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Extremely bad weather can bring out the very best in people. In these desperate situations, the heroic hand of a stranger may be the difference between life and death for someone. Sometimes, in these extreme situations, it can simply be the superhuman spirit that keeps a person alive. All of these stories of bravery, defiance and heroic acts come from places confronted with extreme and death-defying situations around the globe.
S1, EP8 "Kayak Calamity & Helicopter Heroes"
A band of brothers rescue one of their own from a watery grave; a helicopter team saves first responders caught in deadly seas.
S2, EP1 "Wildfire & Whitewater"
Winds whip up a deadly wildfire that torches a town; ferocious ocean waves leave storm watchers stranded; white water rafters are pummeled by rain and rocks during a trip down the Grand Canyon.
S2, EP2 "Severe Weather Survivors"
A microburst in Mexico brings down a plane; a rare tornado outbreak catches an entire town off guard; alone in the Atlantic, a 70-year-old solo rower battles a fierce ocean storm; wild white waters sweep away a hiker.
S2, EP3 "Wild Winters & Fighting Floods"
A winter pile-up explodes into chaos; ferocious flood waters take a driver on a terrifying ride of lifetime; airboats come to the rescue during Hurricane Florence; friends must save a skier buried alive.
S1, EP7 "Dangerous Delivery & Surf Savior"
A package courier pits the power of prayer against a giant tornado; a big wave rider battles for life in a battering offshore surf break.
S1, EP6 "Last Ditch Landings"
Two flights go wrong, forcing pilots to ditch their planes far from the safety of airport runways to save their passengers; an 80-year-old pilot puts his light airplane down on a glacier; Capt. Sully Sullenberger lands his plane on the Hudson River.
S1, EP5 "Fire Then Flood & Hurricane Hell"
In a year of extreme weather, raging fires, deadly mudslides, and horrific hurricanes, communities rally together to save themselves from disaster.