Alive
Alive explores disasters that grabbed global headlines for weeks, months and even years, and tells the story of several separate survivors who had the smarts and raw human instinct to survive them.
San Francisco Freeway Collapse
The massive Cyprus Street viaduct collapses trapping dozens of people after a severe earthquake forces the entire city of San Francisco to a standstill.
Joplin Tornado
A catastrophic EF5-rated multiple-vortex tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri late in the afternoon in 2011.
Station Nightclub Fire
A nightclub fire kills 100 and injures 230 as a pyrotechnics display ignites with terrifying speed.
Galveston Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike builds up steam in Galveston, TX, causing a storm more powerful than anyone predicted.
Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
A town in the French-Canadian landscape is rocked when a 74-car freight train derails in downtown.
Damascus Missile Explosion
A dropped socket wrench leads to the destruction of a Titan II missile carrying a nuclear warhead.
Italian Avalanche
A major avalanche kills 29 people and injures 11 others in Rigopiano, Italy in 2017.
Mammoth Mountain Miracle Man
A professional hockey player is stranded in a region of Mammoth Mountain, CA while snowboarding.
Hell on the Hayes
Two men embark on a canoe journey through the Canadian wilds when they get more than they hoped for.
Wyoming Ice Cave
Two newlyweds are trapped miles under a mountain on an ice cave exploration adventure gone wrong.
Mount of the Holy Cross
Two climbers reach a summit in the Rockies only to learn they are in for more than they expected.
Thai Tsunami
Boxing Day, 2004. Families on a Thai beach are unaware that a powerful wave is building off-shore.
Pennsylvania Miners
As a mine shaft collapses on 9 miners, they realize that rescue efforts will be nearly impossible.
