perhaps the most surprising part of this whole story is jerry loman now runs his own dive company outnd. >> i'm surprised that i'm actually a dive instructor for a living. we don't see sharks on a daily basis. i don't see any residual effects from it but it was definitely a scary, traumatic event. >>> now, from surf to snow. nearly a mile high in valdez, alaska, bridgette meade is a favorite to win the world skiing championships. on her first run down the ski slope, disaster. >> she was right away flying across the top of the ridge line. >> bridgette's friend tony harrington is snapping photos of the event near the top of the mountain and immediately knows his friend is in big trouble. >> unfortunately, when she came into view, she was flipping, going through the air. she didn't have both feet on the ground. >> bridgette's dad is watching the terrifying scene from the bottom of the mountain. his daughter is tumbling over and over, smashing head over heels into jagged rocks. >> i was pretty numb, actually. i just dropped my binoculars. i didn't really think she survived. >> it was abou