I SURVIVED: If I've Hit An Artery I Only Have Minutes Left Of Consciousness

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.8 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Albert is a 17 year old enlisted as a paratrooper at Fort Bragg, when his best friend, fellow soldier, takes him out to a dump for target practice but instead shoots Albert in the stomach and chases him into the forest. Matt is an outdoor enthusiast in New Zealand on the fourth day of a week long hike into the mountains with his dog when he slides over a cliff and lands on jagged rocks. With a severely injured ankle Matt survives for another 11 days after his injury until he can find help. Kristie is 14 years old and has on older sister with an even older friend Paul who has found himself in trouble with the law. One day after coming home from school Kristie finds her sister murdered by Paul before he leads her down to the basement, sexually assaults her, stabs her in the stomach and cuts her throat. Aura: For a limited time visit Aura.com/Trust to sign up for a 14 day free trial and start protecting your loved ones! Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived

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0:24.0	I could see him loading the rifle.
0:27.0	Right then and there, I knew this guy was out to do me harm.
0:32.0	Real people. If that's an artery, if I've hit now... this guy was out to do me harm.
0:32.6	Real people.
0:33.6	If that's an artery, if I've hit an artery here, I've not got many minutes left of consciousness.
0:38.6	Who faced death?
0:40.1	And when he came back downstairs, he took my glasses off.
0:44.1	And then the next thing I knew I was being strangled from behind.
0:48.2	And lived to tell how.
0:50.1	My, you know, gut feeling was to be quiet.
0:53.0	So I just laid there and waited for him to shoot me in the head.
0:58.0	This is I survived. It's December 1976 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
1:10.0	17-year-old Albert has just enlisted in the Army as a paratrooper.
1:14.0	He's stationed with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg.
1:18.0	I met Kenneth Ty, probably about the third week I was there, and came up to me and the show hall was really nice to me.
1:27.0	We just hit it off really good, start hanging out together, and I started getting to where he was about my best friend.
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