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Betancourt: Don’t forget the other hostages Freed Colombian politician tells NBC remaining families deeply distressed |
Teen survives ‘horrifying’ injuries from bear attack Bleeding everywhere, 15-year-old biker still helped rescuer phone for help |
Transplant recipient completes Yosemite ascent Achievement is latest in string of climbs around the world by 46-year-old |
Teen who lost arm to gator: ‘God was with me’ He blames gator overpopulation for attack: ‘They never really bothered me’ |
Capsized sailors survive 26 hours in sea Heroic coach gave his life to save them after their sailboat capsized |
Divers recount 19 hours in shark-infested seas Scuba-diving couple ‘happy to be alive’ after ordeal like film ‘Open Water’ |
Injured hero pushed woman to safety Highway patrolman has aches and pains, but miraculously survived crash |
Grizzly attack survivor: ‘God was on my side’ Outdoorsman played dead while 900-pound bear was ‘eating my brains’ |
Woman survives gunshot between the eyes Bullet shatters, bounces off skull of 42-year-old victim in road rage assault |
Boy gets butter knife stuck in head Luckily, the butter knife that became lodged in his head did not pierce skull |
Marine who lost leg returns to combat Sniper’s bullet destroyed gunnery sergeant’s knee, but not his will to serve |
NASCAR rookie walks away from horrific crash Michael McDowell swears that he’s done being ‘the crash-test dummy’ |
Cheetah mauling victim says she ‘assumed risk’ Big cats’ owner healing, renewing bond with ‘Charlie’ and ‘Matt’ |
Pronounced dead, man recovers Doctors can’t explain why 21-year-old Zack Dunlap recovered from accident |
Boy survives mountain lion attack Rabid carnivore claws child’s back, tries to lock jaw around his head |
Kidnapped teen stayed calm to stay alive Elizabeth Shoaf says to stay alive, she stayed calm and planned her escape |
Girl, 16, describes hostage ordeal Nicole Street, 16, says she refuses to let her ordeal interrupt her life |
Racer describes fiery crash Tony Pedregon mulled quitting the sport he loves, but only ever so briefly |
Sailor stranded at sea lucky to be alive Bill Archer rescued by passing tanker just as yacht sank in the Caribbean |
Window washer talking after 47-story fall 'If you are a believer in miracles, this would be one,' says doctor |
Rescuers, kin recall Calif. rescue Officials find dad, 3 children after they write ‘HELP’ with twigs in the snow |
Woman survives direct hit by lightning Lara Eustermann’s heart and breathing stopped, but she managed to live |
Sex slaves, human trafficking ... in America? One young woman shares the story of how she escaped from forced labor |
Boy pierces brain with antler, but is fine Meet the lucky lad who learned, the hard way, not to run with sharp objects |
Exclusive: Sinking ship survivor Lisa Paisola tells TODAY she thought she was going to die off Antarctica |
To save his life, man cuts off his arm Sampson Parker recounts farming accident, his determination to live |
Dolphins rescue surfer from shark A pod of bottlenose dolphins helped protect the severely injured boarder |
Exclusive: NYC steam pipe explosion survivor Remembers people pulling away because of his burns, but not much else |
Fire survivor remembers friends who died Tripp Wylie jumped from third floor into canal, but girlfriend did not follow |
Trio battles to save house from fire With shovels and hose, men battle blaze that consumed so many homes |
Couple regrets not preparing better for fire Tere and Mike Miller regret not preparing better for threat from wildfires |
Lawnmower sends a nail into man's heart Long Island man was lucky to survive this one-in-a-million freak accident |
Family: God watched over missing autistic teen Family of autistic teen lost in woods for 4 days thankful for good weather |
Fast-food restaurateur battles robber He tells TODAY he heard gun click, and realized he had to fight or die |
Exclusive: Lost in the woods, for 13 days Doris Anderson, 76, somehow survived the elements for nearly two weeks |
The attack of the 12-foot python Infection, not the bite of the non-venomous snake, worried researcher most |
Woman trapped for a week fighting for her life Tanya Rider fighting for her life after being trapped in car for eight days |
Stingray victim recalls attack Fisherman lived because he could not pull out the barb stuck in his heart |
Bear attack victim: ‘It was surreal’ Despite serious injuries to his head and arm, he wants to visit park again |
Freed Iranian prisoner still wondering why Dr. Haleh Esfandiari tells TODAY she passed time reading and writing |
Miracle? Comatose woman wakes, asks for Mexican food Jill Finley recalls asking for Mexican food after husband prepared for worst |
Geraldine Ferraro on surviving cancer The former vice-presidential candidate is living with multiple myeloma |
Survivors: Hot air balloon went up fast People who escaped fireball that killed two had no time to think, only react |
American describes fleeing burning jetliner American describes fleeing jetliner with family on Okinawa airport tarmac |
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