YouTube's Darkest Videos 9

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Resendo Tez, Simply Safe, Horatio Ayala Penosa
2. 5:00 – 10:00: Hannah Viviveri, Angel Moses Rodriguez Gomez, Saratov, Russia
3. 10:00 – 15:00: Simply Safe, Muhammad Amana
4. 15:00 – 20:00: Noah Harpam, Bill Johnson
5. 20:00 – 25:00: Noah Harpam
6. 25:00 – 30:00: Tricut Mountain, Diogar roadway

Notable quotes from "YouTube's Darkest Videos 9"

• The scene shortly after 8:00 a.m. and were met with the bloody aftermath of the accident as they found 48-year-old Horatio Ayala Penosa deceased on the tracks with the force of…

  about Horatio Ayala Penosa · at 0:38

• His name was Resendo Tez. a 27-year-old man who had been experiencing homelessness and had been living on a street near the train tracks with police determining that he did in fact have.

  about Resendo Tez · at 3:25

• Safely tucked away in her second story apartment, 20-year-old Hannah Viviveri set up her phone to record a video of herself dancing.

  about Hannah Viviveri · at 5:02

• Days after the incident, police would arrest 36-year-old Angel Moses Rodriguez Gomez and charge him with stalking, secondderee assault, third and fourthderee burglary, and malicious.

  about Angel Moses Rodriguez Gomez · at 7:27

• Muhammad Amana was a 26-year-old man living in Orura, Sweden, and had been dating a woman named Maria. But after several run-ins with the law, Muhammad's lifestyle just became too much for her,.

  about Muhammad Amana · at 10:49

• With that change finally coming when I partnered with this video sponsor, Simply Safe. Simply Safe is a home security system that you can control right from your phone. The…

  about Simply Safe · at 14:29

• All right. Hey folks, this is Noah getting my blog live.

  about Noah Harpam · at 15:48

• Additional context for his video as he breaks down a sermon given by Pastor Bill, who is shown to be Bill Johnson, a well-known preacher from the Bethl Church in Reading…

  about Bill Johnson · at 17:52

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Noah Harpam — Person · Case subject (perpetrator in narrated incident) · 3 mentions · first at 15:48
  Central figure in the Colorado Springs shooting segment; his brief YouTube/blog activity is used to contextualize his mental state before the killings.
• Resendo Tez — Person · Arrestee/defendant (removal of human remains case) · 1 mention · first at 3:25
  Identified as the man who picked up and ate the victim’s leg after the train accident; charged and sentenced, forming the shocking core of the first story.
• Hannah Viviveri — Person · Victim/target (home invasion/stalking case subject) · 1 mention · first at 5:04
  Her recorded dance video captures an intruder entering her second-floor apartment; her experience anchors the second story and the later discussion of bail controversy.
• Horatio Ayala Penosa — Person · Victim (train fatality case subject) · 1 mention · first at 0:43
  Deceased pedestrian in the Wasco Amtrak incident; his death is the catalyst for the subsequent arrest of Resendo Tez for removing remains.
• Angel Moses Rodriguez Gomez — Person · Arrestee/defendant (stalking/burglary case) · 1 mention · first at 7:28
  Named as the intruder who entered Hannah Viviveri’s apartment; his arrest, charges, and release on bail are presented as a controversial justice-system decision.
• Muhammad Amana — Person · Arrestee/defendant (attempted intrusion/assault case) · 1 mention · first at 10:49
  Ex-partner who escalates to a ladder entry and knife threat; his actions form the third intruder video narrative and lead to sentencing and deportation ban.
• Bill Johnson — Person · Referenced religious leader (subject of criticism) · 2 mentions · first at 17:55
  Identified as the pastor Noah Harpam fixates on and criticizes in a blog post and vlog, framing Harpam’s paranoia and grievance narrative.

Places & events

• Tricut Mountain — Place · 2 mentions · first at 26:04
  Standing over 1300 ft above the ground, the Diogar roadway was built to take tourists up and down the Turkut mountain in Jarkand, India. It was the tallest cableway in the…
• Saratov, Russia — Place · 1 mention · first at 8:14
  One such example comes from Saratov, Russia, and shows a woman moments after being awoken by the sound of knocking as she lay in bed in her apartment. It was around 4:30 a.m., which was already.
• Diogar roadway — Place · 1 mention · first at 26:02
  Standing over 1300 ft above the ground, the Diogar roadway was built to take tourists up and down the Turkut mountain in Jarkand, India. It was the tallest cableway in the entire country, offering an unparalleled view of Diogar.

Sponsors

• Simply Safe — Product · sponsor · 2 mentions · first at 0:02
  Provides home security solutions

Full transcript with timestamps

0:01 The following video is sponsored by Simply Safe. There's no safe like Simply Safe.

0:12 Ladies and gentlemen, we're now arriving our station stop. On the morning of March 22nd, 2024, the Kern County Sheriff's Office was flooded with calls about an incident that had taken place near the Wasco Amtrak station in Wasco, California. The incident involved a pedestrian who was reportedly walking dangerously close to an active train track before being struck by an oncoming locomotive. A situation that authorities knew was likely unservivable. Police arrived at the scene shortly after 8:00 a.m. and were met with the bloody aftermath of the accident as they found 48-year-old Horatio Ayala Penosa deceased on the tracks with the force of the impact being so strong that his body was torn apart and scattered all throughout the area. At first, it was believed to have been a clear-cut, but after interviewing some of the witnesses, police learned that the man had never stepped in front of the train, and rather he had actually

1:00 been sucked underneath as a result of walking too closely, painting a clearer picture that this was all a tragic accident. But as police were conducting these interviews, one strange detail kept coming up as apparently Horatio wasn't the only one on the tracks around the time of the incident. But there allegedly having been one other man standing nearby, a man who took off shortly after Horatio had been killed. And strangely, witnesses believe they saw the man reach down and pick something up before leaving. For the officers on the scene, finding this man became the next obvious order of business. But by this point, he had already found himself a few blocks away, where he was spotted by a group of construction workers. The group watched as the man walked towards them, appearing to hold some sort of large item in one of his hands. The same item that had been taken from the train tracks. And the closer he got, the

1:46 clearer it became what exactly this thing was. It was a human leg. For some inexplicable reason, when the train had dismembered Horatio, this man had run over and picked up his leg. And he was now waving that leg on the sidewalk of a nearby road with the construction crew claiming that he had been banging it against the fence as he walked towards them. And at one point had even struck the leg against one of their machines. Upon the realization, a wave of fear washed over the group as they were unsure what this man had done to get this leg or what he would do next. though. That was something that even the wildest of imaginations could have never predicted.

2:40 He's eating. Hey. As the man looked down at the leg and began eating it as the workers watched on in horror. Officers arrived on the scene immediately after this. And when they asked the man what he was doing with the leg, he explained that it belonged to him and that he was taking it to a nearby hospital to have it reattached. But it was obvious to everyone there that this man wasn't missing any of his legs with the officers having to go as far as to prove it to him by making him roll up the sleeves of his pants and touch both of his legs. His explanation was completely nonsensical and obviously didn't account for the fact that he was literally eating the leg just minutes before, leading to officers immediately placing him under arrest.

3:25 His name was Resendo Tez. a 27-year-old man who had been experiencing homelessness and had been living on a street near the train tracks with police determining that he did in fact have nothing to do with the actual death of Horatio. He just so happened to be near the tracks at the time where he would first witness the accident and then for some unknown reason take Horatio's leg and start eating it. It appears as though this was the result of a combination of both drugs and alcohol as he was found carrying narcotics when he was taken into custody. and he had just been captured by security cameras purchasing alcohol at a nearby liquor store just hours before the incident.

3:58 But what's so interesting about this footage is just how normal Rendo seems. In fact, the people working there knew him quite well as he stopped in almost daily where he was described as being polite and ordinary, including on the day of that incident. In fact, it said that at first the shop owners didn't believe that Rendo could have possibly done this. But it seems that whatever substances he had taken that day had changed him. Resendo Teas was charged with two counts of removal of human remains and one count of destroying or concealing evidence as well as resisting a police officer and was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading no contest, bringing this absurd case to an end. However, his unsettling behavior will forever live on in one of YouTube's darkest videos.

4:41 Son of Halloween should not include mischief. [singing] It was just past 10 p.m. Safely tucked away in her second story apartment, 20-year-old Hannah Viviveri set up her phone to record a video of herself dancing. For her, this was a meditative practice, a way of unwinding after a long stressful day, and to truly feel at peace. But that day, fate had other plans.

5:32 As Hannah was dancing, something off camera caused her to stop dead in her tracks and yell, "Who are you?" It was a man whom Hannah had never seen before standing in the doorway of her balcony, which again was on the second floor. Meaning that man had climbed up, cracked open the door, and was now standing in her home staring at her, quietly muttering nonsensically with a big grin on his face.

5:53 Who are you? Who are you? Please get out. Hannah stopped the music and again asked, "Who are you?" To which the man responded by saying,

6:02 "Please get out. Are you okay?" No. Please get out. Are you sure? Yes. But her demeanor and the panic in her voice made it all too clear that this was far from the case.

6:12 Who are you? Please get out of my apartment right now. She started to make her way over to her phone and then towards the front door. All the while, the man kept calmly insisting that they be friends, but Hannah was having none of it.

6:25 Please get out of my apartment right now. Opening her front door and in the process,

6:29 get out. Get out. pointing the camera directly at the intruder, giving us our first and only glimpse of the man as he's standing still in the balcony doorway. And with her front door now open, she yelled at him to get out loud enough for the neighbors to hear, "Get out."

6:50 Which finally caused the man to retreat. As it turns out, Hannah did actually know who this man was, at least vaguely, as he lived in the same apartment complex. But he never actually spoke to her. He would always just stare and smile, making it apparent that he had some sort of sick interest in her. As for why he entered her home that night, it's fairly obvious that his intentions were incredibly sinister, with Hannah recalling that during the entire experience, his hands never left his hoodie pocket, making her wonder if he was holding on to some sort of weapon that he may have been planning to use on her. But thankfully, because of her swift reaction, we'll never truly know what he had planned that night.

7:27 Days after the incident, police would arrest 36-year-old Angel Moses Rodriguez Gomez and charge him with stalking, secondderee assault, third and fourthderee burglary, and malicious destruction of property. But surprisingly, shortly after his arrest, they allowed him to walk free on bail. And given that he lived in the same apartment complex as Hannah and clearly knew where she lived, this decision was incredibly controversial with Hannah herself stating in an interview that I just don't think it's fair that he's walking freely right now and I have to watch my back at every angle.

7:57 Thankfully, the court's decision would not lead to any further escalations in the case. And today, Angel no longer lives in the country, but the footage is incredibly chilling nonetheless, and it sent me down a rabbit hole of home invasion videos late the other night. And here on YouTube, I came across countless unsettling examples. One such example comes from Saratov, Russia, and shows a woman moments after being awoken by the sound of knocking as she lay in bed in her apartment. It was around 4:30 a.m., which was already unusual enough, but things became downright horrifying for her when she realized that the knocking wasn't coming from the door. It was coming from the window.

8:42 Outside of her window was a man banging his head against the glass over and over again. And equally as disturbing, this woman's unit wasn't on the first floor. She was two stories up and she didn't have a balcony. Across the street, a neighbor filmed the incident as it happened, showing us that the man was standing on one of the building's gas pipes while he continued to strike the window. Eventually, these hits grew so forceful that the glass started to break and his head began bleeding profusely, finally leading to the man stopping, but not in the pursuit of entering the home.

9:35 as he instead climbed to a different window where he attempted to peel it open with his fingers. But by this point, police had already arrived on the scene and eventually the man would be forced down and placed under arrest. When looking for an explanation as to why this man was doing this, it appears that he was under the influence of bath salts during the ordeal. But aside from this, I couldn't find any other information about the man's identity or whatever became of him. But I was able to find that this clip doesn't tell the entire story as the woman behind the camera actually spoke to a local reporter and provided additional context to the ordeal, which only made the story more terrifying. At first, he knocked with his hands. Then, he began to peck at me at the window with his head for an hour and a half without stopping. After that, he started shouting my name to the whole yard. He was foaming at the mouth.

10:19 His whole face was covered in blood, and he shouted that he wanted to talk to me and he needed me. With the most terrifying part of the statement being that she had no idea who this man was, or how he could have even known her name. The idea of both of these intruder videos featuring people whom the victims had never even spoken to makes them especially unsettling, as it shows that you really never know who's watching and who might be obsessing over you. But incidents like this can be equally as chilling when the intruder is someone that you do know.

10:49 Muhammad Amana was a 26-year-old man living in Orura, Sweden, and had been dating a woman named Maria. But after several run-ins with the law, Muhammad's lifestyle just became too much for her, and she eventually decided to end the relationship. This caused Muhammad to become enraged, an emotion that was only further heightened when he discovered that she was staying with a male friend of theirs. And on the 25th of May, he would show up at his doorstep and ask to speak to Maria. Inside, the male friend and Maria both refused to let him in and told him to leave. And for a moment, he did, though only temporarily, as he would return minutes later, this time armed with a ladder. And noticing what he was trying to do, the homeowner began recording on his cell phone.

11:35 The man behind the camera asks, "What are you doing? Are you going to fight me?" To which Muhammad said, "No, he just wanted to speak to Maria. As he said this, his demeanor was unsettlingly calm as he continues making his way up the ladder.

11:59 With his demeanor being so calm that the cameraman couldn't tell if Muhammad was a threat or not, though it wouldn't take long for him to get his answer. I'll hug my man. I'll hurt my man.

12:15 In an instant, Muhammad struck the cameraman, causing him to retreat into his room, closing the sliding glass door just in time for Muhammad to step on the balcony and brandish a large kitchen knife. I'm still shut.

12:38 Still dazed by the attack, the man holding the camera retreated even further into the house, while Maria had already run into the bathroom and locked the door behind her, a door that Muhammad would quickly rush over to.

12:59 Muhammad and desperately try to open even trying to use his knife to turn the lock as that lock was the only thing standing in the way of what he was there to do. What exactly that was is unknown as police would manage to arrive on the scene within minutes of this footage being taken where they would arrest Muhammad before he was able to get to Maria. But it's clear based on the fact that he had a weapon on him and his desperate attempt to breach the house that he didn't just want to have a conversation. In the end, the man filming was left with only minor cuts. Muhammad was sentenced to 2 years in prison as well as a 10-year ban from the country of Sweden, leaving us with three haunting videos of three disturbed intruders whose true intentions will thankfully never be known.

13:45 It's the spookiest time of the year. A time when the consumption of horror movies and dark YouTube videos reaches its peak. But while fun in the moment, the true terror of consuming this content often occurs long after the credits roll. When you close your eyes to go to sleep, only to feel the sickening feeling of paranoia, every creek in your home sending a jolt of panic throughout your body, making you wonder if someone or something is inside your house. I was just like you once. Consuming creepy content is my livelihood. And as a result, I've spent countless sleepless nights feeling uneasy within my own home. Never quite feeling safe and secure. Always wondering if something was lurking around me. Until I realized that the reason I didn't feel secure, was because I wasn't.

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15:48 All right. Hey folks, this is Noah getting my blog live. Trucks and trucks and lots of trucks.

15:55 This is the very first footage that Noah Harpome would post to YouTube. After years of having a channel, Noah finally decided to give uploading a try, posting this inaugural video to a self-titled channel on October 29th, 2015, titling it 102915, video blog number one, and introducing himself to the platform with a simple hello world in the description. No, but I did though I did want to dissect a uh just the beginning of a sermon given by a uh pastor Bill, a guy that my dad um has been following, taking ideas from um for 10 years at least um he and his family, two kids.

16:34 In the video, Harpam paces throughout his home and discusses a priest named Pastor Bill whom he believed was influencing his father and his family and clearly not in a good way.

16:42 I've been ignorant of it for a long time. Um, so I just I wanted to look at it. Um, and I challenged him just to look at 15 minutes of this sermon.

16:52 Though he gives no context as to who this pastor is, only mentioning that he had been ignorant of the situation for a while and that this video was his response after trying to expose the truth to his father.

17:02 Been waiting and waiting and I haven't heard anything. Um, so I was going to just uh post my reply and I guess that's how I'll start my blog

17:11 again. And what this truth is is unclear, as the lack of information makes this video a confusing watch. And ultimately, it tells us very little about who Noah was, let alone the other people he was discussing. But he did end the clip by making it clear that this was only the beginning of what would be a reoccurring vlog series that would showcase just him, his thoughts, and his camera. The vlog is just going to be me with video camera, and uh that'll be it. We'll see what happens. But before those uploads would come, Noah had pinned a website in his description that directed users to a blog post written by him that same day titled, "Is my dad in a cult? Even worse, is it satanic?" Throughout the writing, Harpm loosely provides additional context for his video as he breaks down a sermon given by Pastor Bill, who is shown to be Bill Johnson, a well-known preacher from the Bethl Church in Reading, California, who had

18:00 garnered a large following online. And despite the sermon being over an hour long, Harpam goes through it point by point, critiquing everything that he said. And the more he typed, the more angry he got. And the more angry he got, the more nonsensical his words became. I'm attempting to present a case that shows the leader of this prestigious institution, along with a select group of rulers, are using mind control techniques to poison and confuse legions of useful idiots that slave away to keep the institution humming along.

18:26 and that this man, Pastor Bill Johnson, and his ruling cast are using mind control to keep people imbalanced and ignorant in a state of perpetual waiting for the material world to be defied while they themselves are profiting immensely in this material world. The blog gives us a peak behind the curtain of the man shown in this video, a man who seems to be clearly mentally unwell, paranoid, and very angry, with a post making it clear that the purpose of Noah's content was to bring this pastor down. And video blog number one was supposed to be just the start. However, there would never be a video blog number two. As just 2 days after posting this video, Noah's life would take a drastic turn.

19:08 Colorado Springs 911. What's the exact location of your emergency? Um, it's Repeat that one more time for me and make sure to correct.

19:16 Well, it's across the street from me. I'm calling from my address. Tell me exactly what happened. Well, there's a guy walk there was a guy walking around with like two cans of gasoline or something. Two small cans and a big like a rifle was black and it had a strap around it. He's he's walking up to doors and stuff. At 8:35 a.m. on Halloween morning, a woman named Naomi Bettis called 911 after witnessing a suspicious man walking around her neighborhood in Colorado Springs as she watched him carrying several cans of gas as well as an AR-15 that was hung over his shoulder. She didn't know it at the time, but this man was her neighbor, Noah Harpam.

19:58 And then I seen that he walked into the building and the glass window at that business is broke.

20:04 And that's a business. What's the name of the business? I have no idea, but I I just know it's I don't know if it's a fake gun, BB gun, but it looks pretty scary.

20:13 As the call progresses, Naomi explains that she had watched him enter a nearby business where one of the windows appeared to have been broken. She wasn't sure if anything illegal had happened at this point, but she was convinced that Noah was up to something sinister, which based on what he had in his possession seemed to be the only logical conclusion. However, this concern wasn't felt by everyone.

20:32 Okay. And you said it looked like a long gun, correct? Like a rifle? Yes. Uh-huh. Well, it is an open carry state, so he can have a weapon with him or walking around with it. But of course, having those gas cans, it does seem pretty suspicious. So, we're going to keep the call going for that.

20:45 Okay. And the windows broken to that business down there. So, right. And you said he's now upstairs, correct?

20:50 Yes. Mhm. And are you were anyone else in immediate danger? No. Okay. As the operator seemingly brushed aside the incident, stating that she was only keeping the call going because the gas cans could be suspicious. However, even with that, the report still wasn't taken seriously as the dispatcher hung up on her shortly after before dispatching one single officer to the scene, an officer that never even made it there. As just moments later, he was called off and sent to what was deemed to be a more pressing scene at the local senior center. Naomi's concerns were completely ignored. But despite this, she continued to watch out her window, waiting to see what Noah would do next. 4 minutes after her call with police ended. And 10 minutes after first reporting Noah's behavior, Naomi would dial 911 once again. Only this time, her demeanor was far different.

21:42 I just called a few minutes ago and the guy came back out and he he fired the gun at somebody and he's laying on the street dead. Oh my god. You sent an ambulance, too. Naomi's worst fears had come true as she frantically told dispatch that the man carrying the gun had just shot and killed someone outside of her home.

22:01 Oh my god. Okay, calm down. Okay, stay with me. I'm just putting that into the call.

22:09 Is anyone in immediate danger? No, that that I can see or no. In response, the operator bizarrely asks if anyone else is in danger. But Naomi, likely in a state of shock, answers no before immediately realizing that Noah was heading in the direction of Plat Avenue, which was known to be a busier neighborhood.

22:28 Maybe on Plat Avenue there might be people in danger. Naomi, I need the suspect's description. Do you know his name?

22:35 No, I don't. I see white, black, Hispanic. He's white and he's got bonker hair coming out of his cap. She desperately tried to relay that more people were likely in harm's way, only to be immediately proven right just seconds later.

22:47 I think yeah, there's people outside that might be in danger up on PL. Oh, I just heard another gunfight fire. Oh my god.

22:55 When she hears more gunshots, prompting the operator to once again ask, "Yeah, they need to call an ambulance or something right away."

23:02 Okay. Is anyone in immediate danger? Only people up up on plat maybe. All right. I am sending the paramedics to help you now. Stay on the line and I'll tell you exactly what to do next. Okay.

23:13 Okay. It was only then that the operator would tell Naomi that police and medical personnel were finally being dispatched to the scene. But by this point, it was far too late. In the moments after Naomi had made her first 911 call, Noah Harpam would first attempt to light his house on fire using the two cans of gasoline. Though this, however, failed and caused him to quickly shift his focus. Noah instead stepped outside and brandished his rifle, immediately pointing it directly at Andrew Mayors, who had been riding his bike in the neighborhood. And after seeing the gun, the man stopped and begged him not to shoot, to which Noah responded by pulling the trigger multiple times, killing him instantly.

23:48 With Andrew Meyers being the man that Naomi had seen laying dead on the street. From there, Noah began walking up the street where he would eventually see two women sitting on the porch of a sobriety center where local women went to get help with their drug and alcohol addictions. and upon noticing them, he immediately started shooting, striking and killing both Christina Gala and Jennifer Vasquez. Noah walked for over a mile after this before the police finally caught up with him. And when they called out for him to stop walking, Noah turned and immediately opened fire, leading to a massive shootout.

24:30 When the smoke cleared, the only one struck had been Noah, who was lying dead on the pavement, marking the end of his killing spree. The investigation that followed revealed that Noah had never even met any of the three people he killed that day. They were all total strangers, leaving the question, why had he done it? Well, even today, there's still no clear motive, with this appearing to be a completely random and senseless act. But looking at his final and only posts online, Noah was clearly very angry and seemed to be mentally unwell, which was corroborated by testimony from his parents as they later claimed that he had anger issues and suffered from drug addiction and bipolar disorder. But what's so unusual about this to me was that this video was published just 2 days before the killings and it was clearly not meant to be a one-off post. It was something that he seemed genuinely excited to continue.

25:17 Yet, not even 48 hours later, he resorted to this. What happened in that time frame may never be known, but the effects of it will last forever. And I can't help but wonder how differently this all could have gone if that initial 911 operator had just taken Naomi's report seriously. Noah's spree didn't start for a full 10 minutes after she started that call, which would have been more than enough time for police to intervene. But instead, Noah was given all the time he needed to end three innocent lives.

25:51 [singing] It wasn't an attraction for the faint of heart. Standing over 1300 ft above the ground, the Diogar roadway was built to take tourists up and down the Turkut mountain in Jarkand, India. It was the tallest cableway in the entire country, offering an unparalleled view of Diogar and the picturesque landscape around it. Because of this, videos have long since been posted on YouTube showing just how dramatic of a ride this truly is. With one such video being recorded on April 10th 2022.

26:32 That day, a woman and her family had been filming their adventure to the Tricut Mountain, and we're now filming a firstp person view of the descent back down. It wasn't the kind of place for anyone with a fear of heights, and the loud sounds of the car passing the support towers only added to the anxiety of the trip. But the group filming this all remained relatively calm, quietly conversing to themselves, seemingly unfaced by the spectacular height,

27:09 even enjoying it. A feeling that wouldn't last. Without any warning, the car was met with a massive force, sending the occupants and the camera to the floor, causing the footage to go dark. In that moment, one of the ropeways axles had dislodged, causing a failure on the pulley system, which resulted in two carts crashing into each other and the rest coming to a sudden and violent halt. The impact was brutal, but somewhat surprisingly, the footage continued.

28:04 showing just enough to reveal that the ropeway and the cabin these people were in were both still intact before the recording came to an end. This group had survived the impact, but the nightmare was far from over. News of the collision quickly spread throughout the region, leading to the scene being flooded with rescuers and news crews alike with everyone trying to figure out what exactly was happening. And the initial prognosis was grim. In the impact, one man in a separate car had been killed and many others were left injured. And making matters worse, due to the broken axle, the ropeway was now no longer operational, meaning that the 70 plus people spread throughout the various cars were now stuck, some of whom were still suspended over 1,000 ft in the air. It was going to be an incredibly difficult rescue operation just given the height of the ropeway alone. And ultimately, it was determined that the Indian Air Force

28:53 would utilize their special top-of-the-line helicopters to fly over the cars and lower down ropes with harnesses attached to them for survivors who then would strap themselves in and be hoisted up to the helicopter above using an electronic winch. It took hours for them to even make their first attempt before finally trying their approach on a middle-aged man who slid on his rescue strap and was then slowly pulled up towards safety.

29:29 The footage of this is horrifying. These people were already over 1,000 ft in the air when their cars got stuck. And now they were being lifted even higher, tethered only by a single rope and a safety harness. Worst of all, it was a particularly windy day, which was made worse by the swirling of the helicopter blades, a combination that caused the man to start swinging wildly from side to side as he hung onto the rope for dear life.

30:05 It was a grueling journey up, but finally the man reached the aircraft and with safety just a few feet away, he instinctively reached his arms above his head in an attempt to grab onto the helicopter. A decision that would have disastrous effects. As he did so, his harness slid upwards and was pulled over his shoulders and then over his arms before eventually landing in his hands, meaning the only thing left holding him up was his own grip as he clung to the now useless harness. For a full minute, he dangled there just inches away from rescue. Meanwhile, the rescue crew searched the craft for something they could use to safely hoist him in. But before they got the chance,

30:56 The man slipped out of his harness, momentarily catching himself on the side of the helicopter itself. But by this point, his strength was gone. And seconds later, his grip would fail for good, [screaming] causing him to plummet approximately 2,000 ft to the ground below, killing him instantly. For those waiting to be rescued, the sight was especially horrific as they watched the man who they thought had made it to safety fall to the ground right in front of them. The fear they must have felt knowing that soon it would be their turn is unimaginable.

31:34 After this, the rescue crews began making tweaks to their operation, which started to lead to a few attempts going off without a hitch. But the entire process was incredibly slow, as a full 24 hours would pass before 60-year-old Shoua Davyy would finally get her chance to be removed from the car. And as she started her ascent up to the helicopter, the wind also caused her to start swinging wildly. So wildly, in fact, that the wind she used to lift her suddenly stopped working, leaving her hanging there, only moving side to side rather than up towards safety. As she hung there, rescuers on the helicopter frantically tried to figure out what the problem with the winch was. But before they could ever get their answer, the rope suddenly snapped, causing her to freeall to the ground below. It came without any sort of warning, and from what I can find online, there isn't a definitive answer as to how this

32:21 happened. But either way, it resulted in Shouba's tragic death. It took a total of 48 hours for the last of the survivors to be rescued and finally brought to safety, an unimaginable amount of time in an unimaginable position, with survivors having to watch two people fall to their deaths before them, unsure if they too were going to meet the same fate. Since its release, the footage has sparked some debate online as the media actually hailed this as an impressive and even successful rescue operation for the Indian Air Force. While others have hit back on this as both incidents seem to have been entirely preventable with more people dying from the rescue than the accident itself. Though ultimately there were no repercussions for the rescue crew with the only punishments being dished out to the operating company DRL which was accused of not properly maintaining the ropeway and not following proper safety protocols. It

33:11 was even alleged that when the initial crash happened, the people operating the ropeway at the time actually fled the scene and never even called authorities. But I'm not sure if this was ever actually proven. Dr. L was fined over a million dollars and has since been blacklisted from operating ropeways for 5 years, while the families of the deceased were given around $33,000 in compensation. Currently, there are plans to repair and reopen the ropeway, though at this point no official date has been given for the reopening.

Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "YouTube's Darkest Videos 9"?

In order: 0:00 Resendo Tez, Simply Safe, Horatio Ayala Penosa; 5:00 Hannah Viviveri, Angel Moses Rodriguez Gomez, Saratov, Russia; 10:00 Simply Safe, Muhammad Amana; 15:00 Noah Harpam, Bill Johnson; 20:00 Noah Harpam; 25:00 Tricut Mountain, Diogar roadway.

What is mentioned in this Nick Crowley episode?

11 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Noah Harpam, Resendo Tez, Hannah Viviveri, Horatio Ayala Penosa, Angel Moses Rodriguez Gomez, Muhammad Amana. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "YouTube's Darkest Videos 9"?

The episode runs 34 min; the transcript is about 5,994 words in 69 timestamped sections.

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