I Shouldn't Be Alive

S01E06: Jaws of Death

A man crashes his plane in the African savannah. With legs broken in a total of six different places, he has to make it alive past lions and other dangerous predators in a state of intense pain and loss of leg mobility.

Overview

The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.

Episodes

S01E01 Shark Survivor

October 28, 2005 60 min
1982. Five people get caught in a tropical storm and their yacht sinks. They have to survive in the middle of the ocean on a raft with absolutely no survival equipment. To their horror they...

S01E02 Lost in the Snow

November 4, 2005 60 min
A U.S. Army Private, his wife, and their five-month old son travel to a funeral, but on the way there, they miss the sign that leads to the city and instead go into an uninhabited...

S01E03 Escape from the Amazon

November 11, 2005 60 min
Three friends go to the Amazon for a trip but things get nasty when their guide leads them to jeopardy. As the four (three friends and guide) split into two groups, one pair faces disaster...

S01E04 Swept Away

November 18, 2005 60 min
Two friends go kayaking in the Strait of Georgia. When the tide comes in, one friend falls from his kayak and fears that he will end up in the Pacific Ocean.

S01E05 Kidnap in the Killing Fields

November 25, 2005 60 min
A man involved in demining Cambodia accidentally steps on a landmine and blows off his leg. Two years earlier, he was kidnapped by a murderous group of Khmer Rouge.

S01E06 Jaws of Death

December 2, 2005 60 min
A man crashes his plane in the African savannah. With legs broken in a total of six different places, he has to make it alive past lions and other dangerous predators in a state of...

S01E07 Trapped Under a Boulder

March 10, 2006 60 min
An environmentalist heads for a remote island off the coast of Queensland, he then meets a Dutch man on a deserted beach. A one ton slab of granite hits the environmentalist and pins him down...

S01E08 Ice Cave Survivor

March 17, 2006 60 min
1995. A man and his son go on a skiing trip to Turkey. When a snowstorm arrives, they lose their way, and the father has to chose between staying with his son or finding help.

S01E09 Shipwrecked

March 24, 2006 60 min
Two cousins go on a fishing trip when they realize they are shipwrecked on a deserted island.
Alaskan Avalanche

S01E10 Alaskan Avalanche

March 31, 2006 60 min
Two climbers are scaling a sheer ice-wall in an Alaskan mountain when one of the climbers falls and is badly injured. A passing aircraft sees their SOS signal, but damages the landing gear in the...
Lost at Sea

S01E11 Lost at Sea

June 9, 2006 60 min
Two sons looking to repair their relationship with their father plan a fishing trip with their father in Mexico. An unexpected storm leaves them stranded in the middle of the Sea of Cortez.
Crash in a Volcano

S01E12 Crash in a Volcano

June 16, 2006 60 min
Three men filming a volcano in their helicopter crash after losing control and get trapped in a crater of the active volcano. Surrounded by unclimbable ridges and poisonous gases, they must send one of them...
Lost in the African Bush

S01E13 Lost in the African Bush

June 23, 2006 60 min
Five survivors of a private plane crash must survive the dangers of the desolate African wilderness. With two severely injured, some of the group must wander off to find rescue, even though there is no...

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