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I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2005 - 2006
Episode 1
Shark Survivor
Fri, Oct 28, 200549 mins
In October 1982, 5 people got caught in a tropical storm. When their yacht sinks, they must survive in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on a raft with no survival equipment. To their absolute horror, they find the area of the ocean to be infested with sharks.
Episode 2
Lost in the Snow
Fri, Nov 4, 200549 mins
While en route from Northern California to a family funeral in Idaho, a young couple and their infant encounter a severe blizzard and become trapped in deep snow in the mountainous Nevada back country. Not realizing that they've mistakenly taken a road that is closed during the winter, the family waits in their vehicle for a couple of days, hoping to be rescued. When they realize that rescue is not imminent and they have run out of food and water, they make the dangerous decision to leave their truck and venture out on foot, hoping to find a major road. After struggling through knee-deep snow for over twelve hours, their baby literally in tow in a make-shift cocoon, the situation quickly escalates into a desperate life or death struggle for survival. Incredible true-life story.
Episode 3
Escape from the Amazon
Fri, Nov 11, 200544 mins
Lost in the rain forest -- could you beat the elements and avoid death? Would you know what to do? Join jungle guide Myke Hawke in the Amazon as he wrestles anacondas, spots deadly poisons, and tries to survive -- and make it out alive.
Episode 4
Swept Away
Fri, Nov 18, 200549 mins
When 2 best friends take a Kayaking trip, they are hoping for nothing less then a great adventure. They think they are invincible - they soon find out they are not. Powerful currents and bad weather quickly expose how one is inexperienced and both, in grave danger. Friendship is tested, loyalties questioned. In a bid to get help, they separate. And what was supposed to be fun, spirals out of control, into a fight for survival.
Episode 5
Kidnap in the Killing Fields
Fri, Nov 25, 200549 mins
Dramadoc telling the true story of Chris Moon, who was kidnapped by the Khmer Rouge while clearing land mines in Cambodia, talked his way out of trouble and back to freedom. He subsequently lost his right hand and leg in a land mine accident in Mozambique. He now runs marathons to raise awareness and funds for land mine victims and charities.
Episode 6
Jaws of Death
Fri, Dec 2, 200549 mins
A conservationist survives an airplane crash in Zimbabwe. Suffering severe injuries Greg must do everything he can to survive until help arrives.
Episode 7
Trapped Under a Boulder
Fri, Mar 10, 200648 mins
When a rockslide pins Warren and prevents him from moving, he must hold out in hopes that his friend Geert will climb down the mountain and return with help, though the rain and rising water level create many more challenges for Warren to overcome.
Episode 8
Ice Cave Survivor
Fri, Mar 17, 200648 mins
US Air Force pilot Mike Couillard takes his ten-year-old son Matthew skiing in Turkey. Losing the trail in a freak snowstorm they wander blindly into the wilderness. Tired, cold and hungry, they find a cave to shelter for the night. Days pass with no sign of rescue, despite a massive search operation. Back home Mike's wife and other children wait, praying. Mike makes an agonizing decision to leave his son and seek help. Reaching some abandoned huts, he collapses. Two days later, he's discovered by passing woodcutters who he directs to the cave. They find Matthew, frostbitten but alive after his ten-day ordeal in the wilderness
Episode 9
Shipwrecked
Fri, Mar 24, 200648 mins
Cousins Mark and Rob go on a fishing trip on the Sea of Cortez, when they find themselves shipwrecked on a small island with no food or water, they must do whatever they can to survive on the island. They share the island's limited resources, though with temperatures rising, the two start to experience delusions and delirium.
Episode 10
Alaskan Avalanche
Fri, Mar 31, 200648 mins
Two climbers and close friends are scaling an ice-wall near Alaska's Mount Johnson when Jim falls down and suffers some major injuries. Dave attempts a makeshift SOS signal, though when a passing light aircraft lands to rescue the injured man, the pilot and his pregnant wife become stranded in the icy wasteland as well.
Episode 11
Lost at Sea
Fri, Jun 9, 200647 mins
Two sons with their dads decide a fishing trip to Mexico would be a great way to bond. But an unexpected storm forces them to ditch the plane in the sea. They survive the crash only to face peril in open water.
Episode 12
Crash in a Volcano
Fri, Jun 16, 200647 mins
When a Hollywood camera crew set out to film an active volcano they end up in a helicopter crash into the active volcano. All rescue attempts are delayed by lava, toxic gases and bad weather, and each man of the crew thinks the others are dead.
Episode 13
Lost in the African Bush
Fri, Jun 23, 200647 mins
Private plane crashes in the Kalahari Desert. Two of the surviving passengers decide to leave their injured party behind without food or water in order to find help.
