Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, an angler fishing off rocks is swept into a raging sea, and hikers see it happen, call for help and film the dramatic rescue. A mountain biker attempts a trick but doesn’t make it. The accident is captured on camera.
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Series 11: Episode 11
A tranquil paddleboarding trip in Gibraltar takes a deadly turn. And a woman risks her life to save her beloved dog from a burning building.
26-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 10
A passion for mountain biking turns perilous as a jump goes terribly wrong. And there's a lucky escape for a family when an ancient oak tree comes crashing into their home.
25-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 9
Horrifying dashcam footage captures the devastation caused by an out-of-control car. And a mum of three is trapped in a burning building while her sons desperately struggle to f ...
24-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 8
A group of students face life-threatening conditions on a remote hike when one is injured and a weather white-out closes in. And twin sisters have man's best friend to thank aft ...
23-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 7
Every parent's worst nightmare – a toddler stops breathing and dad has to perform CPR with help from a 999 call handler. And emergency services rush to the aid of a retire ...
22-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 6
A man narrowly escapes death after his dog alerts local walkers of his plight, 200 feet down a remote ravine. And an enthusiast’s love of cars has dire consequences when h ...
19-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 5
An adrenaline-fuelled jump from a bridge goes terribly wrong, sparking a multi-agency rescue to retrieve an injured woman from icy water. And two young siblings bravely call 999 ...
18-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 4
A father goes into cardiac arrest after risking his life battling a blaze that's engulfed his family home. And an experienced mountain biker misjudges his take-off in a competit ...
16-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 3
A helicopter rescue mission for an injured climber who is stranded alone after plummeting down a rock face. And a cyclist's brush with death as a giant hay bale falls from a pas ...
15-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 2
A race against the tide as a young woman lies injured in a rock pool after plunging 40 feet down a cliff during a family holiday. And a young girl and her grandfather come close ...
12-07-2024
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Series 4: Episode 1
A supermarket manager and his girlfriend risk their own lives to save a pensioner from a burning car, a teenage adventurer has a near miss with an iceberg, and a family in Wales ...
28-09-2018
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Series 5: Episode 16
How two little girls dialled 999 and saved their mum after she fell from the loft. Plus the stories of two cousins climbing a sea stack when one plunged 60 feet onto rocks and a ...
19-09-2018
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Episode 13
A kayaker is stuck fast with his head underwater in the rapids, and his friends have seconds to save him. Plus, a car collides with a train on a level crossing and the driver is ...
05-11-2014
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Episode 2
Nick Knowles presents close calls caught on film. CCTV captures the moment a motorbike hits a car, catapulting a married couple metres through the air.
21-10-2014
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Series 5: Episode 8
A 12-year-old boy falls from a clifftop on to concrete sea defences. His father arrives at the scene to find emergency workers battling to save his son. And two British adventur ...
07-06-2018
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Series 2: Episode 1
A freak wave crashes into the Irish coast, knocking a startled woman 40 feet down a cliff onto the rocks below. A teenage girl riding pillion on her boyfriend's motorbike is flu ...
20-07-2015
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Series 11: Episode 6
A man narrowly escapes death after his dog alerts local walkers of his plight, 200 feet down a remote ravine. And an enthusiast’s love of cars has dire consequences when h ...
19-07-2024
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Series 11: Episode 18
A man is severely injured and trapped under a tree that’s fallen during a storm. And a toddler is rushed to hospital after a deadly adder bite.
19-07-2023
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Series 6: Episode 7
A family is trapped 50 metres up on a tourist attraction, and a young rock climber disobeys his dad, with terrifying consequences.
28-07-2020
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