Action and Adventure True Stories

These true stories about people who've survived major disasters will have you sitting at the edge of your seat.

Heroes: Close Call in a Hotel Fire

In the chaos of a late-night fire, three students on spring break risked their lives to save others.

Shark! How One Surfer Survived an Attack

When a two-ton predator caught surfer Todd Endris in its jaws, an unlikely group of swimmers came to his rescue.

Heroes: Day-Care Drama

A man with a gun, a roomful of screaming children -- and a mom who wouldn't back down.

Snowbound Couple

They expected to be home by midnight. But when a blizzard blew in, Tom and Tamitha Garner's pilgrimage to photograph a herd of mustangs turned into a fight for survival.

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1 HEROES: Day-Care Drama
A man with a gun, a roomful of screaming children—and a mom who wouldn't back down.
2 Out of the Wreckage
A wave of tornadoes brings death, destruction—and selfless acts of bravery.
3 Lifeboat in Antarctica
After her cruise ship sank in the Antarctic, one world traveler found herself on the ultimate adventure.
4 Cliff Hanger
Two fearless strangers save a three-year-old girl from a 1,000 foot drop off a cliff.
5 Plane Crazy: Daredevil Pilot
After three near-death experiences, this stunt pilot is still flying high on adrenaline.
6 No Escape
His co-workers were trapped belowground with water rising. Safety rules said: Don’t go back.
7 A Trucker's Ride Through Wildfire
A raging Utah wildfire sent this trucker on the ride of his life.
8 Search for the USS Grunion
Decades after 70 men disappeared on the USS Grunion, a Navy submarine, their families kept searching. See photos of the remarkable search.
9 Launch of the Space Shuttle, Up Close and Personal
Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-116, December 9, 2006.