Retired “door kicker” saves infant from burning home
John S. is a 62-year-old Army veteran and retired union member from Cleveland, Ohio. On May 6, he was driving to work around 9:30 …
Oblivious woman was secretly stalked for a month
A woman from Goshen, Connecticut started receiving strange notifications on her iPhone. The alerts warned her that an unknown AirTag was traveling with her. …
90 Seconds From Death
Patrick B. is a 28-year-old from Portland, Maine. On December 18, 2024, he set out alone to hike Mount Lafayette in New Hampshire’s White …
Here’s why Will’s TV volume is set to 98
William F. and his friends were on a duck hunting trip in Arkansas. As the friends were getting ready one morning they were surprised …
Officers gunned down, but not out of the gun fight
Officer Nick G. works for the Houston Police Department. One afternoon Nick and some other officers responded to a family disturbance. When they arrived …
How to survive a nuclear threat
James S. and Brenda R. were on their way to Sandy Beach on the morning of January 13, 2018. It was a beautiful Saturday …
Poisoned by Hawaii’s toxic tap water
Army Major Amanda F. and her family lived on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In November 2021, Amanda, her husband and their …
How to stay alive in a crowd during a terrorist attack
Alexis S. was celebrating New Year’s Eve on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The French Quarter was packed with tourists and locals ringing in …
How to avoid freezing to death when the grid’s down
Misty P. is a 44-year-old mother from northeastern Pennsylvania. On November 13, 2025, her family’s electricity was shut off over $602 in unpaid bills. …
Lunatic murders ex-boyfriend (with an “assist” from Apple)
Andre S. was a 26-year-old man from Indianapolis, Indiana. In June, his relationship with his girlfriend ended – sort of. See, what Andre didn’t …
How to stay alive in a crowd during a terrorist attack
Alexis S. was celebrating New Year’s Eve on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The French Quarter was packed with tourists and locals ringing in …
This couple had full power during an 11-day blackout
Rob D. and Holly B. are a couple living in Western North Carolina. In September 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into their region with devastating …
Surviving 24 days in the mountains with just a knife and lighter
Tiffany S., a 28-year-old dialysis technician and competitive archer from Madera, California, set out for a short hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She …
Bird flu outbreak sparks 57,000 fatalities
Phil R. runs a duck farm in California. On a Tuesday morning in October 2025, his staff noticed “a modest increase in mortality.” There …
Tree bark for the human, beef jerky for the dogs?
Paula R. is a 21-year-old avid hiker from Seattle. One weekend she went hiking in the Snoqualmie Pass area of the Cascade Mountains. During …
Run over by A dump truck but still kicking?
Glock pistols have earned a reputation for being tough. And there are countless stories about Glocks impressively surviving harsh conditions. One such story involves …
How to survive when the checks stop coming
Marc M. was a federal employee during the 1995-1996 government shutdown that lasted 21 days. He was classified as “essential,” so he had to …
How Gerald survived while lost in a blinding snowstorm
Gerald F. and his group of friends from Illinois went hiking during September in the Rawah Wilderness in Colorado September. During the afternoon, Gerald …
Locked out of your bank accounts long-term?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides cloud computing services (networking, storage, software, etc.) to companies and governments. And while …
How Disney got hacked by the Russians
Ryan K. is a 25-year-old computer hacker who lives in California. In 2024, Ryan targeted Disney and hacked into their computer systems and leaked …
Real-life thriller interrupts movie at the theater
Heather M. and her husband often go to the movies for a date night. One evening, they were at a movie theater in the …
Should you use a red dot on your gun?
Rich S. is a 50-year-old man who lived in Benton City, Washington. One morning, he armed himself with a gun and forced himself into …
Concealed carry gone tragically wrong
Glenn G. is a retired U.S. Army Colonel who lives in Alabama. One Sunday afternoon around 5 P.M. Glenn met a man to discuss …
Successfully using your smartphone when the grid’s down
Keeping an old smartphone saved Steven S. from death. You see, late one Friday night Steven was driving on a rural road near Quesnel …