Close Calls: On Camera

Paramedics rush to save a surfer on the beach who's been unconscious for 20 minutes. A father survives a tree falling onto his car while driving.

A flight attendant pulls over to help a truck driver who's had a heart attack on the freeway. A mountain rescue team assists a boy injured by a fall.

Fire breaks out in a family home, trapping a girl and her pet dog inside. A mother must give birth on the roadside when her baby arrives unexpectedly.

A teenage go-kart racer hits a wall after spinning off the track. A rescue team searches the harbor for two women trapped on the mudflats at night.

An aspiring firefighter saves a woman from an apartment fire, a boxer's reflexes save him from a car crash and a cyclist narrowly escapes death.

An unprepared climber falls down a cliff, leaving his date to call for help. A young boy attempts to rescue a horse from drowning.

Drivers narrowly avoid a collision when a pickup truck loses a wheel. A child calls the emergency number on his toy ambulance to save his mother's life.

A camping trip for two teens turns deadly when a flooded river cuts off their way home. Shoppers have a close call when a car crashes into a storefront.

A faulty battery leaves a family trapped by a harrowing house fire. A paddleboarder tries to rescue horses trapped by a flooded river.

A mountain rescue team makes a daring attempt to retrieve an injured man in difficult conditions. A biker sustains severe injuries from a failed jump.