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Useless Information Podcast

Snatched From Death - Podcast #230

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The harrowing true story of three airmen stranded on an unforgiving, desolate island after their airplane crashed off the coast of Greenland. After the search for them was abandoned, they faced the relentless cold and starvation, teetering on the brink of death. Would they be rescued in time, or would the merciless Arctic become their final resting place? Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/snatched-from-death-podcast-230/ You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on the Useless Information Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:22.6

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0:46.3

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1:09.2

Just recently I had the great pleasure of joining in on a Zoom meeting in which my brother

1:13.3

Gary received a community service award, and I have to tell you, he's the kind of guy that

1:18.2

is well deserving of it. He goes above and beyond for everyone. Now, we were each asked

1:25.0

to introduce ourselves and to describe our favorite place in nature.

1:29.1

And when it was my turn, I commented that my favorite place was to sit on the remnants of an

1:33.1

old dam that stood a bit upstream from my parents' old house in Thomsonville, New York. That's in the

1:38.9

Catskill Mountains. Anyway, getting to the dam involved walking through the woods for a distance

1:43.9

and then climbing down the cliff face to get to the dam, and you could only get to it when the water level was low.

1:51.0

Now, I should point out it wasn't nearly as dangerous as it may sound, but I just love sitting on that dam, and that's because I was surrounded by nature.

2:00.9

You know, the water is just flowing around, there are cliffs to one side.

2:04.4

It was incredibly peaceful.

2:07.5

Occasions I'd wander through the woods to get there, I would wonder if I could actually

2:10.9

survive alone in nature all by myself, you know, kind of a survivor-type situation.

2:16.9

And during my teenage years, I was foolish enough to think that I could,

2:20.3

but now, decades later, I am doubtful I would have survived.

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