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Accidental Heroes

Episode 6: River Trauma

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Series documenting real-life stories of bravery and courage.

In the middle of Manchester a freak accident sends a car off the road, down a bank, and into a freezing river. Two people are trapped inside the upturned car. Will anyone stop and help?

When a young girl accidentally strangles herself on a window blind, her brother knows what to do thanks to a film he's seen.

Plus, real footage of a sea rescue, as a pleasure trip turns into a rescue mission. A group of holidaymakers on their first voyage are called on to help two girls desperately clinging to an upturned rowing boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. They have to navigate into a storm to reach the girls - are their skills up to the job? Show less

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