Extreme Rescues

122020•44m

RealityDocumentary

Footage of real-life rescues captured by the rescuers themselves as they put their lives on the line saving others.

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Production

Arrow Pictures, National Geographic, National Geographic Channels International

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 1, 2020

Last Aired

April 5, 2020

Networks

National Geographic

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Back From the Dead

Air date: 2020-03-01

Dramatic real-life footage is captured by the rescuers themselves. A kayaker in New Zealand fights to save his drowning friend.

Disaster Strikes

Air date: 2020-03-08

Dramatic real-life footage captured by the rescuers themselves. A caver tries to save his friend trapped in a flooding passage.

Bleeding Out

Air date: 2020-03-15

A freak accident severs a professional cyclist’s artery miles from medical help, a kayaker fights to rescue his friend who’s trapped upside down in white water rapids, and a backcountry skier is buried alive in a tree well.

Lost at Sea

Air date: 2020-03-22

Tourists struggle to stay afloat and find loved ones after a capsize in rough seas. Friends search for an expectant father who lost control of his BMX and plunged off a cliff.

Sunken Survivor

Air date: 2020-03-29

Dramatic real-life footage captured by the rescuers themselves; a team sent to recover bodies from a sunken wreck finds one man still alive.

Hoisted from Hell

Air date: 2020-04-05

A rescue team fights through a storm to reach a fisherman whose hand has been ripped through a winch; and a crevasse opens up under a group of climbers.