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September 22nd, 2005. class is in full swing at trapeze school new york. beginners are learning to fly and catch from instructors, including jonas speer. >> it was -- i think it was our first class of the day. >> sweep, legs not so high and back. >> we spend two hours with them working on the ground and in the air on flying trapeze tricks. >> one of the students takes his turn on the bar. a classmate films him with his digital camera. >> we were flying on the trapeze, i was up on the board getting ready to do my flight,

>> lives hanging in the balance. >> i thought he was just knocked unconscious. i tried. >> in times of crisis, they rely on each other. >> i trust these guys with my life. if it took one of them guys going down also, i knew they would do that. we would do that for each other. it's a brotherhood. >> "caught on camera: extreme rescues." welcome to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. you're in a life-or-death situation and you can't help yourself. often survival depends not just on luck, but also on the heroic acts of another person. they might be trained rescue professionals or simply bysta...

>> oh, god be with you, jasen. i've got the hugest lump in my throat. >> the crane lifts jasen up above the crowd 50 feet above the river. >> so jasen's job was to get out of the straight jacket, detach himself from the harness. he'd be free and clear from the rope. and with any luck as he's being brought down the rope burns through showing a dramatic finish to a successful stunt. >> but things don't go as planned. immediately joe sees jasen struggling with the straight jacket. >> the canvas that these straight jackets are made from will shrink and tighten in the rain. it's just that much hard...

Imagined it, but he does get the attention he had hoped for. and the entertainer in him will never let one disappointment stop him from going even bigger the next time. in fact, he performs this stunt again a year later over a bed of fiery nails. >> i think everybody enjoys just a little more. just give it an extra little kick. i think that's what the audience wants. i believe the next stunt is just going to have just a little bit more than this last one. coming up, a horrifying look inside one new york school when a teacher is caught on camera beating a student. >> nobody have no right to d...

>> in this instance, it's the kids who set the example for their parents. >> often said the only reason we need an umpire is for the managers and coaches. kids go out there and have a good time. coming up, a crowd is stunned when an escape act turns to disaster. when "caught on camera: out of bounds" continues.