Critical Rescue
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14 Episodes
Officer Down
49m
In 1997, two police officers in North Hollywood, California were on routine patrol when they saw two heavily armed men wearing ski masks and body armor entering a bank.
Ominous Warning
49m
Sherra Cox left work early to unpack in her new apartment. Shortly before 5:00 pm, the building begins to shake. Cox braces against a doorframe as San Francisco is slammed by a 7.1 earthquake.
Fateful Journey
49m
A Metro link passenger train collides head on with a Burlington Northern freight line. The impact pushes the commuter train 334 feet backwards down the track.
Buried Alive
49m
In 1998, Paul Vevesco and Larry Knapp arrived at a construction site in Margot Florida to lay pipe. At exactly 9:30, the workers freeze as they hear an ominous rumbling.
Race Against Time
49m
In 2001, people poured into the Lonz Winery in Ohio for a Fourth of July celebration. Suddenly, the terrace gives way beneath them. One hundred people plummet 20 feet into the winery’s cellar.
When Seconds Count
49m
Steven Stallbaumer is working at ground level of the DeBruce Grain Elevator, loading fertilizer in his truck, when a deafening explosion sends him running for cover.
Submerged
49m
Vermont, November 1997, two high-school buddies are driving home from basketball practice on icy roads. Their car slides out of the road, flips three times and lands upside down in an icy river.
F-5
49m
On the afternoon of May 3, 1999, the National Weather Service issued serious tornado warnings via radio and television for Oklahoma City.
Thin Ice
49m
A Sunday afternoon's playtime turns deadly for two young brothers lured into a reckless dare. Rescuers probe the depths of a frozen pond, their hope waning as vital seconds tick away.
Heroes on the Potomac
49m
This episode follows the rescue of crew and passengers from the Air Florida plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, DC.
Trapped
49m
The Sunshine Mine caught fire one morning, and began circulating deadly smoke and carbon monoxide gas through the tunnels where almost 200 men were working.
Camille’s Wrath
49m
This episode follows the rescue of several people caught in the devastation of Hurricane Camille.