A veteran saloon car race driver is involved in a horrific crash on the finish line, two pals fish a hand grenade out of a river, and a young boy alerts his mum to a car fire.
A family is trapped 50 metres up on a tourist attraction, and a young rock climber disobeys his dad, with terrifying consequences.
A top British surfer rides the wave of his life, two little girls call for help when their dad collapses, and a mum and daughter find their tumble drier on fire. Show more
A group of hikers are enjoying a day on Dartmoor when one falls, landing on rocks below, and a young couple and their baby flee a hotel fire after a fellow guest alerts them.
Two young men are attempting to set a world record rowing the Atlantic when a freak wave capsizes their boat, and a family day out in the snow almost ends in tragedy. Show more
A heavily pregnant woman collapses on a remote moor. Will the emergency services find her in time? Also, a young driver is hit by a car whose driver is asleep at the wheel. Show more
Stories of near misses. An eight-year-old boy taking part in a karting race clips the wheel of a rival, sending his own kart somersaulting through the air. Show more
Two divers documenting a wreck in the Thames find more than they bargained for and call in the Royal Navy bomb team. Show more
A skier suffers a leg injury in a remote part of the Alps. Her guide attempts to ski her to safety, carrying her on his back. Show more
A climber plunges hundreds of feet down a mountain in the Lake District, coming to rest above a precipice, and a driver ploughs into a car blocking the fast lane of a motorway at night.
A hiker is in search of his dog when a cliff crumbles beneath his feet, and a dramatic rescue by a coastguard rope team is captured on camera. Show more
A Scottish cyclist on a round-the-world challenge is hit by a driver in Texas, and a family dog saves the day when a mum slips and falls on the stairs.
A base jumper leaps from a cliff top, only for his parachute to malfunction, and college students on their way home are injured when their coach leaves the road and turns over. Show more
An angler fishing off rocks is swept into a raging sea, and a mountain biker attempts a trick but doesn’t make it. Show more
A young woman and her friends are pulled out to sea in a freak rip current, and a mum is driving home from work when a huge sheet of ice crashes into her windscreen. Show more
Mountain rescue volunteers, paramedics and fellow hikers race to save the life of a walker who has plummeted 100 feet from a rock stack in the Peak District. Show more
A young man is unconscious in his bedroom, and it’s up to an online friend in Texas to raise the alarm. A nine-year-old boy on holiday in Scotland gets stung by a giant jellyfish.
Nick Knowles tells the story of two young students mowed down in a hit-and-run, captured on CCTV. And a lone climber on Snowdon takes a tumble. Show more
Nick Knowles tells the story of a boy who vanishes over the edge of a cliff while out walking with his family. And a sailor drifting in the Atlantic is rescued by a cruise ship. Show more
Nick Knowles examines the extraordinary rescue of a young man missing overnight after being swept out to sea on his surfboard. Show more