Stacey Eno loves to travel. Her friend Mikey does too, and so they made plans to meet up and explore Bali. Their fun ended in the bottom of a ravine. A freelance writer thousands of miles away led to their rescue. Download the transcript

On a hot summer afternoon, Abi Sherman and some friends decided to cool off by floating down a Pacific Northwest river. It was fun — until she slipped into the freezing cold water and struggled to stay afloat. Then a stranger stepped in. Download transcript 

Standing on the edge of an overpass watching traffic race below, a teenage girl named Maddie thought about taking one last step. Instead, David Johnson stepped from a growing crowd, sat beside her and started to talk to her. Download transcript

Bryan Pederson was just a few blocks from home, sitting in his car at a traffic light in the middle of a storm, when he heard a loud crack and was instantly trapped by a downed tree. One woman stopped to help, an act Bryan was later able to repay. Download the transcript

Rose-Marie Howe was shocked when her cruise was interrupted by a blackout. She soon realized the ship was sinking. That’s when Moss Hills, a guitarist in the ship’s band, and other entertainers stepped up to save the passengers. Download the transcript

Before her wedding, Kayla Donnelly planned a trip to remember in North Carolina. But her bachelorette weekend turned disastrous when the remnants of Hurricane Helene trapped the party on the mountain — until a local arrived to help. Download transcript

Nicole Rakowski arrived in Iceland looking for adventure. She left in a wheelchair. Stepping onto the bank of a thermal river after a long hike, she began to sink into scalding mud. Fortunately, a retired firefighter heard her scream.  Download transcript

When Gabriel Otrin and Klever Freire went to check on Freire’s car in the basement garage of their office building, the last thing they expected was to get stuck in the elevator with water rising around them and no way to escape.  Download transcript

Bob Tillotson knew the avalanche danger was high when he set out into the Utah backcountry on his snowmobile. But he also knew which areas to avoid. Or so he thought. When a wall of snow knocked him down the mountain, the race to rescue him began. Download transcript

Lani Williams and her mother, Sincerity, could smell smoke, but that wasn’t rare on Maui, where brush fires happen with some regularity. But this was different. Soon, they were stuck on their escape route with fire on one side and the ocean on the other. Download transcript

In April 2023, Liv Titor visited Dreamtime Beach on Australia’s Gold Coast. She ended up in a nightmare when a rip current pulled her off her feet, away from safety and toward massive waves and jagged rocks.  Download transcript 

On September 11, 2001, Stanley Praimnath fled from his office on the 81st floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center, only to be told the building was secure and to head back to work. He was back in his office when a plane tore through his floor.  Download transcript 

At 16, Justin Downey was addicted to heroin. By his 20s, he was in and out of prison and lost custody of his kids. Margo Walsh battled her own addictions before getting sober and founding MaineWorks, a company designed specifically to help people like Justin.  Download transcript 

On May 10, 2022, Darren Harrison was one of two passengers flying home to Florida from the Bahamas. When the pilot suffered a medical emergency over the Atlantic Ocean, Harrison had to take the controls. That’s when Robert Morgan went to work.  Download transcript 

René Compeán set out for a quick hike on a local trail only to end up lost on a mountainside, thinking he might not survive the night. Fortunately, a stranger was sitting at his computer, ready to put a unique digital skill set to use and save the day. Download transcript 

Phil Mummert experienced a sufer’s worst nightmare — a shark attack. He’s alive today because of some quick thinking, a broken surboard and three strangers who paddled straight into danger.  Download transcript

When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, Kristy Millar and her family escaped from their rapidly flooding home, but the storm had turned their street into a river. Kristy and her 3-year-old son were going to have to swim. Enter Kevin Ott.  Download transcript

Taylor Hash, a student pilot, had just taken off on her third solo flight when her front wheel fell off and went bouncing down the runway. That left her in the air alone and facing a dangerous emergency landing.  Download transcript

On Christmas Eve morning, Joe White set out on foot through a blizzard to his job in Buffalo, New York. Severely frostbitten and disoriented, Joe, who's autistic, stumbled into snowdrifts and called out for help. A stranger heard his plea. Download transcript 

The subway car K.Page Stuart Valdes was riding screeched to an emergency stop in a dark tunnel. K.Page felt anxiety wash over her, terrified that a recent unexplained stroke could happen again. Until a warm voice cut through the fog.  Download transcript: English | Spanish   

In 1941, the Bogancha family saved two young Jewish girls from Nazi soldiers in Ukraine. That act of kindness would ripple across time and, amazingly, lead to helping the Boganchas’ descendants after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.  Download transcript

A couple’s first road trip ended abruptly when a mudslide swept them off a cliff, and four motorists risked it all to rescue them.  Download transcript