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A spiring sports reporter, jessica, narrowly missed a shooting in canada, just last month. in a blog, she wrote, i saw the victims of a senseless crime. i saw lives change. at 26, jonathan had served three tours with the navy and planned to become a navy seal. comic book geek, alex sullivan would have been celebrating his first wedding anniversary and his birthday. the attack unfolded the target employee matt mcquin. she survived. 27-year-old john larimmer was the youngest of five siblings. jess...

Makes the drop. by now, he has an additional challenge to deal with. >> my pilot was a little bit fatigued. my systems operator, kevin, who is standing on the skid running the hoist and basically putting us into position, hes been at it for about an hour. the winds have really kicked up. >> the choppers whirling blades add to the turbulence. >> wow. it is pretty scary in itself, that wind thats also being created. >> im like a yo-yo. im at the mercy of my systems operator who is lowering and rai...

Us into position, hes been at it for about an hour. the winds have really kicked up. >> the choppers whirling blades add to the turbulence. >> wow. it is pretty scary in itself that wind thats also being created. >> im like a yo-yo. im at the mercy of my systems operator who is lowering and raising the cable and also the helicopter pilot who has to hold that helicopter in steady position in those winds. >> all the time the rescues going on, other rafters keep whooshing merrily by. >> you see the...

By now, he has an additional challenge to deal with. >> my pilot was a little bit fatigued. my systems operator, kevin, who is standing on the skid running the hoist and basically putting us into position, hes been at it for about an hour. the winds have really kicked up. >> the choppers whirling blades add to the turbulence. >> wow. it is pretty scary in itself, that wind thats also being created. >> im like a yo-yo. im at the mercy of my systems operator who is lowering and raising the cable a...

Enough to clear those trees. >> mccabe is so happy to be out of the tree, he almost loses his fear of heights. >> i remember dangling there and saying kind of fun being up here, kind of. >> once mccabe is on the bank, the rescuers turn their attention to ed. they position the chopper and this time, deputy don mcadoo makes the drop. by now, he has an additional challenge to deal with. >> my pilot was a little bit fatigued. my systems operator, kevin, who is standing on the skid running the hoist ...

Is standing on the skid running the hoist and basically putting us into position, hes been at it for about an hour. the winds have really kicked up. >> the choppers whirling blades add to the turbulence. >> wow. it is pretty scary in itself, that wind thats also being created. >> im like a yo-yo. im at the mercy of my systems operator who is lowering and raising the cable and also the helicopter pilot who has to hold that helicopter in steady position in those winds. >> all the time the rescues ...