Soaring through the air over the lush landscape of south Miami, a paraglider spotted a woman in a dire situation. She'd somehow ended up in a canal with her car and was in imminent danger. The glider had no choice but to execute an emergency landing and save the woman.
Cristiano Piquet, 44, a realtor and father of two, was gliding one October Sunday, scouting for real estate before church, when he spotted an alligator in the canal below. Looking closer, he noticed a car submerged in the water—clinging to it was a woman in distress.
