Which reveal how unpredictable life would be. Didnt know she was there. When she popped her head up, i was getting a little concerned. From a stranded yacht, a desperate call for help. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But when the rescuers themselves get in trouble, even more lives hang in the balance. This is life or death for them. They dont get it right, have to come for everybody. I took a swing at the skid and i missed and fell off. The adrenaline was pumping. More action than i think a james bond movie. May, 1980. Brisbane, australia. Greg rogers is chief pilot for channel 7 news. Hes waiting for an assignment. A call comes in about a yacht in distress. We got word there was a boat in trouble off the island. Greg and the camera man took off in the chopper 7 news chopper to perform what they assume would be a routine water rescue in morton bay. They dont have exact coordinates for the boats location. They spot a different vessel, the water police, who are responding to the may day call. Greg hopes the water police know where the troubled boat is, but he cant confirm this by radio. They were on a different frequency. We didnt have that frequency with us. So that added to the problems. We couldnt see anything up ahead where they were heading, so we turned around and went back a little ways. Then we found the yacht. It was in a precarious position. After two days navigating stormy seas, skipper Malcolm Dickson is trapped in morton bays shallow waters. His girlfriend and her small child huddle below deck as malcolm battles the waves. It was just disappearing in behind these swells that were just enormous. From his point in the air, greg sees the yacht is in real trouble. The front sail is in shreds and the engine has failed leaving the skipper unable to maneuver. Then things get worse. A monster wave smashes into the boat destroying the mast and throwing malcolm overboat into churning white water. It just enveloped the whole craft. We thought then that was the end. As the men in the news chopper watch helplessly, malcolm manages to scramble back on board. The situation looks dire. But then the coast guard appears. We thought thank god, theyve arrived. Now well be able to get this guy out of this predicament. But it became obvious quickly they had their own problems. Once western out there, the waves were bigger than the boats. Collin ward is one of the twoman coast guard rescue crew. They also have a hard time pinpointing the yachts location. In those days there was no radar, there was no gps. We located the vessel mainly by the helicopter above it. It was complete white water everywhere. So we never physically saw the boat until the last moment. As they try to ride over the crest of the waves, one of their engines fails. The fact we lost power made us dead in the water. It was basically hang on and ride out the third wave. Unfortunately the wave closed in. Got halfway around and the swells, then it was just chaos for them. Greg cant believe what hes seeing. The pounding waves swallow of coast guard vessel flipping it and tossing both men into the ocean. The boat had an air pocket under it, luckily. We were able to get out and swim to the bow. I knew if i didnt get back to the boat, i was gone. I had to get back to that boat. The men make it out of the water but are now stranded on the overturned hull. Once we got into that sort of trouble, we didnt know how we were going to get out of it. We were fighting for our own life then. As the capsized boat bobs wildly, the men hang on for their lives. Just then a chopper from the west pack Helicopter Rescue service arrives. Eddie bennett is the crew chief for the organization in 2012. The conditions were far from ideal. We had six to seven meter waves breaking on shallow sand banks. Must have been horrendous for them. Eddies mentor tom ward is piloting the west pack chopper. Another news station has hired tom to fly a cameraman out to get shots of the rescue. When he takes off, tom isnt planning to get involved and doesnt have a winch or trained rescue personnel on board. But when he gets to the scene, tom has a tough choice to make. They would have had to make some decisions about whether they were going to try and save these people or not. They were in a terrible position there. Breaking water, huge seas still very, very dangerous conditions for the crew of the boat. With no time to waste, tom lowers his chopper. We thought this is crazy. We didnt expect it. This boat is moving up and down at least 15 feet. And this chopper is coming in to basically try to pick us up. Its an extremely risky move. To do that with the boat moving up and down, left and right, forward and back, waves breaking on it, the helicopter coming down and being blown by the wind and at the right time lining up so the skid is on the right position so the person on the boat can grab on and climb into the helicopter. Thats a challenge to do. Particularly since he doesnt have a crew on board. We all had our hearts in our mouths. We expected the chopper to lose control and crash as well. As the pilot approaches, collin grabs the skid, but he slips and falls into the sea. Tom tries again. With mere feet separating the helicopter from the boats hull, collin steps up to safety. Tom brings the chopper around to pick up the other man, but he cant quite see the height of the waves below them. When he come in low enough, i managed to climb on board after the second attempt. A small wave lifted up the hull as he chopper moved in. The helicopter hits the boat. I thought were going to see another crash here in a second. There was a desperate lunge and hanging from the helicopter. The extra weight throw the chopper off balance. I dont think anybody that flies would want to do that. As they hover just above the rough waters, the man manages to climb into the cabin. You have to understand the fact that our boat was not just skewing around, it was raising and dropping 15 to 20 feet. So when he come in to do the maneuver, he had to follow that boat up and down and sideways. It was a piece of flying i dont think its been matched to this day. It was just phenomenal. The coast guard crew is flown to safety. Theyre bruised, but unharmed. The water Police Locate the yacht which has drifted into calmer waters and tow it to shore. The skipper and passengers are shaken, but all fine. The following day members of the coast guard return to the site to recover their damaged 25,000 boat. Interviewed by a reporter on the beach, a young collin ward is still stunned by the experience. Ive seen pretty bad conditions, but six to seven meters and breaking ten feet on top, white water everywhere. When one motor cut out, theres no chance of turning it. Couldnt do a thing with it. They find the hull floating about four miles off shore. The channel 7 news chopper records the coast guards attempts to right the damaged vessel. After several failed tries, they give up and tow the hull to shore. It was just a nightmare. I dont care to think what could have happened. But the potential for disaster was very, very great. Possibly not everybody would have survived. Simply put, those guys did a great job on the day. There are a lot of people who could have died on that day. But for the skill and expertise of one of our pilots here. Coming up, a child falls from the third story of a building. And she grabbed the bottom of her tshirt like a parachute and she just went forward. And later, four friends in a small airplane crash to the ground. We finally realized this is happening. 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Its a humid 89 degrees at the coney island houses where debra reed is Resident Association president. About 2 00 p. M. , she hears local kids calling for help. Miss debra, come outside. Theres a girl standing on the air conditioner. We thought they were joking and playing a trick on us. Reed is shocked to discover its true. We were horrified to see this little girl standing on the air conditioner. A crowd is gathering transfixed by a little girl who had slipped through the side panels of an ac unit and is standing on top of it. A neighbor records the scene on his phone while someone dials 911 and reed rushes inside. I banged on the familys door to make them aware that the little girl was on the air conditioner. The girls mother doesnt open the door. Just then, steven st. Bernard is arriving home from his 12 hour shift as a new york city bus driver. There were a lot of people standing around trying to figure what to do. First thing that came to my mind is how did she get up there . Let me get over there. I hope she dont fall. The child seems oblivious to the terrified people below and to her own perilous situation. She was just smiling, dancing, teetering back and forward. She was happy. She didnt realize the danger she was in. St. Bernard stands underneath the heavy air conditioning unit that could fall on him at any moment. I positioned myself thinking i was in the right spot to the left at first. Then the little girl went to the right side. With rescue vehicles still moments away, all hope lies with st. Bernard. I just was looking and was standing there shocked, sweating. Praying if she falls this way that i can catch her. Tensions build with each passing second. Then in an instant, the child is hurdling through the air. She came towards the edge and she looked down at me and she grabbed the bottom of her tshirt like a parachute and she just went forward. The girl tumbles three stories down. St. Bernard lunges. The weight took us both to the ground. I was sweating. Tears was about to come down, but i held my composure. And she looked at me and she smiled. The little girl is unharmed. Neighbors find out that shes a special needs child who didnt realize the danger she was in. St. Bernard is thrilled shes fine, but the Good Samaritans actions come at a cost. My arm was swollen. It was stiff, i couldnt move it. He undergoes surgery for an arm injury and months of painful recovery. He has to take indefinite leave from his job. I have to use two hands to drive the bus. With this injury, transit is not going to allow me to drive the bus. But the risk has its rewards. St. Bernard becomes a hero overnight. I was honored at two baseball games. The first one was the cyclones where they gave my daughter a thousand dollar skip for school. I threw out the pitch. And then couple of weeks later i got a call from yankee stadium. Perhaps the most meaningful thank you comes from the childs family. 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We brought our cameras because we were excited about it. It was going to be awesome. Were just right over the top of the mountains. Beautiful scenery. Great view out of the plane. After lunch at a remote site, the group prepares to take off for their next destination. Les performs safety checks while the guys record the scene on small handheld cameras. So dad did some calculations, added up our weight, checking the air temperature. Making sure things should be okay. Everything seems fine as they taxi down the small runway. But the plane struggles to lift off and briefly touches back down. Thats the first point i thought there might be a little bit of trouble. Seconds later, they float up from the ground. Okay, were filming and happy. The plane is gaining altitude, but theyre still cruising close to the ground. It took awhile for us to get up into the air. Theyre heading straight for a tree line. In moments they clear the trees. Everyone relaxes, but only briefly. Were above the trees flying, from that point on you could tell we werent climbing anymore. Were actually getting gradually closer to the trees. Outside i could see the trees coming towards the wing. You realize this is happening. Were going to crash. It sounded like rapid gunfire. Theyre out of control. Wood and dirt was flying. At that point i hit my head really hard. The plane plunges. The men are upsidedown. Everybody okay . The only door available was the pilots door. So les unclipped and got out first. And then nathan got out. Then tol got out. I got out last. The plane is destroyed and leaking fuel. A potentially hazardous situation if it catches fire in the dry forest. The men move away from the plane. But alec braves the wreckage to look for a first aid kit and water. And discovers the cameras and theyre still recording. I stumbled across the two cameras. They were down in the dirt kind of near the plane. I took the cameras back and handed one to nathan. Nathan hit his head and appears to be in shock. Im stunned in the video. There are things that i remember and there are things that i dont remember. Even though i was acting fairly normal, it was obvious i wasnt right for awhile. But its les theyre most concerned about. I saw my dad was bleeding pretty badly. We knew he had a broken jaw. I could tell he had a broken face because of the way his cheek was collapsed. He communicated about some rib pain. Fortunately for les, nathan is a dentist and alec is a physicians assistant. Where are you hurt . On the right side of your face, okay. There really wasnt a whole lot we could do for him other than try to make him comfortable. Theyve survived the crash, but have no way to call for help. Theres no cell phone service. The nearest town is 45 minutes away. And no one expects them back for several hours. Then a stroke of luck. Theyve crashed near a camp site. Within five minutes there was a couple that showed up and had heard or seen this happen. And so they went to go get help while we waited there. Even more good news. A group of firefighters happened to be traveling down the road. The firefighters have a satellite phone. They call 911 for a rescue chopper. Which lifts les and nathan to the hospital. Thats the first time i kind of got emotional about it. Just the fact that wed survived a plane crash. Just looked around at all these amazing people. Tol and alec in the back seats walk away barely scratched. The pilot les has a broken jaw, broken bones in his face, an injured arm, and some cracked ribs. He has to have his jaw wired shut,