Faces Of Death Page #5

inhabited with humans from the past.

After being placed in a sleeping bag

and wrapped in a special plastic casing,

Mr. Berkowitz was now ready to be housed

in his capsule filled with liquid nitrogen.

From this point on, he will be encapsulated

in an environment 320 degrees below zero.

Good luck, Mr. Berkowitz.

For those who drown in the wilderness, the

chance of seeing the future is very unlikely.

For this unfortunate victim, life ended

when he decided to enter the ocean.

Drinking at a beach party,

a short dip in the water

would have hopefully

brought back some sobriety.

Numbed by the liquor, he was caught in

a vicious undertow which cost him his life.

I find this kind of death

particularly tragic.

It is caused by sheer stupidity.

Often we do things

which later we regret.

Through situations such as this,

I am further able to understand

the fine line between life and death.

When it is a person's time to die, the forces

of nature have little discrimination.

This young man

was at the prime of his life.

Maybe he took too much for granted.

The human being is always seeking

a new sense of excitement.

As the urban dweller turns to

the wilderness to discover different thrills,

accidents and even death can result.

- He's up there.

- When did this happen?

- About 45 minutes ago.

- Let's go. Let's get him out of there.

In this specific case, two boys from

a nearby city decided to explore a cave.

When one of the boys fell off a cliff,

a sheriff's rescue squad was summoned.

As the sheriffs searched the cave,

they informed me

that accidents like this are not unusual.

Even when people realize the danger

inside these environments,

their natural curiosity often blinds them

to the obvious hazards.

Having to rescue the inexperienced

spelunker is the real hazard.

When a person falls

in this kind of situation,

the danger is shifted to the rescuer,

for they must climb to parts of the cave

where nobody goes.

After listening to these professionals,

I grew to admire them.

They have made the commitment

to save the lives of others,

even if it meant

their own death.

The boy had fallen

about 90 feet.

As the sheriffs rappelled down,

I wondered if they too

wouldn't someday suffer the same fate.

Inexperience is a major cause of death

within the wilderness.

Once a person enters an environment

that is potentially unsafe,

he increases the odds of getting seriously

hurt if he doesn't know what he's doing.

I decided to include this story

in my study

because it supports

an unusual human motivation.

Some people place themselves

in precarious situations

even when they're aware of the risks.

Could this be caused

by a latent death wish?

I don't know the answer.

I only know many meet their end

when it could easily be avoided

by using some common sense.

Unfortunately for the victim, this cave

would be his last foolish adventure.

When he fell,

he broke his neck.

Hiking in the mountains is something

I occasionally do to find peace of mind.

Away from the city,

I am able to reflect about my life

and make decisions

about my own future.

But even in this realm of natural solitude

lies another face of death.

Each year, thousands head

to a higher altitude to escape the smog.

Creatures that live in this terrain will often

take advantage of the innocent vacationer.

Although they may appear

docile and tame,

one wrong move

could cause a vicious attack.

Honey, get out some bread.

Let me throw some bread. Come on, bear.

Oh, this is great.

This is great.

Come on, bear.

Look at the size of him.

Come on, over here.

Over here.

Honey...

The footage you are viewing

was shot by two tourists

who happened to discover the same bear

in a national park.

Here's some bread.

Here's a little more bread.

Want some more bread?

Here's more.

Like that?

Honey, be careful.

Here we are, take some bread.

Here's some bread.

And here's some more.

You want some more?

Bob, be careful.

Be careful, Bob.

Bob, be careful.

Oh, my God!

I find this to be

a particularly unusual face of death,

for the incident occurred

through total ignorance.

It seems to prove a point that perhaps

we're not as intelligent as we think.

Sitting in our comfortable homes, living

in surroundings that meet our every need,

a world of total incubation

provides a perfect way of life.

No matter how safe this may appear,

we still have very little control.

A natural disaster can destroy this planet

at any given moment.

At present, scientists have discovered

When the earth decides

to spew out its molten lava,

death and destruction

are the usual result.

When it begins to rain, the human being

has a tendency to become retrospective.

Memories of the past

blend with hopes for the future.

In 1972 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,

there was one major problem -

the rain wouldn't stop.

Residential sections were totally destroyed

as floods created millions of dollars worth

of damage and left hundreds dead.

When a tornado and a lightning storm

attacked a small town in Mississippi,

a dual natural disaster was created.

Fire would consume

what the giant twister didn't destroy.

The next day, after the storm passed,

a whole town had been devastated.

Those who survived

had to start from the beginning.

They had no plans

of moving to another area.

This town was their home and they would

rebuild and restore their community,

knowing full well

a new tornado could one day return.

When man tries to harness

his natural resources,

he faces a whole new area of disaster.

When a gas line burst in a giant high-rise,

an uncontrollable fire resulted.

The victims who were trapped

had only one route of escape.

Perhaps the greatest disaster of all

is one that man has created himself.

If nature doesn't destroy the environment, it

is very possible that the human being will.

No more nukes!

No more nukes!

No more nukes!

No more nukes!

No more nukes!

Nuclear energy was thought to be

one alternative to a cleaner environment.

But when radiation began to leak

from a plant at Three Mile Island,

conservationists proclaimed

technology had created

one of the greatest threats

to human existence.

One man thought

he had the answer.

Bob, radiation reaching max on unit 2.

Terminate all units immediately.

Shut down.

By far the greatest crime

committed by mankind is war.

No one will ever know the exact number

of people who lost their lives

during the four years this planet

became the stage for World War II.

When the Japanese launched

a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor,

the United States

chose to enter a war

that would soon introduce the world

to the ultimate horror of technology.

During this time, the world

was also confronted with Nazism.

Based upon doctrines of Adolf Hitler,

the country of Germany, with the aid of

Italy, prepared itself to take over the world.

One man was determined

to change the course of history.

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