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If standing feet from the edge of niagara falls isn't dangerous enough, almost unbelievably the stakes are about to go up even higher. 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 ...

Wanted to have happen. >> moriarty can't know it yet, but he would soon face his greatest fear. but for now they inch out into the raging waters, hoping to get the man a life ring on shore. on land, a rescue worker now finds a suicide note. but they know nothing about the note and they're able to make contact with the victim. >> we wanted to reassure him, that we're coming to get you. >> he was able to yell loud enough that i can't stand here much longer. i'm cold. and he said he's getting weaker. >> moriarty can't stand there much longer either. >> we could feel our feet being pulled from und...

Close enough for the man to grab. >> we made four or five attempts to get close to him. problem is with the treacherous air currents, it was almost impossible to control the aircraft. >> at some month he said i'm running out of power. 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 c. >> correlly and moriarty know this is not going to work. >> am i going to be able to grab onto him and hold him? our victim who is soaking wet is telling us he can't last much longer. now he's been in there over an hour. i'm very co...

The problem is with the treacherous air current, it was almost impossible to control the aircraft. >> at some point he said, i'm running out of power. 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 ...

Almost in waist-deep water. the hair on the back of my neck went up. >> he calls the fire department and the helicopter rescue and the power company. he asks them to lower the water. >> where the victim is standing is almost impossible to fathom. it is one of the most dangerous positions that a person could put themselves in. if i was a betting man, i would bet 99.9 times out of a 00, that no one can stand that close to the falls. >> moriarty and the rest. rescue team meet to come up with a plan. there isn't much time. darkness is setting in, and it's only getting colder. >> our training exper...