
I Got Lucky
Survivors of harrowing accidents tell their stories as scientists and experts explain what happened--or if they just got lucky

Survivors of harrowing accidents tell their stories as scientists and experts explain what happened--or if they just got lucky

When two skydiving planes collide mid-air, how is it possible to survive the fiery explosion?

When people push the limits, the limits love to push back

This week, "I Got Lucky" explores the dangerous consequences of one of our most common impulses: to move to the suburbs

What would you do if you were 2000 feet in the air on a hang-glider, and realized you weren't buckled in?

Throw yourself off a cliff, what could go wrong?

After being knocked unconscious, a skydiver survives a 14000 foot fall--but how?

Welcome to the world of helicopter charters where expert pilots navigate some of the world's most treacherous airspace

It's a race against time in a dangerous rescue mission, with life and death stakes that put everyone to the ultimate test

A salvage mission proves to be much trickier than the pilots anticipated

Avalanches threaten the pilots and their snowboarding clients

A trip to India may mean trouble for a student

Behind the scenes as the UK Border Agency tangles with terrorists, criminals and illegal immigrants

Two fishermen face death in the rough seas of the Texas Gulf

A spear fisherman suddenly faces a deadly shark attack

A hunter going it alone is trapped in quicksand in the Everglades

A 500 pound bull shark pulls a hapless fisherman out to sea

Two fishermen in Central Texas face a crazed deer in rut

A 16-year old deer hunter in Georgia is attacked by a pack of coyotes

What starts off as a seven-pound bar of solid steel will soon deliver a bullet with deadly accuracy when it becomes the barrel of a Colt C7 assault rifle.