Johnstown Flood | Overflow | 2
Against The Odds13 Feb 2024

Johnstown Flood | Overflow | 2

Engineer John Parke and a team of workers furiously shovel dirt, trying to shore up the South Fork Dam as it threatens to overflow, amid torrential rains. Parke knows these efforts are their only chance of preventing a terrible flood. He decides he has to warn the towns in the river valley of the imminent danger — but it’s a warning they’ve heard too many times in the past to take seriously.

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Mount St. Helens | Awakening | 1

Mount St. Helens | Awakening | 1

In March 1980, after 120 years of dormancy, the volcano Mount St. Helens in Washington State begins showing signs of life. Scientists warn that a major eruption is coming, but they’re unable to comple...

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Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Keg Point | 4

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Keg Point | 4

It's March 10, 1979—24 days since their sailboat sank and 15 days since Elmo and Randy arrived at a remote cabin, trapped, powerless to save Cindy and Jena, and consumed by guilt and grief. Once they ...

29 Apr 202538min

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Cabin | 3

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Cabin | 3

Elmo and his son Randy leave the girls behind, paddling ahead in their Sport-Yak to find help—but trouble continues to follow. Though they eventually reach the cabin, the CB radio doesn’t work, and as...

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Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Raft | 2

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | The Raft | 2

After a powerful storm destroys their sailboat and leaves them stranded on a remote Alaskan island, Elmo Wortman and his children build a raft, determined to reach a friend’s cabin 25 miles north. Elm...

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Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Home | 1

Family Shipwrecked in Alaska | Home | 1

It’s February 13, 1979. Elmo Wortman and his three children are sailing home to Alaska across the frigid North Pacific after a routine orthodontist visit in Canada. But this time, they get caught in a...

8 Apr 202547min

In Their Own Words: Fallen on Mount Whitney | 1

In Their Own Words: Fallen on Mount Whitney | 1

In April of 1982, Jean Muenchrath and her boyfriend had nearly completed a 230-mile cross-country ski trip through California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. On the final day of their journey, they planned...

1 Apr 202546min

ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Breaking Free | 4

ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Breaking Free | 4

When the Americans finally act out and decide to fight for their lives, they’re left alone in an inhospitable mountain rage full of rebel militants and a trigger happy army. Far more than just a rescu...

25 Mar 202544min

ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Fight or Flight | 3

ENCORE: Rock Climbers Abducted | Fight or Flight | 3

Days without food or water start to weaken the young climbers as their captors push them further into the mountains and further from civilization. But their captors are starting to lose steam too. On ...

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