A kayakist in New Zealand struggles to save his drowning friend. French snowboarders race against time to find the friend who has been buried by an avalanche.
A novice caver is trapped in a flooding passage, a helicopter crew need to find a way to save an injured hiker from an inaccessible crevice, and in Australia two spearfishermen are stranded miles from shore in shark infested waters.
A freak accident severs a cyclist's artery miles from medical help, a kayaker fights to rescue his friend from white water rapids, and a skier gets buried alive.
Rescued- dramatic real-life footage captured by the rescuers themselves. Tourists struggle to find their loved ones after a capsize in rough seas.
Dramatic real-life footage captured by the rescuers themselves. A team sent to recover bodies from a sunken wreck finds one man still alive.
Dramatic real-life footage captured by rescuers. A helicopter crew pluck a mountaineer from a cliff, only to discover he's still attached.
Tom Streithorst
Host
Andrew Parkin
Producer
David Skudder