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other waterfall that was right there. shepard: it had been eight hours since the river swept him away while he was swimming up stream. a long way, he survived the 10 foot drop. i fell down the first waterfall and was under water and just completely submerged. shepard: somehow, the 13-year-old managed to cling to this ledge just before the second fall. a 27-story plunge. i was like, i m safe! i m like safe on this rock, ok, you guys. by the way, there s a fantastic view. shepard: the boy kept his sense of humor as the rescuer finally reached him. he s a smart kid. he asked me if i had a plan. and i said, yes, we have a plan. we re working on it. they eventually made their way up the wall and camped there overnight. the helicopter brought the group to safety the following morning and the boy s mother says that s the last time you ll see her son near that river. i ve never had him in a situation, any of my children
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don t realize what s about to happen. when the wave initially hit and he took the picture, he turns around almost happy that he got this great shot. but at that moment, i think the woman realized that they were about to get wet and she kind of crouches down but the gentleman just turned around and had no idea of the water that was about to come over the rocks. i informed one of the people near me to get ready to call 911. and just a few seconds after that, the waves came up over the rocks and took them right off the rocks. the wave comes up over the rocks with incredible force throwing the pair down a 12 foot drop. oh, jesus. when the wave hit him, it took him out basically from behind and knocked him across the sharp lava rocks and actually sent him over the ledge head first backwards. the woman being a little bit more prepared ended up in a seating position and sort of skipping across the rocks and
see you guys. on a new mexico bridge, a b.a.s.e. jumper s ambitious attempt at acrobatics spins out of control as he crash lands on the bottom of a rocky gorge. he just died. they say if you start b.a.s.e. jumping, you re going to die b.a.s.e. jumping. it s only a matter of time. in 1998, base jumper alex walkling attempts his 98th base jump off the rio grande gorge bridge in taos, new mexico. his brother ralph is there to film it. alex estimates the 600 foot drop will last eight seconds, giving him a four second freefall before he has to pull the rip cord. if you don t pull your chute