In November of 1989, twenty-two-year-old Eloise Lindsay disappeared into the wilderness of South Carolina’s Table Rock State Park. She went in alone… to think about her future, her purpose, her next step in life. What she found instead… was terror. Two men began following her through the trees. She could hear them whispering… talking about her. When rescue teams were finally sent in, Eloise didn’t call back. She couldn’t. Because if she spoke — they’d find her. For two weeks, she hid from the very people trying to save her. When she was found, blistered and dehydrated, her story terrified everyone who heard it. She’d been hunted. Watched. Tracked. But what if those men were never there at all? Was Eloise Lindsay truly being stalked in the woods that November…or was she running from something that lived only in her mind? Join us as we follow the trail into the fog… to uncover what really happened to Eloise Lindsay.

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Sources:

1.      https://www.deseret.com/1989/11/22/18833562/lost-hiker-hid-from-rescue-party/

2.      https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-22-mn-363-story.html

3.      https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-eloise-lindsay/id1586344448?i=1000669327967&l=ko

4.      https://southcarolinaparks.com/table-rock

5.      https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-curious-cases-getting-lost-wilderness-180975495/#:~:text=The%20hiker.%20In%201989%2C%20Eloise%20Lindsay%20went,what%20to%20do%20next%20with%20her%20life%2C%E2%80%9D

6.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3IMzkMYayI

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They used to say bear attacks were rare. That if you stayed on the trails, respected the woods, you’d be safe. But not anymore. Across Japan, bears are currently showing up in towns—supermarkets, homes, schools, even train stations. 13 people dead, and counting. Over a hundred injured. The government is calling in the military. Join us as we dig into Japan’s current escalating bear crisis—what’s really happening in the forests, and how climate, human behavior, and chaos intertwine. You’ll also hear the harrowing survival story of Kiwi, who came face to face with a bear during Japan's bear invasion—and lived to tell what it’s really like when nature decides you’re the prey.

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1.      https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251027_16/#:~:text=Japan's%20Environment%20Ministry%20says%2010,Iwate's%2010%20and%20Fukushima's%20eight.

2.      https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/10/08/japan-bear-attack-supermarket/5671759928293/

3.      https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/asia/japan-bear-supermarket-attac-intl-hnk

4.      https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bears-kill-record-number-people-japan-2025/#:~:text=Experts%20say%20warmer%20weather%20is,where%20he%20was%20found%20dead.

5.      http://www.nikkoyumoto-vc.com/english/nature/kuma.html#:~:text=After%20having%20accumulated%20fat%20from%20eating%20acorns,it%20is%20also%20called%20fuyugomori%20(winter%20confinement.)

6.      https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ursus_thibetanus/

7.      https://www.bearbiology.org/the-eight-bear-species/ursus-thibetanus-asiatic-black-bear/#:~:text=They%20(%20Asiatic%20black%20bears%20)%20are,Russian%20Far%20East%2C%20and%20possibly%20North%20Korea.

8.      https://animalia.bio/ussuri-brown-bear#:~:text=In%20Hokkaido%2C%20the%20brown%20bears'%20diet%20includes,are%20largely%20caused%20by%20feeding%20on%20crops.

9.      https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/bear-sizes-side-comparisons-chart-cartoon-2435673195

In the deep woods of Northern California, two brothers thought they were alone while out hunting for antler sheds. But something was watching. When the mountain lion struck, the forest erupted into chaos — a fight for survival between 2 brothers… and nature’s most silent predator. It was California’s first fatal mountain lion attack in twenty years. Join us as we delve deep into a mountain lion attack, explore what to do when you encounter a mountain lion, and then test Mac's knowledge on Mountain Lion Trivia trivia.

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1.      https://apnews.com/article/california-mountain-lion-attack-brothers-92b8b951c5e8d62a889af494d2d3642d

2.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXqRn7OUBYA

3.      https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Mountain-Lion 

4.      https://wildlife.ca.gov/HWC/Mountain-Lions#585734049-outdoor-safety-tips  

5.        https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Mountain-Lion#:~:text=People%20often%20call%20them%20mountain%20lions%20in,is%20considered%20suitable%20habitat%20for%20mountain%20lions

In a remote monastery hidden in the mountains of Romania, a young nun was bound to a cross in a desperate attempt to drive out the Devil. Three days later, she was dead. Was it faith gone too far… or something truly unholy? Join us as we descend into the haunting true story of Maricica Irina Cornici, the so-called “Crucified Nun of Tanacu,” and the chilling mystery that still echoes through those ruined walls.

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Sources:

1.      https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8347530

2.      https://estnews.ro/2014/06/20/noua-ani-de-la-moartea-irinei-cornici-memoriam-cazul-tanacu/

3.      https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254079/pope-francis-the-devil-tries-to-attack-everyone-without-distinction-book-exorcism

4.      https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nun-dies-after-convent-exorcism/

5.      https://hotnews.ro/practici-medievale-maicuta-rastignita-de-preotul-diavolului-848807

6.      https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/vatican-to-hold-training-next-month-as-demand-for-exorcism-continues-to-rise-catholic-church-prayer-ritual-priests-internation-association-of-exorcists-paranormal-supernatural-psychiatry-mental-health

7.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanacu_exorcism

8.      https://journalnews.com.ph/the-bizarre-case-of-the-tanacu-exorcism/#gsc.tab=0

9.      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2692892/Romanian-priest-jailed-killing-young-nun-CRUCIFIED-botched-exorcism-ritual.html

10. https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-exorcisms/9

11. https://www.livescience.com/9321-voice-reason-exorcisms-fictional-fatal.html

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All across the world, there are places where the laws of nature seem to bend — where science meets something darker, quieter, and far less understood. Explanations flicker in and out — minerals, gas, reflections of light — yet the timing, the precision, the eerie beauty of it all feels too deliberate to be random. Some of these natural wonders have been captured, studied, decoded. Others remain stubbornly beyond reason, daring us to look closer — and question what’s really at work beneath the surface of our world. Because sometimes, what we call a “natural phenomenon” feels anything but natural. And when the night deepens, and the wind starts to whisper through the canyons and the trees…you have to wonder — what if the Earth itself is haunted?

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1.      https://www.visitnc.com/devils-tramping-ground

2.      https://www.theoriginaldevilstrampingground.com/

3.      https://www.northcarolinahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/devils-tramping-ground.html#:~:text=A%20staple%20of%20local%20lore,are%20gone%20by%20the%20morning.

4.      https://www.livescience.com/43519-taos-hum.html

5.      https://hub.jhu.edu/2023/06/26/blood-falls-mystery/

6.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater

7.      https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/sailing-stones-death-valley

8.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessdalen_lights

9.      https://sharonahill.com/earthquake-lights-revisited-more-evidence-emerging/

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_circle_(arid_grass_formation)#:~:text=Fairy%20circles%20are%20circular%20patches,the%20Pilbara%20in%20Western%20Australia.

11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_circle_(arid_grass_formation)#:~:text=Fairy%20circles%20are%20circular%20patches,the%20Pilbara%20in%20Western%20Australia.

12. https://www.ultimatekilimanjaro.com/lake-natron-the-deadly-lake-that-turns-animals-into-stone/

13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moeraki_Boulders

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In 19th-century Galicia, Spain, a small, soft-spoken tailor named Manuel Blanco Romasanta offered to guide people through the mountains of Spain. Many of whom, did not return and were never heard from again. Manuel later confessed to murdering at least nine people, mostly women and children. When captured, he claimed he was cursed to become a wolf, doomed to kill and feed on human flesh during his transformations. Some called him mad, others believed him truly cursed. Though sentenced to death, his execution was mysteriously halted for scientific study — and his final fate remains uncertain. Some records say he died in prison. Others say the Wolf of Allariz still roams the Galician woods, forever hunting beneath the moon.

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Sources:

1.           https://phmuseum.com/galleries/lobismuller

2.           https://galiciaalive.com/en_US/manuel-blanco-romasanta-historia-persoal/

3.           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Blanco_Romasanta

4.           https://galiciaalive.com/en_US/manuel-blanco-romasanta-asasinatos/

5.           https://galiciaalive.com/en_US/manuel-blanco-romasanta-licantropo/

6.           https://galiciaalive.com/en_US/manuel-blanco-romasanta-misticismo/

7.           https://www.serialkillercalendar.com/Manuel%20BLANCO%20ROMASANTA.php

8.           https://www.werewolves.com/the-werewolf-of-allariz/

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Deep in the woods, where the trees swallow the last traces of sunlight, forgotten asylums crumble in silence. Once filled with screams and cries, these rotting halls still hold the echoes of cruelty and despair. Patients were locked away, punished, and abandoned—many never left alive. Their restless spirits linger, pacing the corridors, whispering through cracked walls, and watching from shattered windows. The forest has reclaimed the buildings, but inside, the dark happenings of the past play on endlessly… a nightmare that refuses to die. In this fireside chat, we explore many forgotten Asylums in the wilderness.

Asylums stands today not only as a ruin, but as a memorial to the countless lives once confined within its walls. Here, men, women, and children were subjected to cruelty, neglect, and treatments that stripped them of dignity. Their stories—many silenced and forgotten—remain etched in the crumbling plaster, in the abandoned rooms, and in the earth where so many were laid to rest without recognition. Though the asylums are now silent, it serves as a solemn reminder of the human cost. It also stands as a call to remember the resilience of those who endured and to honor their memory by ensuring such injustices are never repeated. To walk these grounds is to confront the darkness of the past, and to carry forward the lesson that every human being deserves compassion, dignity, and care.

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Sources:

1. http://www.preservepennhurst.org/default.aspx?pg=36#

2. https://phillyghosts.com/the-chilling-legacy-of-pennhurst-asylum/

3. https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/americas-most-haunted-hospitals-and-asylums/pennhurst-asylum/

4. https://nocamerabag.com/blog/abandoned-beelitz-hospital

5. https://moonmausoleum.com/hauntingly-beelitz-heilstatten-hospital/

6.https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ospedale-psichiatrico-di-volterra

7. https://www.tuscany-villas.it/to-tuscany/2019/curiosities/702871

8. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pool-park-asylum

9. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/271018/haunted-house-with-spirits-included-goes-on-sale.html

10. https://moonmausoleum.com/gonjiam-psychiatric-hospital/

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In 1972, sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma vanished from her Springfield, New Jersey home. Six weeks later, a dog carried back a human arm—leading to her body, eerily perched atop a cliff locals called the Devil’s Teeth. Rumors swirled of wooden crosses, cult rituals, and Satanic sacrifice though police denied any occult ties. With no clear cause of death, missing evidence, and whispers of cover-ups, her case remains unsolved—an eerie mystery that still haunts New Jersey more than fifty years later.

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1.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeannette_DePalma

2.      https://vocal.media/criminal/the-jeanette-de-palma-case

3.      https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/cold-cases/2019/08/23/nj-cold-case-jeannette-depalma-springfield-1972-watchung-reservation/1889140001/

4.      https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/06/archives/-satan-cult-death-drugs-jolt-peaceful-vineland-nj-satan-cult-death-.html

5.      https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-1973-01/23502292/

6.      https://weirdnj.com/weird-news/jeannette-depalma/

7.      https://justiceforjeannette.com/

8.      https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-jeannette-depalma-change-her-death-from-a-suspicious-death-to-a-homicide

9.      https://www.nydailynews.com/2021/08/08/justice-story-satan-worshipers-blamed-for-murder-of-new-jersey-teen-on-devils-teeth-cliff/

10. https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/cold-cases/2019/08/23/nj-cold-case-jeannette-depalma-springfield-1972-watchung-reservation/1889140001/

11. https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/4594122/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-16-year-old-girl-who-locals-believe-was-murdered-by-a-coven-of-teenage-witches-in-1972/

12. https://www.hitched2homicide.com/jeanette-depalma

13. https://www.ndtv.com/feature/john-list-man-who-killed-his-family-of-5-then-vanished-for-18-years-7743399

14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cottingham

15. https://www.nj.com/union/2021/02/satanic-theories-in-1972-death-of-16-year-old-girl-debunked-in-newly-revealed-cold-case-police-files.html#:~:text=Police%20sources%20leaked%20to%20the,rock%20formation%20surrounding%20the%20body.%E2%80%9D

16. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-jeannette-depalma-cold/113204579/?locale=en-US

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Beneath the canopy of North America’s wild places something quietly unravels. Hikers vanish from trailheads and backcountry ridgelines as if swallowed by the land itself — sometimes never to be heard from again, sometimes found miles from where they disappeared, and sometimes returned with no memory of what happened. Most of these vanishings cluster in deep national park wildernesses — remote pockets where the map ends and the stories begin. The public debate rages over whether this is coincidence, misadventure, or something stranger.

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1.                 https://medium.com/words-of-tomorrow/what-the-first-statistical-analysis-of-the-missing-411-data-reveals-about-the-phenomenon-9d743e788246

2.                 https://tubitv.com/movies/100020626/missing-411-the-hunted

3.                 https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Two-families-grieve-for-missing-hunters-gone-a-10635150.php

4.                 https://charleyproject.org/case/melvin-nadel

5.                 https://offbeatoregon.com/1309e-skeletons-of-crater-lake.html

6.                 https://tubitv.com/movies/100020626/missing-411-the-hunted

7.                 https://www.taosnews.com/news/local-news/missing-hunter-s-body-found-in-pecos-river/article_330cdaf5-4d5f-549f-8240-89d4686cb20d.html

8.                 https://www.thetravel.com/missing-persons-yosemite-national-park/

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10.    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jaryd_Atadero

11.    https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/1969_GRSM_DennisMartin_dissapearance_REDACTED.pdf

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Lake Shawnee Amusement Park looks like just another abandoned carnival ground, but its soil hides a chilling past. Built in 1926, the park saw at least six children die in tragic accidents—a girl struck on the swings, two brothers falling from the Ferris wheel, and others lost to the water. When attempts were made to revive the park decades later, excavations revealed thousands of Native American skeletons buried beneath the rides Long before the park, the land was marked by bloodshed—in the 1700s, the Clay family lost three children in violence. Today, rusting rides sway without wind, pinwheels spin at unseen commands, and visitors claim to see the ghostly figures. Some call it cursed, others call it haunted—but all agree: the past at Lake Shawnee refuses to rest.

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1.           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keTZdWmD0dg&t=8s

2.           https://visitmercercounty.com/blog/the-mysterious-history-of-lake-shawnee-abandoned-amusement-park/

3.           https://www.wvlakeshawnee.com/faq/history/

4.           https://www.roadunraveled.com/blog/lake-shawnee-amusement-park/

5.           https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/10/26/abandoned-west-virginia-amusement-park-has-a-bloody-history/

6.           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjR92BYmIKo&t=50s

7.           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjR92BYmIKo&t=50s

8.           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_amusement_park_accidents

9. https://daily.jstor.org/luna-park-and-the-amusement-park-boom/

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We have all heard the stories of a women in white haunting the grounds, often being seen walking eerily and slowly around corners, disappearing into nothingness. Leaving witnesses chills and goosebumps. A Lady in White ghost, said to be a harbinger of death and misfortune, the product of a violent death or suicide. But did you know there are stories of Ladies in White all over the world and in many different cultures. In this fireside chat, we talk about the different ghost stories of the Lady in White from all over, from castles deep in the forests of Germany still occupies, to ruins of castles in Wales, to the shadows of Indonesia, to mountain sides in the U.S. We tell the tales of the Lady in White doomed to walk in the night.

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1.      https://www.vampires.com/the-white-lady-of-sao-paolo/

2.      https://wend.ca/?p=84773

3.      https://www.princemichaelschronicles.com/the-white-lady-of-the-hohenzollern/

4.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuntilanak

5.      https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_White_Lady

6.      https://www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales/carew-castle/carew-castle-history/ghosts-of-carew-castle/

7.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lady#cite_note-Irelandseye.com-25

8.      http://www.watermelon-kid.com/places/wrl/lore/ghost.htm

9.      https://www.toadhallcottages.co.uk/blog/ghastly-mary-howard/

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In January 1959, nine young hikers vanished in Russia’s Ural Mountains. When rescuers found their camp, the tent had been slashed open from the inside and abandoned, with boots and supplies neatly left behind. The hikers’ bodies were discovered scattered across the snow—their conditions in which they are found, is unexplainable. The Soviet investigation concluded only that a “compelling natural force” was to blame, but theories still swirl. Over 60 years later, the Dyatlov Pass remains one of the world’s most chilling unsolved mysteries.

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1.           https://www.history.com/articles/dyatlov-pass-incident-soviet-hiker-death-mystery

2.           https://allthatsinteresting.com/dyatlov-pass-incident-solved

3.           https://dyatlovpass.com/

4.           https://dyatlovpass.com/1079

5. https://www.britannica.com/place/Ural-Mountains/Climate

6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass

After a tragic war at home, Samuel Vengrinovich traveled to India searching for peace. But a simple hike in the Himalayas turned into a brutal fight for survival after a deadly fall left him broken, stranded, and invisible in one of the most remote corners of the world. With no phone, no food, and shattered limbs—Sam survived by eating insects, drinking his own urine, and climbing down cliffs with one hand. But it wasn’t just grit that kept him alive…It was love. In this extraordinary true story, hear how radical self-compassion became the ultimate survival tool—and how a global search effort raced against time to bring him home. This isn’t just a survival story. It’s a story about what keeps us alive when everything else is gone. Then we will review 10 essentials to bring on a hike along with survival tips if you get lost, which includes tips from Barney (Yes! The purple dinosaur)!

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1.           https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/samuel-vengrinovich-rescued/  

2.           https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/against-all-odds-how-my-friend-sam-survived-9-days-lost-in-the-himalayas/  

3.           https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-man-missing-hiking-himalayas-20378201.php  

4.           https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/6933118/jewish/Community-Rescue-Effort-Finds-Jewish-Hiker-Lost-for-Nine-Days-in-Himalayas.htm

5. https://himachalecotourism.in/dharamshala

6. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/social-science/dhauladhar-range/

7. https://www.nps.gov/articles/10essentials.htm

8. https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit/know-before-you-go/if-you-get-lost

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Ronald enters the Appalachian Trail to immerse himself in nature and find peace after his service in the military. What waits in the dark depths of the forest is anything but peaceful. When a man said to be harassing people along the trails, turns violent, following and attacking Richard and his group of hikers. Join us as we tell the true story of Richard and his friends trying to survive from an unhinged murderer preying on campers through the night.

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1. https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/appalachian-trail-murder-2019-james-jordan

2. https://people.com/crime/man-who-killed-hiker-appalachian-trail-found-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity/

3. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/us/appalachian-trail-attack-james-l-jordan.html

4. https://abcnews.go.com/US/massachusetts-man-facing-federal-charges-fatal-machete-attack/story?id=62992155

5. https://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm

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Join us as we take a break from the tough stories we usually cover and dive into Hollywood stars saving lives off screen. In this episode of Fireside Chat, we step beyond the script and dive into true stories of Hollywood heroes who didn’t just play lifesavers — they became them. From remote jungles and raging oceans to deserted beaches and chaotic film sets, these stars found themselves in moments of real danger, and made split-second decisions that changed — or saved — lives. This isn't make-believe. These aren’t rehearsals. This is what happens when action stars take action in the real world.

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1.       https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/danny-devito-says-he-saved-michael-douglas-life-while-filming-romancing-the-stone/603-b30719bc-646e-4407-b8d7-a1bc027f4019#:~:text=Michael%20Douglas%20quite%20literally%20wouldn,I%20did%2C%E2%80%9D%20DeVito%20revealed.

2.      https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/harrison-ford-rescued-wyoming-boy-scout-13-years/story?id=29465745

3.      https://allthatsinteresting.com/cody-clawson

4.      https://www.buzzfeed.com/bendzialdowski/actors-who-saved-lives

5.      https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/01/09/leonardo-dicaprio-saved-man-drowning-st-barts/4420994002/

6.      https://www.foxnews.com/story/vacationing-schwarzenegger-shows-heroics

7.      https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12312402.Actor_saves_boy_from_drowning_in_Tay/

8.      https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-saving-lives-2018-2#demi-moore-reached-out-to-a-twitter-user-who-was-suicidal-34

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25-year-old safari guide Richard Field was living his dream—leading tourists through wild Africa in search of lions. But one step off the beaten path would change everything. What began as a routine tracking mission turned into a nightmare. He came face-to-face with death in its rawest, most primal form. After stepping out of his vehicle to follow fresh paw prints, he was suddenly ambushed by a charging lioness defending her young. Knocked to the ground and mauled, Richard was moments from death as the lioness sank her teeth into his skull. A desperate fight for survival. And a moment so raw, so intimate, it would leave Richard clinging to life.

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1.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiapBbYhK-g

2.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-h_1OZ_qtg

3.      https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-01/bite-club-welcomes-man-mauled-by-lion-among-predator-survivors/101699554

4.      https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-you-embrace-your-lion-richard-field?published=u&fbclid=IwY2xjawLnnYNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE4T3lnaUFaTUpDdDVqcXd6AR7llrUNKq6sYwxesHRQ_-v6NX7VXlNVrGWft0EVoffHrfM6rrCPNwl3lDRnhw_aem_Z6OGQBjZInQq2Vjbj0-h_w

5.      https://africanimpact.com/blog/african-lion/

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8.      https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-survive-a-lion-attack-6523224/

9.      https://www.africanparks.org/save-lionsm

10. https://www.theafricanwild.com/survive-the-big-five/

11. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-to-survive-a-lion-attack-6523224/

12. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130802-lions-trophy-hunting-extinction-opinion-animals-africa-conservation#:~:text=There%20are%20several%20reasons%20why,the%20communities%20affected%20by%20hunting.

13. https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/lion

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Elite climbers Fay and Michelle set out to attempt a daring first ascent of Chaukhamba, a 22,949-foot peak in the Indian Himalayas. With over two decades of experience and world-class climbs under their belts, they were fully prepared for the challenge—or so they thought. After six grueling days of climbing, disaster struck when a rockfall swept away their critical haul bag containing essential gear, leaving them stranded on the mountain without shelter, food, or a way back through a deadly maze of crevasses. This is a true story of survival, grit, and the unbreakable will to live.

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Sources:

1.      https://hike2heaven.com/trekking_packages/chaukhamba-copy/

2.      https://www.explore-share.com/blog/climbing-denali-facts-information-routes-climate-difficulty-equipment-preparation-cost/

3.      https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/michelle-dvorak-fay-manners-himalaya-survival

4.      https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-climber-speaks-after-rescued-20000-feet-himalayas/story?id=114589137

5.      https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93y147z4pdo

6.      https://abc7news.com/post/american-climber-michelle-dvorak-fay-manners-speak-after-being-rescued-chaukhamba-mountain-indias-himalayas/15404428/#:~:text=%22I%20sent%20a%20quick%20message,that%20you're%20with.%22

7.      https://www.dw.com/en/india-2-climbers-rescued-after-3-days-stranded-on-himalayan-peak/a-70428302#:~:text=Fay%20Jane%20Manners%20and%20Michelle,Chaukhamba%2D3%20at%2017%2C400%20feet.&text=Two%20climbers%2C%20one%20British%20and,told%20local%20reporters%20on%20Sunday.

8.      https://www.nps.gov/subjects/climbing/staying-safe.htm

9.      https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18565554164&gbraid=0AAAAADFQyop0tOtVoDmrwcnzJspySxeFv&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm93DBhD_ARIsADR_DjEZGfP2z4zlZzG4kbcB3hyZGqe8XCEom7b3Ub2HJ5I1VsSGvPC7bTkaAqM3EALw_wcB

10. https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/american-woman-climbing-partner-speak-after-himalaya-rescue-114589954

On a pristine summer morning in the Alaskan backcountry, Dan and John set off on what should have been a peaceful fishing trip. But their adventure takes a terrifying turn when they come face to face with a massive Brown bear blocking the trail. As they retreat, hoping to avoid confrontation, they find themselves cut off by her cubs just minutes later—unwittingly caught in the most dangerous position in the wild: between a mother bear and her offspring.

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Sources:

1.  https://www.kdll.org/local-news/2024-07-02/russian-river-confluence-to-open-early-to-sockeye-sport-fishing

2.  https://caltrout.org/article/the-current-science/using-sonar-to-count-fish-on-the-eel-river#:~:text=Weirs%20%2D%20A%20fish%20weir%20is%20essentially,technician%20can%20count%20each%20and%20every%20fish.

3.   https://freerangeamerican.us/outdoorsman-survives-bear-mauling-alaska/

4.   http://danbigley.com/family/

5.  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/A-man-attacked-by-a-brown-bear-describes-the-attack-on-his-life--386872171.html

6.  https://www.homernews.com/life/love-recovery-and-living-through-disability/

7. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/25/nx-s1-5374972/man-adjusts-to-life-after-surviving-a-bear-attack-that-blinded-him

8. Chat GPT was used to enhance the writing of this story.

9. https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/photosmultimedia/brown-bear-frequently-asked-questions.htm

10.    https://www.nps.gov/articles/bear-identification.htm#:~:text=Brown%20and%20grizzly%20are%20common,shoulder%20when%20on%20all%20fours.

Two men from New York are visiting Colorado, hiking up a 14,000 foot summit when they loose the trail. They call the rescue team to help guide them back to the trail. When they find the trail and reach the summit, the rescue team thinks all is well until screams are heard over the phone. Join us in the survival story of two hikers who get hit by lighting and the extraordinary efforts of the rescue team to race against the clock, fighting a storm, to rescue the hikers. Then follow along for some lighting safety tips and some information about lightning that's probably good to know if you go outside. 

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Sources:

1.      https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=torr4

2.      https://www.9news.com/article/news/2-men-survive-lightning-strike-mountain-peak-historic-helicopter-hoist-rescues/73-5c5adcec-8f1f-4494-89cf-889b0ad0c4da

3.      https://thenextsummit.org/lightning-strike-on-torreys-peak-triggers-colorados-highest-ever-14er-helicopter-rescue/

4.      https://www.cpr.org/2025/06/15/record-high-helicopter-rescue-men-hit-by-lightning-colorado/

5.      https://alpinerescueteam.org/lightning-strike-on-torreys-peak/

6.      https://www.wsaw.com/2025/06/17/men-hit-by-lightning-plucked-mountain-record-high-colorado-helicopter-rescues/

7.      https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/hikers-lightning-colorado-fourteener-record-helicopter-rescue

8.      https://people.com/lost-hikers-were-on-phone-with-rescue-when-they-were-struck-by-lightning-11755577

All seems well in Australia’s Belanglo State Forest until bodies begin to be found by outdoor recreationists. Between 1989 and 1993, seven young travelers vanished while hitchhiking through the rural New South Wales. What they didn’t know was that their journeys would all end in the same desolate place: the Belanglo State Forest. Join us as we trace the early signs of danger on the Hume Highway, explore the disturbing discoveries made deep in the bushland, and follow the massive investigation that led authorities to a seemingly ordinary man with a sinister past. Unpacking how one man turned the Australian outback into a personal hunting ground.

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Sources:

1.      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer#:~:text=The%20English%20term%20and%20concept%20of%20serial,Police%20Staff%20College%2C%20in%20Bramshill%2C%20Hampshire%2C%20England.&text=The%20serial%20killing%20phenomenon%20in%20the%20United,as%20the%20%22golden%20age%20of%20serial%20murder%22.

2.      https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/visit/forests/belanglo

3.      https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-very-sad-walk-in-australias-serial-killer-forest/

4.      https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ivan-milat

5.      https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/oct/27/ivan-milat-chilling-serial-murders-haunt-australia-after-death

6.      https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48346543

7.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E24Eo2Y5as

8.      https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/culture/crime/display/20287-backpacker-murders

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpacker_murders