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Rescue 911: World's Greatest Rescues [VHS]

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This is an interesting video, but without the personality and narration of William Shatner, the stories lacked the excitement and drama of the TV show Rescue 911. The best story on the entire video was the last one about the Charles Stuart case. This one story was well done and fascinating. The story took place in the United States while the others rescues took place in: New Zealand, Russia, Austria, and Belgium. All of these were slow-moving and protracted. Although I enjoyed watching the stories, I would not buy the video if I had it to do over again. I thought I was getting the TV shows, but this is a remake Of Rescue 911 footage.

A spectacular conflagration in New Zealand, where a tanker truck engulfed in flames traps a 12-year-old girl; a car in Belgium with 4 passengers, hanging only by a trailer hitch from a tall bridge; an Austrian skier who fell through the snow to a subterranean glacial river...

These are some of the captivating situations featured. Watching the successful rescue operations unfold, one can't help but admire humanity's selfless propensity to save its most helpless victims.

The final segment captures an odd twist: a high profile Boston murder defined futility. One of the critically injured, who was saved after immense efforts, turned out to be a prime suspect, and he later took his own life. Perhaps there is no greater danger than a man's own guilt.