World's Most Dramatic Rescues
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Cast & Crew
Michael J Miller
Hector Elizondo
Sara B Allison
Andrea Anderson
David Bohnert
Greg Byers
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Synopsis
Footage from around the world of heroes involved in daring and dangerous rescues, including firefighters in New Zealand, Hawaii and New York City; an autistic boy and his older brother trapped on a 120-foot power tower; six survivors clinging to wreckage of an Air Florida jet that crashed just after takeoff into Washington, D.C.'s Potamac River as they await rescue from helicopter pilots during blizzard conditions; a capsized Coast Guard boat in vicious seas off the coast of Australia; a dog trapped in a well; and an airport employee in Florida who stands on a speeding truck and puts his own life on the line in a desperate attempt to loosen a small plane's landing gear, which has jammed.