A young man falls down a huge crack in the ice thousands of feet up a mountain. A car catches fire a...

A supermarket manager and his girlfriend risk their lives to rescue a pensioner from a burning car....

A teacher walking her dog becomes entombed in a mudslide. A coastguard team battle to save her but b...

A mountain biker suffers a freak accident in the Peak District and lies bleeding to death. An emerge...

A para-glider misjudges the thermals and plunges, out of control into the tree canopy. Two young boy...

A British pensioner on the trip of a lifetime is lost in the Australian bush without food and water....

A family on safari are attacked by an elephant as they sit down to eat. A climber plummets from near...

A pedestrian is involved in an accident when a bus shunts a parked car into him.

When a building site worker digs up a World War II bomb, 3,000 Londoners are moved out of their home...

Fire crews battle to reach a woman trapped in her 3rd-floor flat as smoke and flames envelop them al...

A team of British rowers take on the Pacific Ocean, but their journey nearly ends in tragedy as thei...

A dad wheeling his son to playgroup and a waitress chatting outside a cafe must take evasive action...

A young man is thrown from his vehicle and lands in the middle of a busy motorway after a tyre blowo...

A young man hiking in the Cumbrian hills falls 200ft, and mountain rescue workers and an RAF helicop...

Two best friends on a holiday fishing trip are lost at sea, and their wives fear the worst. An elder...

A couple are celebrating their wedding anniversary on a luxury fort out at sea when one is severely...

A frantic mum calls 999 when her seven-year-old daughter suffers a cardiac arrest, a microlight pilo...

A mountain biker crashes head first at a jump and an off-duty rescue worker comes to his aid, a gran...

A 12-year-old boy falls from a clifftop on to concrete sea defences. His father arrives at the scene...

A retired policeman comes to the aid of a young man after his car careers off a ferry and sinks in t...

An amateur racing driver loses control on the track. His car somersaults towards the crash barriers,...

Nick tells the moving story of a police motorcyclist, responding to help at an accident, who crashed...

The story of an 11-year-old boy who survived a cardiac arrest in a swimming pool, plus an unsuspecti...

The tale of a cyclist who survived two heart attacks in a week, and a lorry driver whose vehicle ove...

The story of a young man kicked in the head by his girlfriend's horse. Plus the remarkable tale of s...

Featuring the story of two close friends bodyboarding off an Australian beach, one of whom has to go...

Nick Knowles presents stories of people who have been on the brink of disaster and lived to tell the...

A fishing trawler is sinking off the Shetland Islands, and one of the rescuers discovers his close f...

A worker in a remote location is trapped under his dumper truck when it topples and rolls on top of...

A family break down on a busy road with no hard shoulder, and a lorry driver fails to see them. Plus...

A couple become lost in a blizzard while hiking in the Scottish Cairngorms, and a man has a lucky es...

A young couple out for a walk are struck by an out-of-control car, a young mother dials 999 when her...

When a film extra is taken ill at the top of a tower at Worcester Cathedral a coastguard crew try to...

An adventurous old-aged-pensioner is lost on Ben Nevis in a howling snow storm, and a van driver ski...

A woman is trapped in her loft conversion bedroom while a fire rages below her. Rescuers race agains...

A base jumper's parachute gets tangled up when he leaps off Beachy Head, passers by come to the aid...

A veteran saloon car race driver is involved in a horrific crash on the finish line, two friends fis...

A group of visitors, including a mother and newborn baby, are trapped 50 metres up at the top of a p...

A top British surfer rides the wave of his life but then it all goes wrong, two little girls call fo...

A group of hikers are enjoying a day on Dartmoor when one falls, landing on rocks below, and a young...

2 young men are attempting to set a world record rowing the Atlantic when a freak wave capsizes thei...

Nick Knowles introduces the story of a father and his 12-year-old daughter lost overnight on a glaci...

Nick examines the extraordinary rescue of a young man swept out to sea on his surfboard. In Leeds a...

Featuring the story of a British professional cyclist involved in a horrific collision with a race s...

The story of a driver whose dash cam records his heart attack and dramatic rescue by passing motoris...

The story of a para-glider left hanging by a thread in a forest after his canopy collapses. A dash c...

Nick tells the story of a lorry driver trapped in his cab for hours after swerving to avoid a deer a...

Nick tells the story of two young students mowed down in a hit-and-run, captured on CCTV. And a lone...

Nick tells the story of a young boy who vanishes over the edge of a cliff while out walking with his...

Nick Knowles describes the rescue of a hiker who fell 200 feet down a disused mine shaft in Cornwall...

The story of two friends who plunged down a cliff face in Cornwall on a late-night walk. A cyclist c...

Nick Knowles returns with more life or death situations. A driver opens his door suddenly sending a...

The Royal Navy save 14 people from a yacht that has lost its mast amid a mid-Atlantic storm. A schoo...

A paralympian comes crashing down to earth when a para motor plane develops a problem after take off...

Two workmates leap into a harbour to save a drowning man, on her way home from work a mum falls asle...

A daughter dials 999 when her father suffers a cardiac arrest while her sister battles to save him....

When a small plane loses engine power a day trip over the Dorset coast turns into a terrifying ordea...

An 8-year-old boy suffers a freak accident while riding on his scooter and a doctor is forced to ope...

When a 79-year-old celebrates his birthday with a tandem skydive the main chute fails to open. A you...

A drone searches for a British climber who has gone missing in the Himalayas. A mother panics when s...

A father of two calls for help as what appeared to be a sore throat becomes sepsis. A historic home...

Pensioner Brian tells how he became trapped up to his neck in a slurry pit until a former policeman...

1,000's of football fans applaud as helicopter medics land on the pitch and try to save the life of...

2 scuba divers describe how they found a WWII bomb under a pier. A steward at a cycling event tells...

A fisherman describes being washed overboard at night off the south coast, a history buff tells how...

A base jumper misjudges his launch and crash-lands on a rocky beach. A mother relives the moment her...

Footage from a glider pilot captures him crashing and getting stuck in a tree and the operation to r...

A schoolboy recalls the day he was horrifically injured after falling off his BMX bike while perform...

A schoolgirl recounts how she saved the life of her stepfather by performing CPR. An uncle and niece...

A 60-year-old woman attempting to row across the Atlantic Ocean has to be rescued when her boat begi...

A para-glider crash lands onto a wall in the Peak District. A son witnesses his mother crash her bic...

Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, a hiker is...

An angler fishing off rocks is swept out into a raging sea, and a mountain biker attempts a trick bu...

Staff at a trampoline centre fight to save a father who has collapsed. A paraglider gets into troubl...

A terrified family calls 999 when their baby becomes unresponsive, and paramedics must shock him bac...

A couple are on a trip to celebrate their wedding anniversary when their car is hit by a truck on th...

A group of friends are hiking in the Lake District when one falls 650 ft. A doctor and a paramedic o...

An eight-year-old boy taking part in a karting race clips the wheel of a rival, sending his own kart...

Two divers documenting a wreck in the Thames find more than they bargained for and call in the Royal...

A skier suffers a leg injury in a remote part of the Alps. Her guide attempts to ski her to safety,...

Mountain Rescue battle 100mph winds to rescue a woman has slipped and fallen near the summit of Snow...

When a young man falls unconscious in his bedroom it is up to an online friend in Texas to raise the...

A 15-year-old girl fights to save her father's life when he has a heart attack after picking her up...

A young boy must find help after his grandfather falls on a rocky cliff face, a road racing cyclist'...

A base jumper leaps from a cliff top, but his parachute spins him 180 degrees and he plummets down t...

A Scottish cyclist on a round-the-world challenge is hit by a driver in Texas. Plus, a family dog sa...

A climber in the Lake District plunges hundreds of feet down a mountain, coming to rest above a prec...

A heavily pregnant woman collapses on a remote moor. Will the emergency services find her in time? A...

A father-to-be has an horrific accident while out mountain biking with friends and a man braves a fi...

Neighbours phone for an ambulance when a young mother runs into the street in a panic. Her baby has...

A woman gives birth beside the M5 motorway with the help of her husband and an emergency call handle...

A father out surfing is found unconscious in the sea, fellow surfers battle to pull him to shore and...

Police and a flight attendant perform CPR at the scene of an accident on the motorway where a lorry...

A teenage girl rings her parents to tell them their home is on fire, and her father braves the smoke...

During a go-kart race, a teenage girl is sent crashing into a bridge with her parents anxiously watc...

A man once rejected by the fire service for being too short rushes into a burning building to save a...

Mountain Rescue come to the aid of a couple scrambling in the Lake District for their second date, w...

A farm engineer is driving home in his newly purchased truck when a wheel comes off. Plus, a five-ye...

Rescue workers battle to save two students on Dartmoor when their island camp is cut off as a floode...

A family flee their home when a battery charger, bought online, starts a fire that destroys their ho...

A Mountain Rescue team fight their way through appalling conditions to rescue a walker on Snowdon, a...

A 15-year-old girl fights to save her father’s life when he has a heart attack after picking her up...

A young woman and her friends are pulled out to sea in a freak rip current. A lifeguard and the coas...

Mountain rescue volunteers, paramedics and fellow hikers race to save the life of a walker who has p...

A young man is thrown from his motorbike, hitting his head hard on a tree stump. His father dials 99...

A seven-year-old girl dials 999 from the back seat of her mother’s car as Mum is desperately struggl...

Three siblings battle to save the life of their father, who has suffered a heart attack in the garde...

Emergency services struggle to release a farmer impaled on a metre-long spike on his loading vehicle...

The fiancée of a young man in cardiac arrest fights to keep him alive after finding him unconscious...

A professional mountain biker needs urgent medical help after a front flip he performs at a bike tra...

A Christmas day walk in the Peaks takes a dramatic turn when an injured hiker becomes stranded in th...

A mother and son are helped by neighbours when an out-of-control car smashes into their house. A cou...

Stadium medics battle to save the life of a football fanatic who suffers a cardiac arrest on the way...

A race against the tide as a young woman lies injured in a rock pool after plunging 40 foot down a c...

A helicopter rescue mission for an injured climber who is stranded alone after plummeting down a roc...

A father goes into cardiac arrest after risking his life battling a blaze that’s engulfed his family...

An adrenaline-fuelled jump from a bridge goes terribly wrong, sparking a multi-agency rescue to retr...

A man narrowly escapes death after his dog alerts local walkers of his plight, 200 feet down a remot...

Every parent's worst nightmare - a toddler stops breathing and dad has to perform CPR with help from...

A group of students face life-threatening conditions on a remote hike when one is injured and a weat...

Horrifying dashcam footage captures the devastation caused by an out-of-control car. And a mum of th...

A passion for mountain biking turns perilous as a jump goes terribly wrong. And there's a lucky esca...

A tranquil paddleboarding trip in Gibraltar takes a deadly turn. And a woman risks her life to save...

A solo climber risks his life when things go wrong on a remote snowy peak. And a dog walk in idyllic...

A father battles to save his young son’s life when he chokes on a hot dog. And a fun horse ride with...

A tree surgeon's day nearly ends in tragedy after they plummet from an oak tree. And a cave adventur...

A horse ride on the beach ends in disaster, a paraglider loses control during high winds, and a farm...

An adrenaline-fueled base jump goes terrifyingly wrong when a parachute opens the wrong way, a freak...

A family hike on Dartmoor sparks a helicopter rescue mission when a father of three is injured. And...

A man is severely injured and trapped under a tree that’s fallen during a storm. And a toddler is ru...

Brave rescuers risk their lives evacuating residents from a burning high-rise. And a woman comes to...

An injured lone walker is lost for two nights during a storm on the Isle of Skye. And travels are cu...