This survival tale is one for Heinz’s books.
A lone hiker survived two weeks stranded in the wilderness in Southern California, with just half a jar of salsa and water from the creek to sustain him.
A fisherman survived 11 days out at sea, without food and water, thanks to a floating freezer.
Stowaways very rarely survive the long, perilous journey cramped in a space where the air is freezing and oxygen levels are far too low.
Here’s a story you don’t see every day, that’s a combination between ‘Tarzan’ and ‘The Jungle Book’. Let’s meet Maykool Coroseo Acuña.
The world always stands in shock when a big airliner goes down. Such terror. So many lives lost. But then, sometimes, there’s a miracle – or is it just good positioning?
You’ve probably seen a few pics of those creative folks who have turned shipping and storage containers into funky living spaces. This couldn’t have been fun though.
Intrigue and acclaim quickly turned to suspicion after authorities started to take a closer look at the story of Louis Jordan, supposedly rescued after 66 days at sea.
We should probably brush up on our worst case scenarios. Someone starts unloading rounds in a shopping all, what to do? This video from the LAPD has you covered.
An Australian woman has emerged after being lost in the forest for over two weeks, managing to survive on river water, insects and fish.
Everyone knows Bear Grylls has done some very extreme things – and let’s face it if you had to you probably would too to save your life. This time, however, viewers of Britain’s Channel 4 series The Island have reacted in absolute horror and disgust following the latest episode…
The incredible story of real-life castaway, José Salvador Alvarenga’s 13 month odyssey of survival at sea, have many thinking it may be ‘too’ unbelievable. This miraculous story of survival coupled with some dodgy Mexican bookkeeping has Alvarenga’s tale under a large amount of scrutiny.
Leon Gersten is a 79 year-old holocaust survivor. Before his village in Poland was liberated by the soviet army, Gersten managed to survive thanks only to one man – Czeslaw Polziec.
Ascape artist Anthony Martin was handcuffed, locked inside a coffin-like plywood box, and then pushed out of an airplane flying 4,460 metres above the ground. Martin said:
The London Olympics may be crazily over budget, have an insane opening ceremony planned – with live animals – but they have what has to be the raddest official song in Olympic history, “Survival”, Muse’s new track from their upcoming album The 2nd Law. Click through to listen.
If you’ve never survived a plane crash only to be pursued by a pack of bloodthirsty wolves whilst bracing a bitter Alaskan blizzard, tired, afraid and hungry… you need to see The Grey. It may not be as informative as Man vs. Wild with Bear Grylls, but it’s fascinating in a White Fang meets Alive kind of way.