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Lifesavers with dream jobs work at the limit. They save lives when any help would otherwise come too late. But there are situations where even rescue pilots reach their limits. Such as the flood disaster in the Ahr Valley in 2021. Rescue helicopters were also deployed here. People are waiting desperately to be rescued. But the helicopters cannot land - and there is far too little of important equipment. Rescue winches A problem that the city of Hamburg also knows from its scars of history. 315 people died in the 1962 flood. Many froze to death because they could not be rescued. Learning from the mistakes of the past, because the Christoph Hansa rescue helicopter stationed in Hamburg is prepared. The helicopter is equipped with a rescue winch. This is unique. It is the first rescue pilot within an urban area to be equipped with a winch. phoenix reporter Kristian Wiegand accompanies the rescue pilot crew on missions between life and death. Between heaven and earth. When emergency doctors are lowered using a winch to save lives.