What causes accidents during death-defying escapades? Why do some people walk away unscathed? This series looks at the most thrilling, explosive, free-falling, unbelievable accidents ever filmed. As eyewitnesses and survivors give their accounts, experts weigh in on why these accidents didn't prove fatal, and how the science explains what you might not be able to believe with your eyes. When a hiker plummets 50 feet off a treacherous trail in Hawaii, how does she manage to walk away? When a vehicle traveling 70 mph crashes and tumbles, how does the driver leave with only minor injuries? The survivors tell their harrowing stories as scientists and experts explain what happened--or if they just got lucky.

What causes accidents during death-defying escapades? Why do some people walk away unscathed? This series looks at the most thrilling, explosive, free-falling, unbelievable accidents ever filmed. As eyewitnesses and survivors give their accounts, experts weigh in on why these accidents didn't prove fatal, and how the science explains what you might not be able to believe with your eyes. When a hiker plummets 50 feet off a treacherous trail in Hawaii, how does she manage to walk away? When a vehicle traveling 70 mph crashes and tumbles, how does the driver leave with only minor injuries? The survivors tell their harrowing stories as scientists and experts explain what happened--or if they just got lucky.