The words were meant to be reassuring. But for the two men clinging to oily cables 35 storeys up in the giant chimney, the question was, "How?"
A passenger gets an emergency flying lesson when his pilot passes out 3000 metres above the ocean.
After the tragic crash of Air Florida's Flight 90 into Washington's Potomac River, an unforgettable scene was played out in the dark, icy waters. Twice, a balding, middle-aged "average" man had a [...]
These seemingly friendly marsupials can do serious damage if provoked.
In pitch darkness, amid a raging torrent of icy stormwater, a terrified young boy cried for help in a flooded tunnel.
It was just a quick climb, but one slip trapped him 20 metres underground.
When his boat struck a reef and sank in the Caribbean, Don Cavers jumped on a life raft and watched as the ocean carried him away.
After a freak backyard accident almost kills her, a woman is taken on a miraculous medical journey.
When faced with certain death, it takes bravery, determination and plenty of luck. These people lived to tell their stories.
After his little boy fell into the cold depths, Brandon Leseberg leapt in to rescue him. Then drama quickly engulfed the father and son.
Seven people had just plunged to their deaths and 13 others huddled fearfully in crippled cable-cars suspended high above Singapore’s harbour. Any moment they could be torn loose from their frail [...]
Seven fishermen, adrift in a small boat, had given up all hope. Would they live to tell the tale?
For the parents of the bride, fear replaces joy as a raging river scoops up their car on the way to the wedding.
Without warning, the giant anaconda shot out of the water and wrapped its powerful body around the eight-year-old boy.
