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I'm contessa brewer. ever look up at the window washers working on high rise buildings and wonder, how can they do that? this is one dangerous job. the work requires no fear of heights, nerves of steel and, as our next story shows, a tight grip. downtown denver, strong winds senda scaffold careening out of control with two window washers holding on for dear life. >> just boom, boom, boom. >> everything just happened quick, man. >> we turned around, what the hell's going on here, you know? >> it's november 30th, 2005 and onlookers stand in disbelief outside the denver plaza tower. >> i'm still ...

>> but vaughn says after witnessing anthony's ordeal, he can't help but feel a little differently on that routine chair lift ride. >> we make sure that we don't have any loose straps, loose gloves. we used to take it for granted, oh, you just get off the ski lift. but we make sure we're ready to go. coming up -- an out-of-control dump truck tearing down the street. >> oh! >> a driver tries to fend off a vicious attack while steering a bus. plus two window washers hold on for dear life. when "caught on camera: wild rides" continues. after we are all inside for a while,

You get all that on film? and, of course, you know -- in my 20 years plus of boating, it is the most spectacular whitewater wipeout i've ever seen. >> i've shown the video to people and they say, god, how can this cameraman be doing that? and i just laugh because we all go, how can you not? we had figured out everybody's job, we had everything covered as much as we could. but even just watching the tape for the first time in a long time, it just brought chills because it could have gone much worse. thankfully it didn't. coming up -- >> sweetwater oak loses the rider. >> a jockey hanging on f...

Our arms got too tired. we lost energy, it was so cold. so we let it loose. >> everyone involved agrees the situation could have been catastrophic if not for the experience, skill and teamwork of the firefighters and for those window washers who managed to hold on tight. coming up -- a kite surfer hurled through the air. >> we saw him go up about 40 feet at least, and then slam to the ground. plus a mother's desperate attempt to save herself and her little boy. when "caught on camera: wild rides" continues. did you know that meeting your daily protein needs actually helps to support your m...

Broken window and prepare to grab the safety ropes to pull the scaffold into the building. now they're eye level with the scaffold, close enough to see the fear on the faces of those two men. >> they were terrified. they didn't think they were going home that day. >> firefighters try to make a bigger hole in the glass to give the window washers more room, but there's no time. when the scaffold collides again with the building, at the precise spot where firefighters are waiting the two frightened men seize the moment. >> they didn't wait. they were so afraid that they literally just dove throug...