I Got Lucky: Survival Stories

Hiking the Kaua Crater Trail on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu can lead to some slippery situations and, as beach volleyball player Heather Friesen tells us, survival can be all about falling the right way.

A group of friends go skydiving together in Wisconsin, but what starts out as nice formation, turns into an explosive affair; skydiving instructor Mike Robison tells us what it's like to collide with another airplane at 12,000 ft.

Racing down a mountain while lying on a skateboard traveling at 75mph is bound to lead to some crushing situations; professional racer Darius Escander tells us with it feels to have a bone crunching collision with a wall.

Moving to the suburbs can feel like a relaxing life choice until you find yourself commuting to work and an airplane blows up over your head.

Going hang gliding for the first time in your life can have some unexpected consequences; american tourist Chris Gursky tells us the terrifying experience of flying 2000ft above the Swiss alps, hanging on by only one hand.

Trying to break the land speed record is difficult at the best of time, but on an overused, beat-up desert racecourse the result can be flipping brutal.