On The Edge: 5 Of The Greatest Wilderness Survival Stories
  • 2 years ago
5 people who survived against nature... Human beings are capable of incredible things, especially when at the brink of death in the battle against nature.
And here is the list of people who deceived death:
5. Abby Sunderland: The 16-year-old girl was stranded in the Indian Ocean 2,000 miles from land and was rescued by fishermen 2 days after raising a distress signal.
4. Apollo 13: They overcame faulty wiring which blew out part of the spacecraft, lack of oxygen tank, food and death itself.
3. Joe Simpson and Simon Yates: The challenging trip turned into a bone-crunching foray as Simpson took a 150 ft fall and battled 3 days without food and water.
2. Steven Callahan: He battled for 76 days floating 1800 miles battling dehydration, blazing sun, and numerous shark encounters.
1. Aron Ralston: Aron stuck in the canyon made the incredulous decision to amputate his own arm from the elbow down with a blunt pocket knife.
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