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To make. should they attempt to rescue the victims with the possibility 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 just knew we had to get there, and 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 had just bought a condo and made this part of honduras their home away from home. >> it's a really nice island. very great beaches. great people. wonderful scuba diving. >> two months before the crash, andy took his first r...

Ah, just another day in paradise. until it suddenly turns into a 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 on to, a stranded family and pilot struggle to survive. but they've been spotted. >> that plane just crashed. >> by a boat full of day trippers who change course and race to get there. >> i s...

What would you do? >> i didn't think twice. i just knew we had to get there, and it was just go for it. seconds makes the difference between life or death. >> andy atkins, his wife jenny and four year old son logan had just bought a condo and made this part of honduras their home away from home. >> it's a beautiful island, really nice people, lots of fun 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 y...

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. very 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 other way. it was the highlight of our tr...

From home. >> it's a really nice island. very 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 other way. it was the highlight of our trip in november. >> so in january andy decides to share the thrill with jenny and logan, and by coincidence the crew films them flying overhead. >> we waved at everyone on the beach. really didn't know that anything was wrong. i only learned later that an engine went...