"IN AN INSTANT: LEFT FOR DEAD"

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: Left for Dead" airs SATURDAY, JUNE 6 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/21/15)

Airing Saturday, June 6, 9-11 p.m., ET: "In an Instant: Left For Dead"

Teri Jendusa-Nicolai was happily remarried after divorcing her abusive ex-husband. Little did she know that on the fifth anniversary of her divorce, her ex would beat her unconscious, stick her in a garbage bin, and leave her to die in an unheated storage unit.

"In an Instant" is executive produced by Maria Awes and Andy Awes for Committee Films in association with ABC's Lincoln Square Productions.