Not Finished Yet: Hwange National Park

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

True Crime, Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

When conservationist Dr. Greg Rasmussen is flying the skies alone above Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe his ultralight plane experiences a malfunction causing him to crash land in the open African bush. Severely injured and without any food, water or emergency kits he must survive his injuries, the elements – and the predators. Just when he is about to give up, the thought of saving the very animals who could end his life gave him the will to live. For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!Miracle Made: Use our link and code NPAD to save over 40% and get 3 free towels.Microdose Gummies: Use code NPAD to get free shipping and 30% off your first order.Embrace Pet Insurance: Use our link to sign up for pet insurance today!BetterHelp: National Park After Dark is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off.For a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thankfully, very few of us will be put into true life or death situations, circumstances
0:09.0	where we will have to fight tooth and nail for our own survival, whether it be an accident
0:14.4	of some kind, losing our way in the wilderness, being cast a drift at sea, or stranded without
0:20.3	aid, all of these people will eventually have to make a choice.
0:25.2	In a life or death situation, there is no middle ground and no levels of severity, no sliding
0:30.8	scale or happy medium.
0:33.3	You are either going to live, or you are going to die.
0:37.9	In times like these, people will often call upon their preferred deity, a supreme being
0:43.4	of which they plea to be spared, a final attempt and a shout into the void in hopes of
0:48.8	reaching whatever, or whoever, is out there for assistance, or for a good curse out.
0:55.1	But there comes a point where begging yields no results and a choice must be made.
1:00.5	To accept demise, or to dig in your heels and rebuff, a mental refusal that can potentially
1:06.9	make all of the difference.
1:09.3	In the famous words uttered by serial 4L, there is only one God and His name is death,
1:15.6	and there is only one thing we say to death.
1:18.8	Not today.
1:21.7	Welcome to National Park After Dark.
1:45.5	So this is a death episode.
1:47.4	This is a survival episode.
1:49.2	All right, not today, not today, not today, death, not today.
1:53.7	Do you know who that is?
1:55.9	Of course not.
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