Submitted by James Folsom on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 09:47
On the Animal Planet is a show that just might bring you to the edge of your seat.
Those of you with a weak bladder may not want to be seated for long.
It's called "I Shouldn't Be Alive".
After watching it for a few minutes, you're left thinking "I wouldn't be alive."
After watching it for a few minutes, you're left thinking "I wouldn't be alive."
Harrowing tales of people being injured, in the worst situations nature has to offer and nobody knows where to look for them. In some cases nobody even knows to look for them. Some are lost in deserts. Some are lost in the ocean. Some are lost on frozen mountains. No food. No water. No hope of survival.
In many cases the people are food. It could be coyotes. It could be sharks. It could be buzzards. It could be each other. Then there is the disease and infections ravaging their bodies. Injuries receiving no treatment getting worse and worse. Yeah this is a nice little show. But you have to watch. You can't turn it off. They are interviewing the survivors. So you know how it ends. But you cannot believe somebody survived this.
The worse ones are the ocean ones for me. Which is ironic because I have lived my entire life not more than 100 miles away from the ocean. Most of my life I've lived within a fifteen minute drive from the Atlantic. But maybe that is why I know what a beast the ocean is. I've lived through hurricanes. I've been sea sick. I've seen sharks. I've heard stories of people ripped out to sea by undertow. The ocean is a scary place. To be adrift in it with no water or food or shelter would be the ultimate nightmare.
I've seen two episodes of the show where this is what happened. In one, two teenage boys in a small homemade raft/boat got sucked out in a rip current.
In many cases the people are food. It could be coyotes. It could be sharks. It could be buzzards. It could be each other. Then there is the disease and infections ravaging their bodies. Injuries receiving no treatment getting worse and worse. Yeah this is a nice little show. But you have to watch. You can't turn it off. They are interviewing the survivors. So you know how it ends. But you cannot believe somebody survived this.
The worse ones are the ocean ones for me. Which is ironic because I have lived my entire life not more than 100 miles away from the ocean. Most of my life I've lived within a fifteen minute drive from the Atlantic. But maybe that is why I know what a beast the ocean is. I've lived through hurricanes. I've been sea sick. I've seen sharks. I've heard stories of people ripped out to sea by undertow. The ocean is a scary place. To be adrift in it with no water or food or shelter would be the ultimate nightmare.
I've seen two episodes of the show where this is what happened. In one, two teenage boys in a small homemade raft/boat got sucked out in a rip current.
They drifted for four days. Just as they were about to die they were rescued by a passing boat. But their ordeal was pure hell. Scorching hot days. Freezing cold nights. No water. No food. Sharks circling. At one point they were nearly run over by a large cargo ship. Of course the ship did not spot them. After watching the show, the very next day there was a story on the news where some boys were rescued in New Zealand after being adrift for 50 DAYS!! I cannot imagine that kind of hell.
In another episode a yacht of five was caught in a huge storm off North Carolina. It capsized and they lost all supplies. All five of them were stuck in a small dingy. Shark infested waters, freezing cold, you know the drill. Two of them survived. Two of them went crazy after drinking sea water and walked off the boat. They became instant shark food. The other died of injuries sustained during the boat's capsizing. The two survivors drifted so far out they were rescued by a fishing boat. A Russian fishing boat. Un-believable!
Watching this show comes with it's shocks, but it's also a bit inspiring. How can these people still be here? What if something like that happened to me? Your first instinct is to say, man - I don't think I would've made it!
In another episode a yacht of five was caught in a huge storm off North Carolina. It capsized and they lost all supplies. All five of them were stuck in a small dingy. Shark infested waters, freezing cold, you know the drill. Two of them survived. Two of them went crazy after drinking sea water and walked off the boat. They became instant shark food. The other died of injuries sustained during the boat's capsizing. The two survivors drifted so far out they were rescued by a fishing boat. A Russian fishing boat. Un-believable!
Watching this show comes with it's shocks, but it's also a bit inspiring. How can these people still be here? What if something like that happened to me? Your first instinct is to say, man - I don't think I would've made it!
But the will to survive takes over.
These people probably would've thought the same thing before it happened to them. You just never know how much "will to survive" you might have.
Of course some have more than others. A couple of years ago four guys went missing off the Florida Coast in the Gulf of Mexico. Two of them were NFL football players. The other two were friends of theirs. One was a college football player. One was I believe a baseball player. The two NFL players were the first two to give up after their boat capsized. The only survivor? The baseball player. He was found clinging to the boat about two days later.
Lessons to be learned? Well not too many. Most of the time these things were unavoidable. Just plain rotten luck. But if you are going hiking in the woods, kayaking in a canyon, or sailing out in the ocean, bring a canteen or two full of water. Also bring a really big knife. A knife can really come in handy.
Lessons to be learned? Well not too many. Most of the time these things were unavoidable. Just plain rotten luck. But if you are going hiking in the woods, kayaking in a canyon, or sailing out in the ocean, bring a canteen or two full of water. Also bring a really big knife. A knife can really come in handy.
You may need to to fend off an attacking animal, which you may be able to eat. Or you can always use it to slit your wrists when you decide you can't take anymore.
Or course, just a short while later your rescuers arrive to find a lifeless body that should have held on for just a few more hours.
interesting
your very lucky.Most people would'nt have the chance to live no more in that case.