping her focused on survival. >...

>> we could hear her ten year old sort of groaning inkpree henceably. so that was a big moment a real relief to know she was still alive. i remember saying we need to be strong and these children need your strength. >> but kellys strength is fading fast. shes crushed against the drivers side window while at the same time reaching behind to hold up her infant daughter in the car seat. the rescue team gets a harness to kelly, but its little comfort as she stares through the gaping hole beneath her...