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Surviving when healthcare infrastructure is wiped out
Sonya L. is a resident of Asheville, North Carolina. One week after Hurricane Helene tore through western NC in September 2024, she woke in …
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Floating on a mattress with no food and just sewage to drink
Lakeita W. was a 20-year-old from the Lower Ninth Ward in Louisiana. When Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29, 2005, Lakeita, her partner and …
“Flying Vampire” paralyzes Atlanta woman
Anne D. is a woman from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. She lives near the BeltLine, one of the most popular neighborhoods in the city. In …
How to survive 14 days lost in the Kentucky wilderness
Scott H. is a 48-year-old man from Ironton, Ohio. In July 2024, he headed into the Red River Gorge in Kentucky for a hike. …
Deadly tornado parked a car on their survival shelter
Morgan H. is a resident of Lake City, Arkansas. On the night of April 2, 2025, a tornado tore through her town and leveled …
How 3 stubborn survivalists needlessly died
Rebecca V. was a mother from Colorado Springs who dreamed of living independent of the grid with her teenage son Talon and her sister …
He won a living room gunfight with a sword
Early on the morning of September 16, 2025, a homeowner in Norristown, Pennsylvania came face to face with an armed intruder. A man named …
Surviving in the wild on a can of soda
John D. was a 59-year-old veteran and experienced hiker from Virginia. In May 2005, John set out to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail in …
Surviving while stranded in Death Valley
Emily H. is a 27-year-old woman from Tucson, Arizona. In April 2021, Emily and her boyfriend Alexander were driving through Death Valley National Park …
“Human Candle” Dies In Power Outage
Ronald K. is an 89-year-old man from Kent County, Michigan. He lived with his daughter Kendra, who served as his full-time caregiver, because he …