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National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

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

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Lt. Leon Crane survived a devastating plane crash only to be stranded in the remote wilderness of Alaska. When a rescue mission fails to locate him, he spends the next 81 days fighting for his life.For a full list of our sources, visit npadpodcast.com/episodesFor 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!Murder: True Crime Stories: Listen to new episodes every Tuesday wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Quince: Use our link to get free shipping and 365-day returns.Liquid IV: Use code NPAD at checkout to get 20% off you first order.Rocket Money: Use our link to get started saving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sitting at home, cozy on the couch, watching reality TV shows is a household favorite for a lot of people.
0:09.0	Shows like, Naked and Afraid, Alone, and Outlast, peak the interest to those of us who find
0:15.6	outdoor survival intriguing we put on our coziest clothes grab our popcorn and
0:20.9	our biggest blankets and snuggle in for a good binge watch of someone trying to hack it out in the wilderness.
0:28.0	From the comfort of our homes we can critique their choices and say things like, I would have never done that when they
0:35.2	make mistakes. But the truth is, the majority of us are not outdoor survivalists.
0:40.6	Sure, we might know how to start a fire, decipher the directions of
0:45.2	north and south or identify a plant or two, but most of us have never needed to
0:50.6	know how to survive in the wild, and given the chance, we would probably make a lot of mistakes as well.
0:57.6	What would your chances really be if you found yourself stranded in a remote tundra relying strictly on yourself for your own survival.
1:07.0	The odds probably aren't good, but they're not zero. In fact, there's lots of stories of people with little experience who beat the odds and make it.
1:20.0	Welcome to National Park After Dark. Your favorite type of story, a survival story. Yes, I'm back. I feel like it's
1:49.1	been a little bit since I did a survival story, so I'm excited to dive into this one and I know it's you said it's long so
1:56.9	My notes are long sometimes it goes a little bit faster when we're talking but my notes are longer than usual when I write episodes.
2:04.6	Okay, well I'm ready to hear it.
2:07.1	Cool.
2:08.1	So today I will be telling the story of Lieutenant Leon Crane, who went down in a B24 plane crash and survived 81 days in the remote
2:16.6	wilderness of Alaska in the dead of winter in 1943.
2:21.2	And he was the sole survivor of his five crewmates.
2:24.0	His story is one that's devastating, it's full of strength and will to live,
2:28.0	and ultimately led to him saving his life and a lot of other things contributed to that as well that we'll get into.
2:35.4	But before we dive into this because this is a World War II story I did want to mention
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