february, 2009. 32-year-old jeb is standing beside railroad tracks in the mediterranean port city ofurkey. overhead surveillance cameras capture a flat bed truck as it passes him and crosses over the tracks. suddenly, an approaching train rams into the truck sweeping over him and knocking him to the ground. he slides under the truck between the front and rear tires, narrowly escaping death. he lies motionless. precious moments pass before his friends rush to his side. >> translator: i cannot remember anything about the accident. i thought i was sleeping, but when i woke up i was not in my bed. >> remarkably he and the truck driver suffer only minor injuries. grateful to be alive, he says, life is beautiful and considers february 25th, the day of the accident, his new birthday. >>> in a small iowa town, an exciting day turns tragic when a water tower comes tumbling down. leaving three lives hanging in the balance. >> it happened so quickly. it was such a shocking moment. >> july 2000, reporter brian schultz is dispatched to new providence, iowa, to cover the installation of a new wate