Recounting the hauntingly true stories of people who found themselves in a life-or-death situation, face to face with a dangerous animal.
Cast: Todd Endris, Jim Lane, Rachael Lilienthal, Andrea Schlake
On Christmas Eve, Matt Chenhall is walking with his two young daughters when he is attacked by a kangaroo; Lauren Fagen is volunteering at an animal sanctuary in South Africa when a lion reaches under a gate and pulls her legs through the bars.
High up on an ice-covered Canadian mountain in the middle of the night, a grizzly bear charges professional climber Greg Boswell; in upstate New York, a rabid coyote attacks a retired nurse.
Paul Templer leads a canoe safari near Victoria Falls when a hippo bursts to the surface and drags him into the water. In Texas, 5-year-old Jade DeMoss is outside, looking for her mother, when an animal pounces on her and attacks.
Micki Glenn is attacked by a shark during a dive trip. Hours from the nearest medical facility, she has to rely on her husband and friends to save her life. Also: A couple celebrating their wedding anniversary are attacked by a giraffe while on safari.
A trail engineer hiking in the Montana mountains is attacked twice by a grizzly bear protecting her cubs; and a snorkeler finds herself face-to-face with a tiger shark during a vacation in the Bahamas.