tree and considers his options. i couldn t move upstream, it was very dangerous and i stayed where i was. reporter: further down the river ed has found something to hang on to. i grabbed onto the tree and pulled myself up. i was holding on for dear life. reporter: two teams are called and ground rescue volunteers and at the sheriff s office, the air support team of deputies mcado and nelson. when they reach the scene they are surprised at how swollen the river is. the ground team rescues two people using boats but can t reach mike or ed marooned in the trees. that s when they asked for us to conduct a hoist rescue. reporter: the rafters had been in the hour more than an hour and growing dangerously chilled. how much longer can they hold on? caught on camera, cheating death prenemieres this sunday a 8:00 p.m. president obama is now heading to florida for an