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>> heather works on the 18th floor. >> at one point it was swinging out toward the street and it actually went up vertical like this. i think that was the scariest point for me because i was thinking for sure somebody with would fall out. >> it really had kind of an apocalyptic feel to it. >> photojournalist kirby howell works only a few blocks away and gets to the scene quickly, capturing it all on camera. >> the scaffold swung out maybe halfway between these two buildings here. my biggest fear was that the cables supporting it were going to snap and it would come crashing down to the street....

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 through that small opening. >> after their 15-minute terrifying wild ride, oscar gonzalez and hector estrada break down. they are grateful to be alive. >> translator: we really thought the cables would snap and the scaffol...

In my 20 years plus of boating, it is the most spectacular whitewater wipeout i've ever seen. >> i show 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 best 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 -- >> sweet water oak loses the rider. >> a jockey hanging on for dear life. >> oh, my gosh. >> a boy dangles from a cha...

Chair lift ride. >> we make sure 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. [ children laughing ] ♪ ...is the smell of salt in the air. ♪ it's the sound a seashell makes. [ seagulls calling ] away...is a place that's beyond your imagination, yet wel...

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 through that small opening. >> after their 15-minute terrifying wild ride, oscar gonzalez and hector estrada break down. they are grateful to be alive. >> translator: we really thought the cables would snap and the scaffold would crash down. thank god it didn't. >> translator: when the wind started w...