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The man slips under that menacing ice shelf, the very thing moriarty feared most. >> upon being dragged underneath the ice floe, the danger level increased 100%. he now is on a rope that is unable to be pulled back because he goes underneath the ice. he's also being dragged by a current that is unbelievable because now it's pressurized. it's formed underneath the ice. he's almost like a water skier in a current being just straight out. >> now it's critical. so i looked at gary and said, we got to go. that's it. we got to go. we've got to go get him. >> rescuers on top of the ice cautiously giv...

Over the edge of niagara falls to his death. from the air rescuers are attempting to toss him a life ring. but suddenly the man slips, and they fear they've lost him for good. >> when he first fell, he grabbed onto the rocks. and then within a few seconds, he slid back probably another two or three feet. and at that point, his legs actually went over the brink. >> but against all odds, the man is able to pull himself up on a rock. >> and then there's just jubilation. he stands up, and it's miraculous. it's an unbelievable experience to see somebody just sheer will and drive of that person to n...

We're not going to be able to do this. >> another failed attempt. the chopper returns to land. so the team can come up with plan "c." and in the water, carella and moriarty know time is not on their side. >> at this time now, it's starting to get dark. gary and i were getting colder in the water because we'd been in there for a while. i know my hands were getting numb. i was getting concerned, if we did get close enough to the victim, am i going to be able to grab onto him and hold him? our victim, who's soaking wet at this time, is telling us he can't last much longer. what we originally thou...

Northeast, looking for 3 to 6 inches in syracuse and detroit. rob and diana, back to you. >> jim dicky at accuweather, thank you. searchers are working off the coast of california looking for a missing family. the coast guard says a husband, wife and two young children sent a series of distress calls sunday afternoon saying their boat was taking on water and the electronics were failing. and then they sent another message that they were abandoning their 29-foot boat. >> they had a cooler and a life ring on board and they were trying to make that into a life raft. we don't know if they were a...

Help, but eventually they had to abandon sailboat. >> they had a cooler and a life ring onboard, and they were trying to make that into a life raft, but we don't know if they were able to successfully do that. we're doing everything we can to try and find these people. >> reporter: the coast guard has been scouring the waters off the coast of california. teams are using a c-130 aircraft along with two helicopter, and in the water they've got a 310-foot cutter, an 87-foot patrol boat and a lifeboat. no one has filed a missing persons report yet, so at this point the coast guard isn't sure exact...