we needed to get him down and close to us. >> jasen's sister yells in desperation. >> i remember people yelling, go faster, bring him down. but he couldn't. he was literally going as fast as he could. >> the crane operator lowers jasen into the river as firefighters battle the flames. >> i saw him lifeless, hanging back. i was really, really scared. i didn't know what the situation was at that point. i knew it wasn't good. >> but then slowly, joe chasney sees signs of life in his friend. it turns out the burning platform hung just centimeters