but the situation quickly goes from bad to worse. oh, that s horrible. good lord. oh, fellows. my goodness. you re watching this live, folks. if you know a prayer, say it. and now it s the rescuers who need help. just moments before the rescue chopper came crashing to the ground, its arrival was the most welcome sight to selena maestas, one of the climbers waiting on the ice, hoping for a miracle. this is her first trip to mt. hood. and just before the climb that morning, she has an uneasy feeling, admitting to her boyfriend, jeremiah, she s nervous. jeremiah and i promised each other that no one would die on this trip. it was a joke, of course. but then selena and jeremiah, both paramedics, attempting the
they call 911 for a rescue chopper. which lifts les and nathan to the hospital. that s the first time i kind of got emotional about it. just the fact that we d survived a plane crash. just looked around at all these amazing people. tol and alec in the back seats walk away barely scratched. the pilot les has a broken jaw, broken bones in his face, an injured arm, and some cracked ribs. he has to have his jaw wired shut, but makes a quick recovery. looking back the men suspect the crash was due to the weight in the plane and heat which causes the air density to thin and makes it harder to decline. catching this on camera is extremely rare. there s not many videos filmed inside a cockpit during a plane crash, as it turns out. after seeing the footage, the
up on a mountain like this and put their lives on the line. but the situation quickly goes from bad to worse. oh, that s horrible. good lord. oh, fellows. my goodness. you re watching this live, folks. if you know a prayer, say it. and now it s the rescuers who need help. just moments before the rescue chopper came crashing to the ground, its arrival was the most welcome sight to selena maestas, one of the climbers waiting on the ice, hoping for a miracle. this is her first trip to mt. hood. and just before the climb that morning, she has an uneasy feeling, admitting to her boyfriend, jeremiah, she s nervous. jeremiah and i promised each other that no one would die on this trip. it was a joke, of course. but then selena and jeremiah, both paramedics, attempting the summit with experienced climbers, six of them, paramedics or firemen. so they set out about 4:00 a.m.
satellite phone. they call 911 for a rescue chopper which lifts les and nathan to the hospital. once the helicopter left, that s the first time kind of got emotional about it. just the fact that we d survived a plane crash. just looked around at all these amazing people. tol and alec in the back seats walk away barely scratched. nathan has a concussion but is otherwise fine. the pilot les has a broken jaw, broken bones in his face, an injured arm, and some cracked ribs. he has to have his jaw wired shut, but makes a quick recovery. looking back the men suspect the crash was due to the weight in the plane and heat which causes the air density to thin and makes it harder for a plane to climb. catching this on camera is extremely rare. there s not many videos filmed inside a cockpit during a plane crash, as it turns out.
oh, that s horrible. good lord. oh, fellows. my goodness. you re watching this live, folks. if you know a prayer, say it. and now it s the rescuers who need help. just moments before the rescue chopper came crashing to the ground, its arrival was the most welcome sight to selena maestas, one of the climbers waiting on the ice, hoping for a miracle. this is her first trip to mt. hood. and just before the climb that morning, she has an uneasy feeling, admitting to her boyfriend, jeremiah, she s nervous. jeremiah and i promised each other that no one would die on this trip. it was a joke, of course. but then selena and jeremiah, both paramedics, attempting the summit with experienced climbers, six of them, paramedics or firemen. so they set out about 4:00 a.m. on a perfect spring morning. and by 8:00 a.m., their group is nearing the summit.