Extraordinary Acts of Courage

A bank robber is foiled by a 58-year-old grandmother. When a commuter is trapped by flood waters, two strangers stage a daring rescue, and a passer-by risks his life to save a 3-year-old child who is trapped in a burning SUV.

A Los Angeles Metrolink passenger risks his life to rescue survivors after a head-on collision with another train, and two men work quickly to save a bus full of children following a sudden bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

The lives of two adventure-seekers are on the line during an avalanche, a young racecar driver's first race almost becomes her last in a fiery crash, and motorists try to free a woman trapped in a burning car after being run off the freeway.

A high school football star protects his family and friends from a violent gang, a pilot makes a quick decision that saves his passengers from a mid-air collision, and a boy scout saves his neighbor from a deadly snake bite.

A man saves his grandmother from drowning when four-wheeling goes terribly wrong, a survivor of a deadly fire over 30 years ago is reunited with her rescuer, and an Atlanta Falcons fan is saved by one of his idols at a restaurant.

A US Army sergeant risks his life to protect his sons when an armed robber interrupts their trip to the bank. An afternoon ride turns into a deadly game of tug-of-war when two biking enthusiasts are ambushed by a mountain lion.

A girl's life is spared when her sister shields her from an oncoming truck, two men work quickly to save a man who has fallen onto the subway tracks, and a mother reacts quickly when an unattended bus starts rolling down a hill.

A boy climbs behind the wheel of a runaway truck after his father loses consciousness, a woman is strangled when her scarf gets tangled in a carwash, and a football star protects a bus full of children from an armed classmate.