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All of this has to be done before the sleeping giant wakes. >> emotions are running high for those guys, too. they are still willing to do what they did. >> when rescuers finally reach the bear, they realize the cliff face is too narrow to angle her into the basket. their plan is not going to work. >> it turned out that they just had enough room to get the bear into the basket. they don't train for taking polar bears off the side of a cliff every day. but they improvised and tied it up and started to lower it down. >> secure the polar bear with ropes and gently lower her. at this point bill ha...

Drug took effect before the bear could fall off the cliff, which was one of the problems we're expecting could happen. >> it's a perfect shot with the bear now resting peacefully on the cliff, it's time for the rescue team to climb down and put her in the safety basket. >> once i got the shot off i knew the first phase of this operation is a success. the anesthetic took effect and the police climbed up and got the basket down. i was pretty nervous. there were a lot of things that could go wrong, but if we didn't get that bear down, it was probably going to end up to be a dead bear. >> the bear...

The sun is starting to set and the rescue team has to work quickly. sergeant barth begins lowering deputy paramedic mark demarto toward the woman. both men are wearing helmet cameras. >> as soon as i left the bird, i started to spin due to the wash. i needed to stop this spin as fast as i can and i need to get it stopped in a safe manner away from our victim. >> he doesn't want to accidentally bump into the woman and knock her off the rock face. >> i was able to point out a spot on the cliff where i could safely stop my spinning. basically it's a simple flintstone maneuver. you stick your foot...

There were a lot of things that could go wrong, but if we didn't get that bear down, it was probably going to end up to be a dead bear. >> the bear might be knocked out, but the mission is still dangerous. there's the treacherous climb to reach her, the herculean effort to load the bear in the basket and lowering her down to safety. all of this has to be done before the sleeping giant wakes. >> emotions are running high for those guys, too. they are still willing to do what they did. >> when rescuers finally reach the bear, they realize the cliff face is too narrow to angle her into the basket...

Dead bear. >> the bear might be knocked out, but the mission is still dangerous. there's the treacherous climb to reach her, the herculean effort of loading the bear into the basket and lowering her down to safety. all of this has to be done before the sleeping giant wakes. >> emotions are running high for those guys, too. they were still willing to do what they did. >> when rescuers finally reach the bear, they realize the cliff face is too narrow to angle her into the basket. their plan is not going to work. >> it turned out that they just never had enough room to get the bear into the baske...