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Rescued: One Family's Miraculous Story of Survival
When a family outing in a private plane takes a tragic turn, a Memorial Day trip becomes an unforgettable 15 hours of danger, rescue efforts, and miracles. On a clear Saturday morning, professional fire captain and private pilot Brian Brown, his wife, and younger daughter headed out in their Cessna Sky Hawk for a weekend with their elder daughter. But unexpected severe conditions send the craft into the treacherous War Eagle Idaho mountainside…a remote place that would make communication and rescue nearly impossible―if they survived. This captivating story, featured on The Today Show , is about a family in crisis, emergency plans for survival, and the incredible orchestration of local, state, and national rescue workers who brave unpredictable obstacles to accomplish the unimaginable. An intriguing account of faith and courage reminds readers that one's darkest hour can become the landscape for miracles to unfold.
- GenresNonfictionAviation
256 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2013
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July 4, 2018
Rescued, A Real Life Miracle
This book kept my attention throughout, waiting to see what would happen next! As a person of the Christian faith I completely accepted that the aftermath of this crash was a miracle instead of just random good fortune. A skeptic will likely believe otherwise, but that should not diminish the basic storyline of the book.
I liked the way the other participants told their stories although sometimes I thought there may have been a little too much detail on the back stories.
The only real issue I had with the author's narrative was his strong disdain for the media. It was apparent at the beginning, and I thought he might give more details later to explain it. He did go into attempts by media people to contact them in the hospital etc, SOP in this age of the quest for complete information, but I didn't think it was anything horrible.
All in all, I enjoyed the book and hope that Brian and his family are still doing well.
This book kept my attention throughout, waiting to see what would happen next! As a person of the Christian faith I completely accepted that the aftermath of this crash was a miracle instead of just random good fortune. A skeptic will likely believe otherwise, but that should not diminish the basic storyline of the book.
I liked the way the other participants told their stories although sometimes I thought there may have been a little too much detail on the back stories.
The only real issue I had with the author's narrative was his strong disdain for the media. It was apparent at the beginning, and I thought he might give more details later to explain it. He did go into attempts by media people to contact them in the hospital etc, SOP in this age of the quest for complete information, but I didn't think it was anything horrible.
All in all, I enjoyed the book and hope that Brian and his family are still doing well.
July 27, 2017
A true account of a family that miraculously survived a small plan crash. Although I found the rescue logistics and protocols interesting I did find that there was too much information about the experience and qualifications of each of the numerous personnel that were involved in the chain of events. I also found the too many acronyms difficult to keep track of and I tended to skim-read some parts. I did however enjoy the human side of the story and I'm glad I read it.
April 9, 2019
No one expects to have a life-threatening accident when leaving for a family trip. That is exactly what happens when Brian, his wife and daughter fly out to Idaho from California. Brian is a seasoned firefighter and takes every safety precaution. But they are own their own when their Cessna crashes into a mountain. From there on out, they have to rely on each other until help arrives.
April 1, 2018
like other reviews this book was worht the read. the human side of it was worth it. skimmed thru a lot of this book. but worth the read
February 24, 2024
Interesting story from perspective of victims and rescuers.
August 25, 2013
Pilot and firefighter Brian Brown, his wife and younger daughter head out in his plane for a weekend with the older daughter. Unexpected, severe weather sends the plane into the side of the mountain. Injured, cold and with little provisions in a remote area, they question if they will make it off the mountain. Then God intervenes.
This is an amazing story. A plane like this flown into a mountain just doesn’t equal survivors, but the plane hits in the only way it could hit and not kill everyone. There is a weak, intermittent cell phone signal where none should exist. Over and over you can see the hand of God intervening and bringing about the survival and rescue of this family.
The book is written from multiple viewpoints, which is good and bad. The story, of course, begins from with Brian narrating up until they unexpectedly realize they have a signal for their cell phone. At that point the 911 dispatcher takes up the story and it goes from person to person throughout the rescue effort and then returns to Brian for the end of the story. This is great in that you get the "whole story", so to speak. The downside is that you start a chapter in one person's point of view and it will take you to say where Heather, the daughter, is being lifted into the chopper. It then cuts to the next person in the story and you get their background (how they ended up in the position their in--firefighter, pilot, etc--and possibly even some rescue story in their past before picking up in THIS story and you may just get another perspective of the same section of the story or it may be further along in the story. This made the narrative somewhat disjointed at times. The other possible negative (depending on how it strikes you personally) is the complete transcripts of some of the radio conversations. Personally, I feel the story would have flowed smoother had the basics of the conversation been written and not every single word spoken.
I received a digital copy of this book through NetGalley.com. I hope that before it is released officially, the Kindle edition will have been much improved. Many times I would have to scroll through multiple empty pages (not counting the ones with place holders for pictures that weren't there) before finding a page with writing. Conversely, many of the first pages of the chapters were repeated as many as 15-20 times before the second page of the chapter showed up. That got annoying pretty quick. As I said, hopefully this will be fixed before its release.
All-in-all, this is a great book that I highly recommend.
I received a digital copy of this book through NetGalley.com for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is an amazing story. A plane like this flown into a mountain just doesn’t equal survivors, but the plane hits in the only way it could hit and not kill everyone. There is a weak, intermittent cell phone signal where none should exist. Over and over you can see the hand of God intervening and bringing about the survival and rescue of this family.
The book is written from multiple viewpoints, which is good and bad. The story, of course, begins from with Brian narrating up until they unexpectedly realize they have a signal for their cell phone. At that point the 911 dispatcher takes up the story and it goes from person to person throughout the rescue effort and then returns to Brian for the end of the story. This is great in that you get the "whole story", so to speak. The downside is that you start a chapter in one person's point of view and it will take you to say where Heather, the daughter, is being lifted into the chopper. It then cuts to the next person in the story and you get their background (how they ended up in the position their in--firefighter, pilot, etc--and possibly even some rescue story in their past before picking up in THIS story and you may just get another perspective of the same section of the story or it may be further along in the story. This made the narrative somewhat disjointed at times. The other possible negative (depending on how it strikes you personally) is the complete transcripts of some of the radio conversations. Personally, I feel the story would have flowed smoother had the basics of the conversation been written and not every single word spoken.
I received a digital copy of this book through NetGalley.com. I hope that before it is released officially, the Kindle edition will have been much improved. Many times I would have to scroll through multiple empty pages (not counting the ones with place holders for pictures that weren't there) before finding a page with writing. Conversely, many of the first pages of the chapters were repeated as many as 15-20 times before the second page of the chapter showed up. That got annoying pretty quick. As I said, hopefully this will be fixed before its release.
All-in-all, this is a great book that I highly recommend.
I received a digital copy of this book through NetGalley.com for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
November 8, 2013
If you enjoy the retelling of real life adventures, you will enjoy this book. The author recounts a plane crash and does it so well you can picture everything he describes in your head. I gave this book 5/5 stars. I thought the book was well written and did not contain any useless information. What I mean by that is the whole book keeps you on the edge of your seat and thankful you are there and not on a plane! I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys real life stories, adventure stories, stories about planes and stories about impossible rescues. A must read and I thoroughly enjoyed the book!
I would like to thank the publisher for the copy of this book I enjoyed reading. I gave an honest review based on my opinion of what I read.
I would like to thank the publisher for the copy of this book I enjoyed reading. I gave an honest review based on my opinion of what I read.
August 29, 2014
I loved how Brian Brown credited his family's rescue to God.
He did a great job of letting the reader into his heart as he described his marriage, family, his work as a fireman, and the joy he felt in owning a plane.
The book included many other perspectives, which tended to bog me down as a reader, (I confess to speed- reading some parts), but it was interesting to see how everyone's piece fit into the puzzle.
The only problem for me was that my husband took a trip in a small plane right after I read this book as well as "Heaven is Here" by Stephanie Nielson and BOY I was fighting worry that he would crash.
He did a great job of letting the reader into his heart as he described his marriage, family, his work as a fireman, and the joy he felt in owning a plane.
The book included many other perspectives, which tended to bog me down as a reader, (I confess to speed- reading some parts), but it was interesting to see how everyone's piece fit into the puzzle.
The only problem for me was that my husband took a trip in a small plane right after I read this book as well as "Heaven is Here" by Stephanie Nielson and BOY I was fighting worry that he would crash.
September 28, 2013
Riveting True Story
If you were in a plane crash, how would you survive? What would you do? This is an actual account of a small plane crashing in the wilderness with a family aboard. It is truly riveting, and will bring you to tears. The writers tell the story in both the first person view of the family and from the first person view of the responders. It makes a good story, great. I would recommend this to everyone who has a family, who flies, who is a first responder, or who knows a first responder….basically everyone. Pick up a copy and enjoy an amazing story.
If you were in a plane crash, how would you survive? What would you do? This is an actual account of a small plane crashing in the wilderness with a family aboard. It is truly riveting, and will bring you to tears. The writers tell the story in both the first person view of the family and from the first person view of the responders. It makes a good story, great. I would recommend this to everyone who has a family, who flies, who is a first responder, or who knows a first responder….basically everyone. Pick up a copy and enjoy an amazing story.
April 27, 2017
I think the beginning was good but once they got to the actual rescue part, I ended up skipping through alot of it. I'm ok with the search and rescue team giving their half of the story but there was like 10 plus people giving different accounts and each one had a separate backstory as to how they got involved. That was a drag. I also wanted an epilogue, where are they now type ending. Besides all that, I thought the story was good.
February 8, 2014
This book is written by Brian Brown, a firefighter that crashed his small plane in remote Idaho mountains in 2012. Miraculously, Brian, his wife and youngest daughter survived without serious injury. It was interesting to read about the events that led up to the crash and the family's experience. But the book lost me when it got into too many back stories and perspectives of the rescuers. I would have preferred to hear more about what Brian's wife and daughters were thinking.
February 15, 2014
Interesting but not great literature. True story of a family surviving a plane crash in the rugged mountains of Idaho. A family owned plane flying over the mountains from Sacramento to Mountain Home, Idaho was caught in a quick snow squall and crashed into the side of a mountain. All three survived.
March 31, 2014
Interesting read about a family's rescue. I liked reading what the father wrote about it but then it went into everyone involved in the rescue. Too much technical jargon for the average reader like myself. I got thru the book but could have done without all the introductions of the rescue workers, etc.
June 30, 2014
Sometimes I was a little impatient when reading each person's take on how the rescue was going but all in all I found it fascinating to read about something that happened so near to where I live and happened with people who live in my community taking (a very small) part in the rescue.
March 24, 2017
Great book! I enjoyed this read. It made me so grateful for all men and women who go into the fray to rescue and save lives.
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