In Death's Wake, He Decided to Survive

After five years of gripping and educational survival tales, Out Alive is going on indefinite hiatus. Thank you to for listening and for your continued support. For more survival content, you can visit us at backpacker.com. Be safe out there. 

In 1982, Mountain Rescue volunteer Joe Lentini’s life took a profound turn during a daring rescue mission gone wrong. Decades later, the impact of that fateful day continues to echo, not just in Joe’s life, but in lives of everyone involved. 

Race against time rescue stories have been among the dominating international headlines in the past couple of weeks. There was the missing sub in the Atlantic and before that the incredible survival of the four children who were stranded for six weeks in the Amazon jungle in Colo ...  Show more

Bear Grylls on how to survive when death is staring you in the face, and Carol Vorderman relives one of Pride of Britain's most incredible lifesaving rescues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Colérique. Malade. Violent. Le père de Flavien lui a fait vivre un cauchemar quasi quotidien. Imprévisible, cet homme l'a été jusqu'à son dernier souffle, lorsque contre toute attente, il a mis fin à ses jours. Mais cette mort a-t-elle été pour autant une délivrance ? Nous allons ...  Show more

Original Air Date: 03/04/2010

Nick Schuyler, author of "Not Without Hope" and the sole survivor of the NFL boating tragedy, talks to Oprah about the 43 hours he spent lost at sea and about how he is coping one year later.

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