Rescue 911 - 2nd Pilot/Episode 108 - "Icy River"

A boy falls through thin ice and is trapped underwater for 45 minutes. This segment was taken from Episode 108 which aired on October 24, 1989 on CBS. It previously aired on the second pilot episode, which aired May 9, 1989.

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[sassyrulenumberone]

I know I may get thumbs down for this...but I live in Fargo. The news just did a story on Garza. He was arrested in texas for drug trafficking. And furthermore, the story about the dead squirrel isn't true. He was shoplifting at Scheel's Sports store and the police were chasing him. He ran onto the river and that's when it happened.

[allgood2000]

I don't believe the shoplifting story. Do you have any proof to back either of those statements up? I did a quick google search, and all the articles I found (published within five days of the incident) seem to confirm the squirrel story. Also, what is the name of the news station/paper that reported the drug trafficking story?

[sassyrulenumberone]

they won't post the story about the shoplifting because the event got so much positive media coverage the police department wouldn't release the actual events. I work for a local news station. google "alvaro garza arrest" it's the first story from texas.

[allgood2000]

Not to sound overly skeptical or anything, but why isn't he listed as Alvaro Garza, Jr. in that article? I noticed there were some other Jr.'s in there.

[anamallover]

I was wondering I just thought of I think was a resue 911 story about a man who rescued a boy from a river but the man ended up dying at the end of the story am I right??

[allgood2000]

That was "Double Football Player" from Episode 109. The man who died was Jerry Anderson, a former NFL player.

[ShadowoOfBlood]

OMG!! That poor squirel.

[ndrssz]

is this story true a kid under frozen water for 45 mts and he is alive.

now this kid can make a movie or wright a book an be famouse.

[EliseBellBooks]

So amazing... though the research now says warming them quickly is better then slowly. Yes this is absolutely real. This is not the only time this has happened it's more frequent then you think. This isn't even the longest someone has been dead and then brought back. There is a ton of information and experiments on this. Unfortunately They were done by the Nazi's, so some people don't want us to use them. I figure something good has to come out of the holocaust tragedy, and we should learn.

[hollyandlauren97]

it would b life changing for me and my friend lauren if we wer dangling like that !! :(:(:( i carnt imagen wt it would b like for them .. :( x .. how very sad .. !! x

[loveybumblebee554]

ya play with a dead squirell, thats so much fun

[acesarge2]

@ndrssz

I have seen people survive 3 hours under water and make a meaningful recovery(the person was in cardiac arrest but was revived). 45 minutes isn't that amazing.

[redsk8er155]

@geoos i know i wonder if this if this is even real do u think its real

[geoos]

notice how he dialed 91

[gregorkrause]

how do you even know he's an inspirational speaker?

[DorvellTStewart]

When you get more eps, Dave, could you post the Miami Cops documentary if you have it?

[jethangar]

This was in 1987. Today, Alvaro is an inspirational speaker and goes around the world lecturing what life after death is like.

[JustLogic24]

which is probably why he fell through the ice in the first place..