RD Talks

A lightning strike at 10,000ft saw a 17-year-old girl free fall into Amazonian rainforest – and live to tell the tale.

When a yacht sends out a call for help, it leads to a turn of events that three helicopter rescuers never saw coming.

Scrambling from the downed chopper, the three stunned survivors confronted vents of hissing steam and a boiling lava pit. Sulphurous fumes made them gasp. If there’s a hell, one thought, it’s [...]

For hours, no-one knew that Arick Baker had fallen into a 58°C grain bin and was slowly being squeezed to death.

It was a split-second decision. The predator had the young woman in its jaw and he might be her only chance of survival.

Surrounded by a wall of flames, a young New Zealand girl put her last hope in the pledge of a courageous firefighter.

The day began as a joyous outing for a West Australian family, but turned into a night of terror.