Extreme Rescues (2020)
Synopsis
Footage of real-life rescues captured by the rescuers themselves as they put their lives on the line saving others.
Network
National Geographic
Episodes
Back From the Dead
Dramatic real-life footage is captured by the rescuers themselves. A kayaker in New Zealand fights to save his drowning friend.
Disaster Strikes
Dramatic real-life footage captured by the rescuers themselves. A caver tries to save his friend trapped in a flooding passage.
Bleeding Out
A freak accident severs a professional cyclist’s artery miles from medical help, a kayaker fights to rescue his friend who’s trapped upside down in white water rapids, and a backcountry skier is buried alive in a tree well.
Lost at Sea
Tourists struggle to stay afloat and find loved ones after a capsize in rough seas. Friends search for an expectant father who lost control of his BMX and plunged off a cliff.
Sunken Survivor
Dramatic real-life footage captured by the rescuers themselves; a team sent to recover bodies from a sunken wreck finds one man still alive.
Hoisted from Hell
A rescue team fights through a storm to reach a fisherman whose hand has been ripped through a winch; and a crevasse opens up under a group of climbers.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Extreme Rescues
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Production
Arrow Pictures, National Geographic, National Geographic Channels International
