Crashed in the Canadian Wilderness | Search and Rescue | 3

Against The Odds

Wondery

Cassie De Pecol, History, Society & Culture, Dolby, Mike Corey, Dolby Atmos, Atmos

4.7 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

As the freezing night drags on, the four survivors of a plane crash in the remote Canadian wilderness are running out of things to burn. As hypothermia sets in and their injuries worsen, their spirits begin to falter. Meanwhile, rescuers battle brutal weather conditions in a desperate race to find them before it’s too late.

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0:00.0	Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Against the Odds early and ad-free right now.
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0:13.2	Search leader Brian Dunham takes a deep breath as the Shunuch helicopter he's in lifts off, 70 miles east of high prairie.
0:25.6	Thick snowflakes whip past in the glare of the chopper's blinking lights.
0:30.6	Beyond that, it's pitch black.
0:33.6	It's 2 a.m. on October 20th, 1984. Brian is a seasoned search and rescue technician, or
0:40.6	Sartek. He's a former Navy sonar man and diver, and known for his calm under pressure.
0:47.0	Tonight, he's leading a team to find survivors of a small commuter plane that crashed five
0:52.1	hours ago somewhere in the dense forests of northern Alberta.
0:56.5	The Chinook isn't the only aircraft involved in the search.
1:00.6	Shortly before midnight, a Hercules military plane began sweeping the skies above,
1:05.6	where Flight 402's emergency locator transmitter, or ELT, was picked up.
1:12.7	The Hercules managed to narrow the crash site to a four-square-mile area, but couldn't get a visual on the exact location
1:18.0	due to the heavy cloud cover. Before leaving the scene, the crew dropped flares to assure anyone
1:23.9	still alive on the ground that help was on the way.
1:32.8	Brian was pulled out of bed just after midnight by a call from the rescue coordination center.
1:35.3	They needed him to lead the Chinook mission.
1:40.1	The agile helicopter is their best shot at being able to reach the crash site.
1:44.0	Brian knows the stakes are high for finding the downed plane.
1:48.8	Two prominent politicians, Grant Notley and Larry Shabin, are on it.
1:54.1	The Shinnuk crew is now closing in on the ELT's high-pitched distress signal.
1:57.7	If they can pinpoint the crash site and find a break in the clouds,
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