0:00:03 > 0:00:04Today on Real Rescues...
0:00:04 > 0:00:07a delicate rescue operation in the treetops.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09HE YELLS
0:00:09 > 0:00:12A parachutist is stuck 60 feet up.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Alfio is having a stroke.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20A drug could radically minimise the effects
0:00:20 > 0:00:21but is he well enough to be given it?
0:00:21 > 0:00:24We're just making a decision about thrombolysis now
0:00:24 > 0:00:26but he'll definitely have to come to the stroke unit.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31And a 999 call in the early hours, there's a fire in a house.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33A couple are trapped.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Hello and welcome to Real Rescues
0:00:59 > 0:01:02and to the work of Britain's emergency services.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Services which respond to our
0:01:03 > 0:01:0630 million 999 calls every year.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10The staff in here know that when lives may be at stake,
0:01:10 > 0:01:11it's vital no time is lost.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Christchurch in Dorset.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21An ambulance is heading to one of the most urgent calls -
0:01:21 > 0:01:24a patient with a stroke. On board, Simon Trenchard.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27He's a senior paramedic who usually works alone.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Today he's providing emergency cover alongside paramedic Wendy Woolgar.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35The crew don't yet have full details
0:01:35 > 0:01:37but a first responder is already at the house.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Their patient is in his 70s.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43His symptoms are classic indicators of a stroke.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45He's moved to the ambulance immediately.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Few bumps as we come in. One, two, three.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51The patient is Alfio.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55He's lost strength in his left arm and his speech is slurred.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01She's in the front of the ambulance. We've got her in there already, OK?
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Alfie, I'm here.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05See, there she is. You can hear her in the front.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07This is the plan, we'll get the door shut at the back as well...
0:02:07 > 0:02:11All Alfio is worrying about is his wife Elena.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14She's recently been diagnosed with a serious illness
0:02:14 > 0:02:16and he's her main carer.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18But now everyone needs to focus on Alfio.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I think this is quite new today.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24The symptoms you're having with your speech problems
0:02:24 > 0:02:27and the weakness in your arm is you're having a stroke.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Don't struggle.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31The good news is we can take you straight to hospital
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and do something about it, hopefully.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36OK? We'll get you sorted. Don't get upset for me, OK?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42First, Simon confirms the stroke diagnosis by running through
0:02:42 > 0:02:44some standard checks.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45I know you don't feel like doing this at all,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48but can you just give me a big smile for a second?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Real big smile and show me your teeth.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52OK. Can you say, "Hello, Simon" for me?
0:02:52 > 0:02:53ALFIO SLURS SPEECH
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I know you're struggling and I'm not being rude, at all.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00It's just telling me that there's a problem with your speech.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03You know what's going on, you're just not able to control yourself.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08What I want to do, Alfio, is take you to a specialist part of the hospital.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11The severity of a stroke can be minimised with a clot
0:03:11 > 0:03:13dissolving treatment called thrombylisis.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16But there is only a small window of opportunity
0:03:16 > 0:03:18and not everybody is suitable.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21We have a checklist that we're going through because we're so close.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Arm and leg. It's left arm. No loss of consciousness?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29No seizure, was there? No. Pulse is 66, irregular.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Can you hold your arms out for me in a straight line, Alfio?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37OK. Can you squeeze my hand for me?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Squeeze this one. You're not able to, are you? Don't worry.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Can you lift this right leg for me? Good man. Down again.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Can you lift your left leg for me?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50That is good, so you have some strength in your left leg. OK, good.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54You haven't had a stroke in the past or any problems with
0:03:54 > 0:03:56bleeds in your head, no?
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Things are going well until paramedic Wendy makes a discovery.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Did you have a head injury in the past?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13It's a brain tumour about 20 years ago.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16You had a brain tumour 20 years ago.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23But everything's fine.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24It's a worrying development.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29It could mean Alfio is not suitable for the special stroke treatment.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Yes, really, if we've had head things in the past.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43So I'm going to put that as an exclusion.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46But Simon wants to give Alfio the best chance possible.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48He phones ahead to the unit.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52The only thing I have a bit of an exclusion on the thrombolysis
0:04:52 > 0:04:54is he had a brain tumour 20 years ago.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58But other than that everything else is in a no box and good for straight to
0:04:58 > 0:05:03CT, so I'd like to do a straight to CT scan if we can activate the team.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06To the scanner we'll be about eight minutes. Zero-eight minutes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Simon gets the go ahead. Brilliant, thanks very much.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Cheers, bye.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12OK, good news.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14What we're going to do, Alfio,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17is take you straight to the CT scanner
0:05:17 > 0:05:19so they can give you a picture of your brain
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and hopefully do something with what's happening at the moment.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24And improve your condition, OK?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27You might hear some noise with the sirens in a second.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30It's just to push us through the first bit of traffic.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Now it's Elena who's worrying about Alfio.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46So this morning you just went into your kitchen
0:05:46 > 0:05:48and then your left side just gave out on you.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51And you ended up on the floor. That's what your wife heard.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52She heard the bang next door
0:05:52 > 0:05:55and then she came in and found you, as we have, on the floor.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59The reality of the situation is hitting home.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05Alfio, listen, it's happened. We need to get you through this.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07You need to be strong, OK?
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Your wife is with us.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15She's OK. She's helping with the directions in the front.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17She's all right. She's strong. Alfio.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I know, buddy. She's being really strong, OK?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Are you worried about not being able to help her?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Let's not even think about that yet.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Let's get today out of the way, yeah?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Let's see where we stand. Yeah?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Is that fair enough? Let's see where we stand
0:06:36 > 0:06:39and see what damage has been done and what can be recovered.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42All right? We're coming to the hospital now.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I'm going to start unplugging all these things.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Do you want to take her to the relatives room, Wendy?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Yeah, when I come back. Cool.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Alfio is taken into the hospital where they'll be able to decide
0:06:54 > 0:06:56if treatment can go ahead.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03It's a very powerful drug, sir.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Doctors talk Alfio through the treatment.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Now he has to make the choice.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11The sooner we give it, the better it will be for you.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20The traffic police are on duty in Milton Keynes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24Ambulance arrived yet. Any updates on injuries?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29PCs Mat Waters and Ben Taylor are heading to an emergency
0:07:29 > 0:07:31call in one of the town's suburbs.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37Basically, we received a report of a car versus a petal cycle.
0:07:37 > 0:07:4112-year-old female cyclist has been hit by a car.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Ambulance are on the scene and we are en route.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's one of the last days of the summer holidays
0:07:48 > 0:07:50and approaching rush hour.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52A potentially dangerous combination.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Even getting there, the traffic is causing problems.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Move over.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Watch out!
0:08:07 > 0:08:09There we go. Right here. Straight ahead.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11HE SIGHS
0:08:14 > 0:08:17There's quite a crowd gathered by the ambulance.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19How is everyone doing?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21PC Mat is going to check out the casualty first.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25It's a young boy who is being treated by the paramedics
0:08:25 > 0:08:27at the side of the road.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Hello! Do you need a hand or anything?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Not at the moment. You're managing.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Who's the driver? You're the driver.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36His bike has collided with the car.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Leaving quite a mark on the offside wing.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42The driver is understandably very shaken.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Must be quite a shock. You got far to go?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50No. Just taking my daughter to the doctors. But she's had to get a cab there.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Right, OK. Have you got your licence on you?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57After such an impact, 12-year-old Tyrese could have sustained
0:08:57 > 0:08:59significant internal injuries.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01No pain in your hips at all?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03He's not complaining
0:09:03 > 0:09:05but the paramedics have to treat for the worst.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07The board is immobilising his neck and back,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10protecting his spine in case of hidden injuries.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Mat's checking the extent of the damage to the car.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17This area's not secure.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25The boy's mum has been contacted but she's at work
0:09:25 > 0:09:28and it might be some time before she can get here.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31OK, so just run that by me again.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Luckily, Lynne was driving very slowly when the accident happened.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40She's not used to being the one giving details to police.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46You're an ex-police officer? Oh, no.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Special. Nine years, Walton.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Oh, OK. Don't fancy coming back, then? We're short staffed.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53I'm too old. Do you want to do this?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55The most obvious explanation for the collision is
0:09:55 > 0:09:58the brakes on the bike failed.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Has the young lad said that his brakes had gone?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02He said he didn't have any brakes.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06All the children looked at his bike and pulled the hand grips.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12How are you feeling? Now Mat needs to ask Tyrese what went wrong.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13What happened?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21OK.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25The bike should give him some answers. Mat is taken under escort.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I just need to write some details down, you see.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29What make and model it is.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34The bike has been moved out of the way by a helpful neighbour.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Is it his bike, is it?
0:10:38 > 0:10:42His friend just gave it to him today to fix up. OK.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Not very good at all, is it? No.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Needs a new MOT, I think. Yeah.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Missing vital rubbers.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Basically, what we know is this young lad has come down the hill
0:10:55 > 0:10:57here on his mountain bike.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Appears for whatever reason his brakes are defective at the moment.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03He's been unable to stop and he's hit a passing
0:11:03 > 0:11:07vehicle on the driver's offside front wing causing a bit of a dent.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11And he's received an injury to his ankle and his wrist.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13So he'll go up to hospital.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15And we'll catch up with him up there and get his account.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Other than that there's nothing more the driver could have done, really.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24It's taking some time for Lynne to get over the shock of what's happened.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I am absolutely trembling. I'm shaking.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28Never happened to me before.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32But...he just absolutely came out of nowhere,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34just hit me full side-on.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I heard this loud bang.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40And just saw his shoulder and his head hit my windscreen.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46But as long as he's OK. That's the main thing.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51You're free to go now. Make sure you go home and have a nice cup of tea.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55She'll have to make an insurance claim to fix the damage to her car.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Right, take care. I'll ring you a little bit later on. Take care.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06And the signs are Tyrese has got off quite lightly.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08He seems fine.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10As it stands at the moment they don't suspect any
0:12:10 > 0:12:12sort of serious injuries.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Possibly a sprain or soft tissue damage to his wrist.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17But at the moment everything is precautionary.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18They're going to check him
0:12:18 > 0:12:22out over at the hospital to make sure there isn't anything underlying
0:12:22 > 0:12:25but at the moment he seems to have got away reasonably well with it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Lynne is off home for her much-needed cup of tea
0:12:31 > 0:12:33and Tyrese is off to the hospital for a check-up.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37OK. We're going up to the hospital to speak to his mum.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Are you saying, "Cup of tea?"
0:12:46 > 0:12:47HE LAUGHS
0:12:51 > 0:12:54The next call we're going to talk about is on the one side,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56very frightening, on the other, hilarious
0:12:56 > 0:12:59because it is amazing how stupid thieves
0:12:59 > 0:13:02and burglars are on occasion. Let's start with the
0:13:02 > 0:13:05frightening bit at the beginning. You get a phone call in about a robbery?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Yep, that's right. A burglary because it's in someone's house. So...
0:13:10 > 0:13:12The caller had just come home.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14She'd called upstairs because there was somebody up there.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17She thought it was her family members, only to see a male run
0:13:17 > 0:13:22downstairs, kick through the door and absolutely leg it out of her house.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25So being a woman she chased after him. Which is brilliant.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30We don't recommend you chase the burglars. No, not at all.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31On this occasion she decided to.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33So she followed the burglar out.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35She managed to get a really good description,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38a direction of travel and those are the really important things
0:13:38 > 0:13:40that help officers when they get on the ground.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Where somebody's going and what they look like.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45OK. So then you start to close a net in around the area, do you?
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Yep, that's right.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Within two minutes we'd already dispatched officers on scene.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52We'd dispatched a dog unit and that turned out to be really handy
0:13:52 > 0:13:55because it was the dog that caught the scent of the burglar.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56How did they catch the scent?
0:13:56 > 0:14:00What happens is the dog will go to the scene and try to pick up a scent.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03It then started to track the burglar.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06The burglar had actually chucked the bag containing the items that
0:14:06 > 0:14:07he'd stolen.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09So the dog got a really good scent from the bag.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12From the bag they managed to track him to where he actually was.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Right, but there was one other clue in the bag with the stolen
0:14:15 > 0:14:17goods, wasn't there?
0:14:17 > 0:14:18That's right.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Our burglar had actually left his wallet in the bag of stolen items!
0:14:23 > 0:14:25THEY LAUGH
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Which is... I know it's not a funny story but it kind of is, isn't it?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32How stupid can you be? It's brilliant, on one hand.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35I suppose. Very nice of him to make it that obvious.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Where did you find him in the end?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Our burglar isn't that bright because he turned out to be wedged
0:14:39 > 0:14:42underneath the car which is where our dog tracked him to.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Marvellous.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49It's quite reassuring when burglars are that stupid and easy to catch.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52If only they were all that stupid and easy to catch. Absolutely.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Most of them aren't, but this one we had a brilliant description,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58we had a dog that tracked him really well.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00We had all the information that we need.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Better still he wedged himself somewhere he wasn't going to get free.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Or he couldn't get out and he left the wallet. Smashing.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Thank you very much for running us through the call.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17The early hours of a Monday morning in the
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Hampshire Fire and Rescue control room.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25Call handler Lisa has just taken a 999 call. A house is on fire.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40The emergency is happening at this terraced house in Portsmouth.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44It's 2:30am. Young mum Samantha has been woken by the fire alarm.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Toxic gasses are filling the hallway, trapping her upstairs.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Samantha's husband Simon is downstairs in the thick smoke
0:16:11 > 0:16:15trying to find a way out but the front door is locked.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Simon is desperately trying to find the keys in the smoke-filled darkness.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38As soon as I understood what the situation was,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42it was a case of trying to understand what was going on in the building,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45who was with her and where the fire was in the property.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Desperately worried about his wife,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Simon's gone back upstairs where the two are now trapped.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28Firefighters are en route
0:17:28 > 0:17:30but now the couple are worrying about their pets.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Samantha's panicked cries for help are heard over the phone.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Call handler Lisa needs to keep her calm.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Finally, there's some relief for Samantha.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44By getting her to describe what was going on it occupied her mind
0:18:44 > 0:18:48and made her less panicky because she had a job to describe stuff to me.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50And then it also helped me because she was being my eyes, as well.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53So she could tell me what was going on so I could advise her
0:18:53 > 0:18:56and the rest of the control room what the current situation was.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11One of the first fire fighters at the scene is Paul Grant.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Immediately the A Crew have got the hose reel off
0:19:14 > 0:19:18and started making entry into the ground floor to fight the fire.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Me and another couple of lads grabbed a ladder
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and put it up to the first floor.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Assisted the lady down first, was then handed the dog.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30And then the male occupant came down following that.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Went and found the second dog in the garden and brought him through.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Reunited them all together and took them
0:19:35 > 0:19:38to a neighbours to look after them.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Four weeks on, the couple's house is still uninhabitable.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46The seat of the fire was in the living room.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49A dehumidifier left on overnight caught fire after developing
0:19:49 > 0:19:51an electrical fault.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55I remember hearing a noise and the first thing that hit me
0:19:55 > 0:19:57was the smell.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02I got out of bed and then I noticed the smoke.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04It stung the eyes a little bit,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07and at that point I turned round to Simon and said, "Get up."
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Simon recalls opening the door onto the fire as he desperately
0:20:12 > 0:20:15searched for the front door keys in a bid to escape.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19I couldn't see flames, but there was a lot of smoke hit me
0:20:19 > 0:20:24in the face, and I realised how serious things were at that point.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I shut the door again, of the living room,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30and then realised at that point how dense it had
0:20:30 > 0:20:31become in the hallway,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34to the point where I could probably only see
0:20:34 > 0:20:36about that far in front of me.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41I had to actually crouch down and put the key to the door to
0:20:41 > 0:20:42get it into the lock.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I managed it eventually, and got the door open.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48And I, sort of, didn't quite know what to do at that point,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51and thought, "I don't think Sam's going to be able to come down here."
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Because it was too black.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Then I heard her scream at me to get back upstairs,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59so I went back upstairs.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02It almost seems silly that I went back up there,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04but I wasn't comfortable leaving her on her own.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Samantha and Simon were treated at the scene for the effects
0:21:08 > 0:21:14of smoke inhalation, but they know it could have been a lot worse.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Looking back on their terrifying ordeal,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Samantha is relieved their daughter Evelyn
0:21:18 > 0:21:21was staying with her grandparents.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26Our daughter was with my in-laws - with Simon's mum and dad.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31So fortunate that she wasn't in the house when it caught fire.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Had she been in the property, I would have panicked a lot more.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37And there could have been a very different outcome
0:21:37 > 0:21:40if they hadn't had a smoke alarm installed.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42If you don't have a smoke alarm fitted, obviously,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46potentially the combustion, the smoke and the gasses
0:21:46 > 0:21:49could have entered their bedroom and would have
0:21:49 > 0:21:53probably just have overcome them before they even knew about it.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56So, it could have been a much more tragic incident.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02The firemen saved our lives.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03If...
0:22:03 > 0:22:05I don't want to think about...
0:22:05 > 0:22:07what would have happened.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Still to come on Real Rescues...
0:22:19 > 0:22:23A parachutist takes fright as fire and rescue begin lowering him
0:22:23 > 0:22:25from the top of a 60-foot tree.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28MAN SHOUTS
0:22:30 > 0:22:33And on the motorway, wet weather is making driving difficult.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36There's been a shunt and one man's suffering the after effects.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39OK. Are you all right, sir? My name's Mark.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40Do you?
0:22:48 > 0:22:5076-year-old Alfio is having a stroke.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53It's taken just eight minutes for the ambulance to get him to hospital,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57where a specialist stroke team is on stand-by.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00They may be able to reverse the effects of the stroke with
0:23:00 > 0:23:04a treatment called thrombolysis, but it only works if the stroke is
0:23:04 > 0:23:08caused by a blood clot, not if it's caused by a bleed on the brain.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11The only way to be sure what's caused the stroke
0:23:11 > 0:23:15is by looking at Alfio's brain with a CT scanner.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17We'll see you in a minute, OK.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19MACHINE BLEEPS
0:23:21 > 0:23:23The first images start to come through.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25MACHINE BLEEPS
0:23:25 > 0:23:27We're just making a decision about the thrombolysis now,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30but he'll have to come to the stroke unit.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31In the ambulance,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Alfio told paramedics he'd had a brain tumour 20 years ago.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37The stroke team need to discuss the implications.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54They're concerned about a patch on the scan which could be a bleed,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57the drug will make any bleed on the brain worse,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00and that could be fatal.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08After further scrutiny, they rule out any bleed on the brain.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Dr Damien Jenkinson explains what they've found.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34We've done a brain scan which shows you've got the blockage
0:24:34 > 0:24:36form of stroke.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39One of the vessels on the right side is blocked,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41affecting the body down the left side.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45We have a treatment that helps clear out the blockage,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48a clot-busting treatment, and we're keen to use that.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52It would seem that you're suitable to have it - the time is right,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54the blood pressure, everything else is favourable
0:24:54 > 0:24:56and the brain scan is favourable.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I need to make sure you understand.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01You're keen to have it done?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Yeah...
0:25:03 > 0:25:07However, the drug can cause complications.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11There is a small risk of it increasing bleeding into the brain.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12Most people don't get that.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17The sooner we give it, the better it will be for you.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Is there anything else you want to ask, me, sir, or tell me?
0:25:24 > 0:25:28I have no doubt that you're suitable. Everything looks very favourable.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31All right. You're in the right place with the right people.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37There you go.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40But Alfio's main worry is his wife Elena.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42and who's going to look after her.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44We'll speak to her and tell her what's happening.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47You relax and let the drug work its business, all right?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50All right? Happy?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52OK. I'll see you back on ward.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54All right, sir?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57We'll see you on the stroke ward.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Yeah. Talk to him about it.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01All right, sir. See you soon.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Now it's just a waiting game to see if the thrombolysis has worked.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I'm going to do some sips of water with you just to check
0:26:07 > 0:26:09that your swallow's still safe
0:26:09 > 0:26:11and nothing's going to go down the wrong way.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13My dentures...
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Later, Elena recalls her fears the moment Alfio collapsed.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I could hardly speak, I was all shaking and everything.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27I assume that he's gone for good.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33This next story is a sobering reminder of the dangers
0:26:33 > 0:26:35of having a pond in the garden and also the fact,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38as every parent knows, turn your back for two minutes
0:26:38 > 0:26:43and no matter how small the child is, they can move like lightning.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Are you on a call at the moment?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46No, that's fine.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Tell us about this call you got and how it developed.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52It wasn't a call I took, it was a colleague,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55but I was involved with it cos I was working with the force inspector,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57who was overseeing the job.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Basically, an 18-month-old child managed to get into the garden,
0:27:00 > 0:27:06fall into a pond, and was found by a family who called an ambulance.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09He was very, very cold - it was in March when it was cold.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12How serious was his condition and what was the response?
0:27:12 > 0:27:15He was very, very cold and it wasn't looking very good.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Taken to hospital? Yeah, taken to hospital in the helicopter
0:27:18 > 0:27:21and the parents were taken to hospital in the ambulance to
0:27:21 > 0:27:25be there, and luckily, over time, over a couple of days,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29they managed to stabilise him, start to warm him up.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33The next thing we've heard, is that he's done extremely well and
0:27:33 > 0:27:38they were quite surprised by it, but he was one of the lucky ones, really.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Two things about that -
0:27:40 > 0:27:44first of all, the pond business - if you have small children...
0:27:45 > 0:27:48The mother only had her back turned very briefly.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Yeah, I think they've got a door, or something
0:27:50 > 0:27:53and he was with his brother watching the telly, and I think the door
0:27:53 > 0:27:56made a squeak and normally they'd know if the child had gone out.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58And children will move fast.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02The other thing is, as an operator - and you have children -
0:28:02 > 0:28:06do you get emotionally involved when you're taking a call like that?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10You can't afford to, you've got to get on with the job in hand.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15I suppose the adrenaline rush keeps you going, um, professionally.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Then afterwards, after the call's been taken and you've got time
0:28:19 > 0:28:22to reflect, it might hit you then, cos we're all human.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Yeah. But, in the end,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28you managed to get a response going that saved the child's life, so...
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Along with ambulance, so... Yeah. Must have been a great feeling to have done that.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Be careful if you have a pond - make sure it's guarded
0:28:34 > 0:28:35if you have toddlers. Thank you.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45After weeks of dry conditions,
0:28:45 > 0:28:49rain has made road surfaces suddenly very slippy.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Is it an accident?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Emergency care practitioner Mark Ainsworth-Smith is on duty
0:28:54 > 0:28:57when an accident happens right in front of him.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Just going to go and see what's going on.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Mark needs to quickly assess the situation and call for back up.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Have you had an accident or are you broken down? Bit of an accident.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09OK. You're all right? No injuries?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Absolutely fine. We're both medical students, so...
0:29:12 > 0:29:13OK. I'll just have a quick chat.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Hello. I'm Mark, any injuries?
0:29:18 > 0:29:19Is anyone injured?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21All I can see...
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Are you all right, sir? My name's Mark.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26The silver car has had a substantial impact,
0:29:26 > 0:29:28the driver will have to be treated.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30But first, Mark has to discover
0:29:30 > 0:29:33if there are any more critical injuries.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37MARK: I'm just going to and see what's happening down there and I'll be with you in a moment.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Just so I can let control know what's happening.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Are you injured at all?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47I feel OK at the moment. Who was in that car?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49That guy there. Sir...
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Mark radios through details of the incident.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55I'm just getting an ambulance so we can get you checked out.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57I'm in a car.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00A three-vehicle RTC out in lane three.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02At this stage I've got two people with minor injuries
0:30:02 > 0:30:05and one complaining of chest pain.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Could you, please, request police or highways?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11I'm going to need one ambulance here. Over.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12This is a dangerous situation.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Until the police or Highways Agency can get there to
0:30:16 > 0:30:18close off the road, everyone is at risk.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21For everyone's safety, just stay this side of the road.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25We've got the police coming
0:30:25 > 0:30:30and we've got an ambulance coming to sort out this chap, as well.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31I'm going to check him out now.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35It doesn't seem that there's anyone else too seriously injured.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38We'll just concentrate on him for the moment and then we can have a chat.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Mark starts to assess the driver.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Sir, I'd like you to keep your neck very still,
0:30:44 > 0:30:46so just keep your head completely still for now.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47We're going to give you a check over.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50All these airbags have gone off. Have you got airbags to the side?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Keep your head still for me. OK. Fantastic.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56What I'm going to do is your blood pressure first of all.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58What do you remember happening?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I was just driving and saw them starting to brake
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and I braked, my car just kept going.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06You just slid. I slid about 20m.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09It's quite a bit hit, actually, isn't it?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Can you tell me what day it is today?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Sunday.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15And what month are we in right now?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17September.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Keep your head really still for me.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21I'm just going to feel your neck,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24it might be sore where the seat belt was.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Any pain in there? No.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Big breath for me now.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30And out. That's lovely, thank you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33The Highways Agency has arrived to manage the traffic.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36He's complaining of some chest pains, otherwise,
0:31:36 > 0:31:37these are the walking wounded.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39We will just have a quick look at them, but they're OK,
0:31:39 > 0:31:43and one of my other colleagues has just arrived.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Mark gets back to his patient's chest pain.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48He can't assume it's been caused by impact with the airbag,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51and wants to monitor his heart.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I'm just going to put some monitoring on your heart,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56so we can keep an eye on your heart rate.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59The police don't want to hold up the traffic any more than needed,
0:31:59 > 0:32:01and get an update from Mark.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I've got an ambulance coming.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I'd rather get him in the back of the truck, but if you want to clear, I can move him.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10We've got fire coming... I don't need fire. No?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12His only injury is a central chest injury,
0:32:12 > 0:32:16so I think it's airbag related, but I need to get an ECG in the ambulance.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20The occupants of the car in front of David have escaped without injuries.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26We tried to stop cos the van in front was slowing down quickly,
0:32:26 > 0:32:28and we skidded a little bit, came to a stop without colliding,
0:32:28 > 0:32:32and unfortunately we got rammed from behind by the elderly gentleman.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35So, not great, but what can you do?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37You all right, then? I'm absolutely fine.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Just a bit of a bump, to be honest.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Mark's back up has arrived.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43This is David.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45He's a 74-year-old male
0:32:45 > 0:32:48and he's hit the back of traffic at about 60mph.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Quite significant intrusion in the front there.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52He's complaining of pain in the centre of his chest,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55he believes that's cos of where the airbag deployed.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59OK, David. We're going to get you to spin yourself around and...
0:32:59 > 0:33:03No new aches? Apart from the pain there, nothing new?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Good man.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07Nice and steady.
0:33:07 > 0:33:08Good man.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12As David's taken to the ambulance for a more detailed
0:33:12 > 0:33:14check of his heart, the carriageway is cleared
0:33:14 > 0:33:17and traffic flow begins to get back to normal.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30An alarming sight - a man is stuck 60 feet up a tree after
0:33:30 > 0:33:33a parachute jump has gone dramatically wrong.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Local journalist Kevin Clark rushes to the scene
0:33:36 > 0:33:40and starts recording the unfolding drama.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43When we first got here, we pulled up outside the church
0:33:43 > 0:33:45and it was obvious that we weren't going to get close enough to
0:33:45 > 0:33:47shoot any kind of quality video.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48So I came round the back of the building,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51and that was as close as I was able to get.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54The tree is just a short distance that way
0:33:54 > 0:33:57and I was able to shoot quite a lot of coverage.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59He seemed fairly calm.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01He was obviously moving, obviously conscious.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04It wasn't the case that he was just draped there.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07But his movements were quite calm, quite placid,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09so it didn't seem like there was any pain.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13If he'd deliberate set out to land in the most inaccessible place
0:34:13 > 0:34:15possible, given that he was in the middle of town,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17he couldn't have done a better job, really.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Pracheen Gamawat was on his first parachute jump.
0:34:22 > 0:34:263,500 metres above, there's an aircraft filled with other
0:34:26 > 0:34:28parachuters who are fearing the worst.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33On the ground, all Pracheen's instructor can do is track him
0:34:33 > 0:34:35through the binoculars.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38It was probably within ten seconds of him leaving the aeroplane
0:34:38 > 0:34:41when we realised he wasn't responding as we would have wanted.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Normally, someone would take control of the canopy pretty quickly,
0:34:44 > 0:34:46certainly within the first ten seconds.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47But there was none of that.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54They last saw their man drifting two miles away from the landing site,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56apparently unable to steer the canopy.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59One of our worst nightmares is a parachutist out there landed
0:34:59 > 0:35:02and we can't find them because they may be injured.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Again, that's why we keep the aircraft overhead.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08Watched him go downwind off the field
0:35:08 > 0:35:11and landing in the trees off in the distance.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Yeah, that's was actually quite a tense moment.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18The emergency services are quickly despatched to Pracheen,
0:35:18 > 0:35:21including fire chief Steve Cummings.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23He's amazed to find Pracheen conscious,
0:35:23 > 0:35:26talking and relatively unscathed.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29A rescue such as this is casualty-driven,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31so we look at the condition of the casualty.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Fortunately, on this occasion, he wasn't injured,
0:35:34 > 0:35:36he was merely sitting on top of the tree.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Steve immediately calls in rope rescue specialist Tony Sugget
0:35:40 > 0:35:42and his team.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45But if Pracheen's landing was surprisingly comfortable,
0:35:45 > 0:35:50Tony knows the rescue itself won't be easy.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52I've never seen anything like it before
0:35:52 > 0:35:54and perhaps won't see anything like it again.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56It was completely out of the ordinary for us.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58It wasn't just coming out of a building, it wasn't
0:35:58 > 0:36:00just going below ground, we had to
0:36:00 > 0:36:05improvise around our techniques that we would normally carry out.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08It's an intricate job to remove Pracheen from the tree.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13As the hours pass, the worry is his condition could get a lot worse.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15He was actually assisting us,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17putting harnesses on and clipping things onto him.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20So, physical injuries, he seemed quite fine,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24but the one concern that we had was to keep his blood moving round
0:36:24 > 0:36:28his body - keep his body parts moving to prevent suspension trauma.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30If Pracheen's blood flow is restricted too long,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33there's a risk his body could be flooded with dangerous toxins
0:36:33 > 0:36:36the moment he's released.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39As the rescue operation stretches on,
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Pracheen is beginning to complain of chronic leg pain -
0:36:41 > 0:36:45a common symptom of suspension trauma.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Tony and the crew step up their efforts to release him.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53The main area of concern for us was getting a rescuer to Pracheen
0:36:53 > 0:36:55without dislodging any of the branches.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58The second part of the rescue would then be securing him
0:36:58 > 0:36:59to our own rescuer,
0:36:59 > 0:37:03and the third part would be lowering Pracheen safely to the ground.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07With Pracheen now safely attached to his rescuer, it's a
0:37:07 > 0:37:09slow and cautious descent.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12As we came down, any branch that snapped was similar to Kerplunk,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16where any branch that went could have meant that Pracheen
0:37:16 > 0:37:18fell to the ground.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21So every branch that we traversed, every branch that we touched,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25we had to be very careful it wasn't supporting his weight.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27From Pracheen's point of view, this was probably quite
0:37:27 > 0:37:29unnerving, cos he thought he was going to fall.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33And at one point he was holding on to the rescuer's hands for dear life.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38Every now and then, sounds of panic are heard coming from the tree.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39MAN SHOUTS
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Safely back on the ground, some five hours after jumping from
0:37:44 > 0:37:48the plane, Pracheen is finally off to hospital.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Later, Pracheen recounts his side of the jump that went horribly wrong.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05The driver involved in a motorway shunt in wet weather was taken to
0:38:05 > 0:38:09hospital where his injuries were checked out.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11David suffered severe bruising to his chest,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14and was sent home with painkillers.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17He's making a good recovery. Police brought no prosecutions.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22The 12-year-old boy who came off his bike after colliding with
0:38:22 > 0:38:24a car suffered a broken wrist.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Tyreese is in a plaster cast, but he's still riding his bike.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31The brakes are now working.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34I'm going to do some careful sips of water with you...
0:38:34 > 0:38:37The stroke team at Bournemouth Hospital closely monitored
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Alfio after he was given a clot-busting drug to lessen
0:38:40 > 0:38:42the effects of a stroke.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44How's this arm then?
0:38:44 > 0:38:45Can you move it?
0:38:47 > 0:38:52Try and stretch it out now. I've taken the weight.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Soon afterwards, things began to improve - and rapidly.
0:38:55 > 0:39:01So quickly, that Alfio was home with his wife Eleanor the following day.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04They asked me, "Can you move your arm, your left arm?"
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Initially, I couldn't, but some time later they asked me again,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13"Can you move your left arm?"
0:39:13 > 0:39:14I said, "Oh, right. Great."
0:39:14 > 0:39:16I remember all the way to the ward...
0:39:18 > 0:39:22..kind of, keeping my arm up in case it stopped!
0:39:24 > 0:39:28I never, ever, ever want anything better than this.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34The happiness of having my husband with me,
0:39:34 > 0:39:39nothing will make it happier than this.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Alfio has made an astonishing recovery.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46It's just a few weeks since paramedics Simon
0:39:46 > 0:39:49and Wendy arrived at his house - he could barely speak
0:39:49 > 0:39:53and he'd lost the use of his left arm.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Can you squeeze my hands for me?
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Squeeze this one.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58You're not able to, are you?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Don't worry.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Elena travelled with Alfio to hospital.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05She had to run to a neighbour for help after finding her
0:40:05 > 0:40:07husband collapsed on the kitchen floor.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10I was almost asleep and I hear...
0:40:10 > 0:40:12SHE YELLS IN PAIN
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Of course I couldn't really...
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Then he said, "Elena!"
0:40:17 > 0:40:24Not clear, but I heard his voice, and I thought, "Oh, my God."
0:40:26 > 0:40:31I assumed that he is gone for good.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36I could hardly speak, I was all shaking and everything.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Even though he knows how close a call he's had,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Alfio never doubted he'd go home.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46The thought of saying, "Will I make it or...?"
0:40:46 > 0:40:48No.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50It never occurred to me.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53That positive attitude has helped Alfio get back to
0:40:53 > 0:40:55caring for Elena once again.
0:40:57 > 0:41:0257 years together and feeling for each other the same as we did many,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05many years ago, when we first met.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09That cant be bad.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12I just want to have you and to be with me.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14That's it.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19She's after my money, really!
0:41:19 > 0:41:20THEY LAUGH
0:41:23 > 0:41:26The parachutist who landed in the top of a 60ft tree was checked
0:41:26 > 0:41:30over at hospital and escaped without injury.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Looking back, Pracheen can't quite believe what happened.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38I still remember, one of the guys came up and he was like, "Are you OK?
0:41:38 > 0:41:39"Are you hurt?"
0:41:39 > 0:41:42And I'm like, "No, man, don't worry about me, I'm perfectly fine."
0:41:42 > 0:41:45And he's like, "You're not fine. You're stuck in a tree."
0:41:45 > 0:41:48And I'm like, "Yeah. Please, call someone."
0:41:49 > 0:41:52It did get really painful and my legs were really numb at the end.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53I couldn't move my legs for a while.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57But then, everything was my fault, so in a way I did deserve that pain.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01It's not unheard of for parachutists to freeze as they descend.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04It seems Pracheen was suffering from a known syndrome.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07So what exactly did happen to Pracheen after jumping
0:42:07 > 0:42:09from the plane?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12It's not unheard of for someone to be so overwhelmed by the experience
0:42:12 > 0:42:16of jumping out of an aeroplane that the mind just does a complete blank.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19It's sometimes referred to as a sensory overload.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22I was 60ft above the ground.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Still just cuts and bruises - nothing happened.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Just...I'm blessed.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31There's just one word which comes to the minds of everyone involved
0:42:31 > 0:42:34that day, after his unscheduled landing.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35Lucky.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37If it's possible to be lucky landing 60ft up a tree, yes,
0:42:37 > 0:42:39he was quite lucky.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Pracheen was a really, really lucky young man.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Of all of the places he could have landed,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47of all of the possible scenarios, he landed in a comfortable
0:42:47 > 0:42:49position in the tree, in the middle of the town centre.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52I don't think he'll ever really be as lucky again.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54I still seems like a dream to be honest.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58It doesn't seem like it actually happened, but then...
0:42:58 > 0:43:00the canopy tells a story.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Well, I've confirmed one thing for myself - I've never wanted to
0:43:11 > 0:43:15do a parachute jump and I never WILL do a parachute jump.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18I've never seen the point in jumping out of a perfectly
0:43:18 > 0:43:20serviceable plane.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22That's it for today's Real Rescues. See you next time.
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0:43:58 > 0:43:59This is Malcolm. He owns Iceland.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02He's the one that's going to present us with the ten grand WHEN we win it.