"IN AN INSTANT: BURIED ALIVE" AIRS SATURDAY, MAY 30 ON ABC

Breathtaking Stories of the Profound Will to Survive When, In an Instant, You are Staring Death in the Face

A grizzly bear attack; a bridge collapse; a plane crash... It can happen anywhere at any time -- in an instant, life can change forever and that moment will define who you are. "In an Instant" does more than just re-tell heart pounding first-person accounts of the world's most harrowing tales of survival, it brings them to life with breathtaking dramatizations of the moment before and after life was forever changed. The powerful new series features the trials and triumphs from every angle, and includes gripping first person interviews with the people who lived to tell their stories -- and those who were instrumental in helping them survive. Ordinary people who have watched their lives flash before their eyes, stared certain death in the face and overcame it. What key decisions did they make to save their lives? "In an Instant: Buried Alive" airs SATURDAY, MAY 30 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/4/15)

Arick Baker was cleaning out a huge corn bin on his family's Iowa farm, while his Dad hauled away a truckload of grain. That's when the unthinkable happened - a chunk of rotten corn gave way, burying Arick beneath several feet of suffocating corn.

"In an Instant" is executive produced by Maria Awes and Andy Awes for Committee Films in association with ABC's Lincoln Square Productions. This program carries a TV-PG parental guideline.