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Merwyn “Merv” Cross, age 84, of Antigo passed away on Dec. 15, 2020 under the loving care of LeRoyer Hospice and the staff of Care Partners. Merv was born on Sept. 22, 1936, in Summit Lake to the late Irma and Charles Cross. He graduated from Antigo High School in 1954. After graduating high school, Merv enlisted in the United States Navy. He served from 1954-57 and was stationed at the Naval Air Station in Hutchinson, Kan. After serving in the Navy, Merv moved to West Bend where he w...

Piano to climb about thirty kilometers from the finish i left elite went on a decisive attack breaking away from the pack. tried to keep up having briefly held a five minute lead open ever shrinking group of tour favorites. after the climbs to lead one the race to the finish and look at all balled all the first frenchman to win it this years tour. of a mark cross the line for extending his lead in the overall standings to two minutes and twenty two seconds julio i left belief celebrated his firs...

>> but an investigation by the national transportation safety board finds the crash could have easily been avoided. >> in this case, we obviously had a healthy live pilot to be able to talk to so thats where were going to center in on. >> the ntsb determines the reason for engine failure, pilot error. the pilot ran out of gas and didnt switch over to his reserve fuel tank. >> in the hospital, he came up and i thanked him for saving our lives, because he did. he landed the craft, everybody walked...

>> and the total feeling of helplessness, im in no control here, ive got nothing to say, were screwed. >> right before the impact, the planes left wing clips a chain link fence. the engine tears off and the plane cartwheels across the running track. >> the second we hit, it was hard. it was instant. my right foot just snapped, it was noisy, it was brutal. >> the plane catches fire. fans and players, including andrew cowan, rush to the crash site. >> everyone was afraid right away there would be ...

>> 40 miles away, the midnight sun shines on a stadium where a baseball game between the fairbanks gold panners and the anchorage bucks is under way. in addition to baseball tonight, the stadium complex is housing soccer and track and field events and its filled with fans. >> theres a lot of events going on. theres a lot of people outside that day. >> back in the plane, ron and mark cross the cook inlet and enter anchorage air space. >> the suns hitting on anchorage. all the buildings have the r...

And others pull mark from the plane. >> we tried to move them a safe distance away so that the paramedics could assess them and then assess the situation. >> mark has numerous broken bones. but hes alive. >> were still here, you know. were not dead. how can that be? pretty deep moment for me, it was. it was the realization that we made it through that, busted up and all. >> miraculously, the pilot and other passenger are able to walk away without injury. looking back, spectators and survivors of...

Anything. time and your family, time goes fast. i want to use it the best i can. >> mark and ron spend that time together. since the crash, theyre closer than ever. >> its definitely made us tighter. i still dont like him a lot but i like him more than i did. hes a good dude. coming up, a comedian gets a whole new definition of the word punch line. >> i just remember someone coming in and just a fist flying. >> when "caught on camera: watch at your own risk" continues.

Seconds later, the engine starts up. >> once he got the plane going again, it was happy times with me. >> but the happy times dont last. before the brothers can relax, the motor cuts out again. >> you just keep hoping get it started. come on, man, just get it started. he looked a little frantic up there. >> this time, the pilot cant restart the engine. >> i can see the color of cars. i can see people walking on the sidewalk down there. get it started. desperation set in at that point. come on, g...

Flaming wreckage, rons thoughts turn to his brother, mark. >> i thought he was dead. it was really scary to think you may have just lost your brother. >> moments later, andrew cowan and others pull mark from the plane. >> we tried to move them a safe distance away so that the paramedics could assess them and then assess the situation. >> mark has numerous broken bones. but hes alive. >> were still here, you know. were not dead. how can that be? pretty deep moment for me, it was. it was the reali...

Perfect alaskan night. >> 40 miles away, the midnight sun shines on a stadium where a baseball game between the fairbanks gold panners and the anchorage bucks is under way. in addition to baseball tonight, the stadium complex is housing soccer and track and field events and its filled with fans. >> theres a lot of events going on. theres a lot of people outside that day. >> back in the plane, ron and mark cross the cook inlet and enter anchorage air space. >> the suns hitting on anchorage. all t...