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>> larry, friends and crew will soon have a decision to make. should they attempt to rescue the victims with a possibility of leaking fuel and sharks in in the water or wait for a professional rescue team to get there? what would you do? >> i didn't think twice. i knew we had to get there. it was just go for it. seconds makes the difference between life or death. >> andy atkins, his wife jenny and 4-year-old son logan just bought a condo and made this part of honduras a home away from home. >> it's a really nice island. nice people, lots of fun stuff to do. very great beaches. wonderful scuba ...

Of leaking fuel and sharks in the water, or wait for a professional rescue team to get there? what would you do? >> i didn't think twice. i knew we had to get there. it was just go for it. seconds makes the difference between life or death. >> andy atkins, his wife jenny and 4-year-old son logan just bought a condo and made this part of honduras a home away from home. >> it's a beautiful island, really great beaches, nice people. wonderful scuba diving. >> two months before the crash, andy took his first ride on the float plane with his old college buddies. >> it really was a fun ride. you get...

The pilot reported engine trouble minutes before the crash. federal investigators are still scouring the crash site in alaska where a sightseeing plane went down thursday, killing all nine people on board. the ntsb says it's still too soon to tell what caused the crash in the remote mountainous area near the city of ketchikan. the pilot of the float plane was on a shore excursion with eight passengers from a holland america cruise ship. overseas, hundreds of people are still in the hospital after a fire spread into a crowd of spectators at a music festival in taiwan. the fire was sparked b...

There? what would you do? >> i didn't think twice. i knew we had to get there. it was just, go for it. seconds makes the difference between life or death. >> andy atkins, his wife jenny and 4-year-old son logan just bought a condo and made this part of honduras a home away from home. >> it's a beautiful island. really nice people. lots of stuff to do. great beaches. wonderful scuba diving. >> two months before the crash, andy took his first ride on the float plane with his old college buddies. >> it really was a fun ride. you get up there. you can see views of the island that you can't get any...

Terrifying nightmare. >> one minute we're flying. the next thing i know, i'm upside down under water strapped in asking myself, what happened. >> january 2012, honduras. a float plane with pontoons for landing on water crashes in the caribbean sea. >> it just skimmed over the surface, and then it flipped over. with only the wreckage to hold onto, a stranded family and pilot struggle to survive. but they've been spotted. >> that plane just dropped! >> by a boatful of day trippers who change course and race to get there. >> i said, go, go. let's get over there as fast as we can. >> larry, frie...