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While bear attacks are rare, a man should always be prepared for a bear attack. How you handle a bear attack depends on the type of bear you encounter.

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How to survive if stuck in your car in a Tornado

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How to survive if stuck in your car in a Tornado

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The best possible outcome from going overboard at sea is getting rescued immediately. What if that doesn't happen? What do you do? Whether you work on ships, go on cruises, or use recreational boats, going overboard and getting lost is a real possibility. Use this guide to help you think about what you would do in that terrifying situation.

For Maritime Workers

If you are a maritime worker, you should be prepared to some extent for the possibility of an overboard incident. Your employer is responsible for providing training, safety gear, and resources. Take advantage of any non-mandatory opportunities your employer has for safety and training.

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When on the job, follow all safety procedures outlined by the ship or your employer. For example, wear appropriate safety gear when on deck and avoid working alone on deck. The right gear and working with someone else in view could save your life.

For Passengers

Passengers on boats and ships don't have the same training as maritime workers. However, you should be given an initial safety briefing at a minimum. Pay attention to this information and find out where safety gear is located. Know what to do in the event of an accident or a fall overboard to reduce the risk of harm or of getting lost at sea.

Tips for Anyone Lost at Sea

Whether you're a crew member or a passenger, it's important to know what to do if you go overboard or get lost from a vessel at sea. This information could be life-saving and will increase your chances of survival.

After an Overboard Fall

If you fall overboard from a ship, your only real chance of survival is being found before you succumb to cold temperatures or drowning. Your immediate response to the fall is crucial. Here's what to do:

Stay Calm. It's natural and easy to panic in this situation, but it will only make it worse. You must remain calm so that you can stay afloat, conserve energy, and decide what to do next.

Signal for Help. Signal for help from the boat or ship as soon as possible. Hopefully you have a whistle or light you can use to get attention. If not, use your voice. During the day, you can also use any shiny object, like glasses or a mirror, to catch sunlight and produce a flash of light that can be seen from the vessel.

Assume the HELP Position. Even in warm locations, you will lose heat in the water. Do whatever you can to retain your body heat. You can do this by floating in the HELP position (Heat Escape Lessening Posture). Cross your arms over your chest, draw your knees up to your arms, and lean back to keep your head above water.

Conserve Your Energy. Drowning is another risk when overboard. You'll need to conserve your energy to survive longer in the water. Floating instead of thrashing your limbs in the water will help if you don't have a flotation device. Look for any available objects in the water that you could rest or float on.

If You Have a Lifeboat

In some situations, you may find yourself afloat in a lifeboat or other small vessel. As with an overboard incident, it's important to remain calm, assess the situation, and signal for help. If you end up out of range of the vessel and in survival situation, these tips can help.

Create Shelter. Exposure to heat and sun can be very damaging when out at sea. Use what you have at hand to create shelter and shade. Tarps, sails, clothing, or even wooden boards can shelter you from the sun.

Hydrate Carefully. Sea water is undrinkable because of the salt content. Avoid the temptation to drink it as you get thirsty. Your best bet for getting fresh water is rain, so find ways to collect it. Use sail cloth like a bowl to collect rain. Use any other fabric you have to collect rainwater that you can wring out to drink. Carefully ration any freshwater you have to make it last longer. If you have food stores, it's best to avoid eating until you can get water. Digestion requires water and eating can dehydrate you further.

Find Food. Food is also necessary for survival when lost at sea and can even provide some hydration. If you can catch fish, turtles, or sea birds, you can drink the blood to hydrate and eat the animals as a source of food. Use whatever you have on the boat to fashion a fishing pole and hook: jewelry, shoelaces, pieces of plastic. Use a sail, tarp, net, or even clothing to capture birds or fish. You can also eat seaweed.

Signal for Help. Find ways to make your boat noticeable to any passing ships. If you have flares, use those when you site a ship. If not, use mirrors, glasses, or a phone screen to create a bright light for signaling a ship or even an airplane.

Most people who survive being lost at sea are found by passing ships rather than by making it to land. However, you can try to make it to land by rowing or using sails. The latter is better for conserving your energy. If you are in the middle of the ocean, rowing to shore will not be possible and will only drain your energy. Rig up sails using any fabric you have available and take advantage of the wind. These are some signs you may be near land:

Shallow, clear water

Drifting wood or other vegetation

A lot of seabirds, which often fly back to land in the evening and away from land in the morning

Suddenly murky water, which can indicate the outflow of a river

Cumulus clouds, which typically form over land

Falling overboard and being lost at sea are scary and very serious survival situations. The best thing you can do is prepare. Once you're in the situation, remain calm and use what you've learned to try to survive until you can be rescued.

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Maritime workers and ship passengers at risk for an overboard fall should know these rules for survival and rescue.

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You are incredibly unlikely to be attacked by a shark. But if you are that very rare person who is, here’s what to do when a shark goes after you.

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Teen survives nine weeks in Australian Outback

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Teen survives nine weeks in Australian Outback

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Bear Attack: The Story of Seven Boys and One Grizzly

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Seven high schoolers were near the end of their survival course in the Alaskan wilderness, but the real schooling began when they came face to snout with a bear.

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Boy Survives 28 Days Adrift at Sea-Podcast

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Tomorrow, Halloween marks the 20th anniversary of the shark attack that took Bethany Hamilton 's right arm. The then 13-year-old surfer became the most well-known shark attack victim in history, both for the horror - and more importantly, the magnificent recovery and triumph of this young woman. Matt George, one of surfing's finest writers, covered this astounding saga for Surfer magazine during the actual week it happened. There is no finer chronicle of the historic incident than Matt's riveting first-hand account, powerfully told as the story unfolded.

No matter how many times you've seen the Soul Surfer movie or the Unstoppable documentary you will get chills no Halloween thriller could ever match. This was a real monster - and a true story for the ages. Read and be rocked.

October 31, 2003 - Hā'ena, Kauai
The Hunt for Red October By Matt George
She had been leading a daredevil life for weeks now. And in the end, she had no idea the trouble she was getting herself into. Swimming beneath the moon, swimming beneath the sun, but swimming. Always swimming. And starving. Patrolling the reefs for opportunity, for blood, for flesh. Swinging her massive, blunted head with the regularity of a metronome, propelling her fourteen feet of mass through the depths with effortless power. With her ragged dorsal fin breaking the surface, she had been bumping into surfers for weeks now.

Testing them, feeling their fear, waiting for her time. They seemed such easy prey. Slow, awkward, lounging on the surface like something dying. And now, one of them was in her path, it was time. Another was here, apart from the rest. Alone and weak. And this one looked so small and frail. She approached her prey from the side, taking her time, timing the strokes of the thin, pale arm that dipped off the surfboard in a rhythm of bubbles. With one last savage kick of her great tail, she opened her jaws in a ragged yawn, and taking the thin, pale arm in her throat, she clamped down with over 16 tons of sawing pressure. And as her teeth met, she effortlessly plucked it from the human body and swallowed it whole.

The bite was so clean and painless that Bethany Hamilton, just 13, noticed that the sea had turned red before she realized that her arm was gone at the shoulder. A strange serenity came over her, a warmth, as her body began to scream its outrage. Spurting gouts of rich, burgundy blood, Bethany struggled over to her best friend, Alana Blanchard, also thirteen, and could only manage the words, "I think a shark just attacked me." Alana told Bethany to "not even joke about that."

Then Alana's eyes saw something that her mind couldn't grasp. The bleeding stump where her best friend's left arm used to be. Alana's stomach revolted and purged twice before she could call for her father and her brother, who were paddling for a nearby wave.

Imagine the dilemma of Holt Blanchard, 45, who was now a quarter mile offshore with his son and his daughter and a profusely bleeding and gravely injured 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton. And somewhere below his feet was a large, dangerous shark. With Bethany's arm gone at the shoulder, a tourniquet was out of the question. To stem the blood, Holt could only manage a compress with the t-shirt he was wearing. Holt now had an impossible decision to make. Should he send his children on ahead, across the deep lagoon, to keep them away from a bleeding Bethany? And if so, how could he protect them? Should he keep them close, where at least he imagined he could put himself between them and the shark should it return for Bethany? For one brief moment, he even thought of somehow opening his own wrists and slipping into the sea to await his fate while the other three made for shore. With no time to deliberate, he made his decision on instinct. Keep the family close, face the danger together. He instructed his daughter to keep the pressure on the blood-soaked t-shirt and to keep talking to a fading Bethany. Then he and his son rigged their surfboard leashes and began dragging Bethany and Alana to shore on a raft made of their surfboards. Cheri Hamilton, mother of Bethany, who had yet to see her daughter, was driving so fast behind the ambulance that some cops pulled her over. It wasn't until the ambulance driver radioed back that the cops let Cheri go. As she mashed the accelerator to the floor of the salt-rusted family station wagon, a call came in on her cell phone. It was Holt Blanchard. Cheri asked him how badly Bethany was hurt. The conversation went like this:

Holt: You mean you don't know? Cheri: Know what? Holt: Cheri...her arm is gone.

Cheri: (Long Pause) Gone where?

Tom Hamilton, Bethany's father, was just about to be put under for a knee operation on the only operating table that the small local hospital owned. A shaken nurse poked her head into the room and informed the team that a terrible emergency was coming in and that they needed the table right away. Tom limped into the corridor in his hospital gown as the operating theater made ready for an emergency surgery. Tom blanched when a brusque orderly asked him what his blood type was. Learning that there had been a shark attack on a young girl at Makua Beach, Tom's heart squeezed. He knew he had only a fifty-fifty chance, since Bethany and Alana were the only fourteen-year-old girls on the island with the guts enough to surf the reef at Makua Beach. Tom stood in the corridor in his hospital gown as the victim was being wheeled into the hospital. He held his breath; he would know in a second. Alana had dark brown hair, Bethany's was blonde. As the gurney turned the corner, all the air in Tom's chest disappeared. The hair was blonde. It has been widely known that the tiger shark's characteristic serrated tooth shape and grotesquely powerful jaws have evolved for specialized feeding on large sea turtles. Sea turtles whose shells cannot be split by a grown man with an axe. Called the hyena of the sea, the tiger shark strikes with a sawing motion of its bottom jaw against the bone razor blades of its top jaw. It is known as the deadliest bite of any shark. Bethany's arm was removed so cleanly, with such precision and efficiency, that the operating doctor, upon first seeing the wound, was confused. He wanted to know who the son of a bitch was that had amputated without his permission.
The Hunt for Red October II - Wanted Dead or Alive
The next day, after word had spread through the islands, legendary big wave surfer Laird Hamilton, no relation to Bethany, called his father, Billy, another legendary surfer, and told him if he didn't go out and "kill this fucking shark", he was going to do it himself. Fourteen days later, much to the outrage of the indigenous Hawaiian population, Billy Hamilton and Ralph Young hauled to the beach a fourteen-foot female tiger shark with a ragged dorsal fin. It took a gutted five-foot gray shark as bait and a barbed hook the size of a dinner plate to do it.

Butchering the beast offshore, away from prying eyes, they found no evidence of Bethany's arm, her pink watch, her charm bracelet, or the 18-inch semi-circle of her surfboard that the shark had taken all at once. Experts claimed that the shark would have long before regurgitated the irritating fiberglass and probably the arm with it. However, removing the jaws from the carcass and matching them to Bethany's board, the Hawaiian Fish and Game forensic team revealed that it was a perfect fit. Aside from the jaws, the only other part of the shark that was saved was a section of its dusky, striped skin. This skin was presented to Boy Akana, a local Kahuna, or Polynesian priest, who would stretch the skin over ceremonial drums to call on the ancient spirits to calm the seas. Twenty-four hours later, Hawaiian Governor Linda Lingle was said to decree that the matter was now closed and that the tourist industry should get back to normal. Seven days after the catch of the great fish, Bethany Hamilton pays a visit to Ralph Young's fishing compound with her father Tom. Bethany, at her own request, is there to visit the jaws that took her arm. Crouching beside the jaws in the middle of the lawn, they come up to Bethany's shoulder. The jaws are still bloody and have shards of feeding tissue hanging from their teeth.

For long moments the men stand around uncomfortably as Bethany curiously pokes at the razor-sharp teeth one by one. Then she looks up and asks her father if she can have one of the teeth for a necklace she would like to make. An amulet to protect her in the future. The men are so stunned that nobody speaks. Upon leaving the compound with her father, Bethany is overheard saying, "I hope I don't have dreams." On the drive home, it rains. With a sleeping Bethany next to him in the car, with the windshield wipers beating time, Tom Hamilton begins to hum a tune. He has not thought of this tune for a long, long time. Not since he was in the U.S. Navy as a young gunner's mate. His lips move slightly as he recalls the words of the Navy Hymn:

"Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm does bind the restless wave, Who biddest the mighty Ocean deep, Its own appointed limits keep, O hear us when we cry to thee, For those in peril on the sea."

Driving on through the rain, these are the only words Tom Hamilton can remember. He reaches out to gently take his daughter's hand. But it is not there......

Blessings!

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20th Anniversary of Bethany Hamilton's World Famous Shark Attack

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With one last savage kick of her great tail, she opened her jaws in a ragged yawn, and taking the thin, pale arm in her throat, she clamped down with over 16 tons of sawing pressure. And as her teeth met, she effortlessly plucked it from the human body and swallowed it whole.

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Teen Survives Thanks to "Man Vs Wild" Show

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Teen Survives Thanks to "Man Vs Wild" Show

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Teen Survives Thanks to "Man Vs Wild" TV Show

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Teen Survives Thanks to "Man Vs Wild" TV Show

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Teen Survives Sub-Zero Temps in Maine Woods

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Teen Survives Sub-Zero Temps in Maine Woods

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Surviving Sub-Zero Temperatures Stranded in the Woods

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Surviving Sub-Zero Temperatures Stranded in the Woods

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Snow-Bound Maine Teens Survive Sub-Zero Night Stranded in Woods

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Two teenagers missing overnight a Maine wood during below-zero temperatures survived after using a shed as a shelter, wildlife officials said.

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Lost in Maine woods on subzero night, two teens survive on smarts

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Lost in Maine woods on subzero night, two teens survive on smarts

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The snowmobilers stay calm, keep moving, find shelter, build a fire and wait, then hike out in daylight and catch a ride, to the relief of relatives.

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12-Year-Old's Remarkable Bear Encounter Survival

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12-Year-Old's Remarkable Bear Encounter Survival

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In August 2019, Alessandro Breda, a 12-year-old boy from Italy, showed remarkable composure when faced with a brown bear. Walking in the mountains, he slowly backed away while remaining calm - exactly what experts recommend. His story teaches us the importance of staying calm during wildlife encounters.

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Bear Safety: What Every Hiker Should Know

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Bear Safety: What Every Hiker Should Know

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Essential tips for bear encounters: Make noise while hiking, carry bear spray, never run, and play dead for grizzlies but fight back against black bears. Understanding these differences can save your life in bear country.

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What to Do if You See a Bear Hiking | Animal Safety for Hikers and Campers

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Remember the Rule of 3: You can survive 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter in harsh conditions, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. Learn the priorities of survival: Shelter, Water, Fire, Food.

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20 Wilderness Survival Tips and Bushcraft Skills

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Create an emergency kit with water, non-perishable food, flashlights, and batteries. Have an evacuation plan ready. Know your zone and listen to local authorities. Being prepared can make all the difference during a hurricane.

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During a tornado, seek shelter in a basement or interior room on the lowest floor with no windows. If you're in a mobile home, get out and find a sturdy building. Remember: your basement or storm cellar is the safest place to be.

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Ultimate Tornado Safety Guide - What You Need to Know (Best Practices)

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16 Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor Hikes Her Way to Survival

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Father of Washington plane crash survivor: “It’s a miracle”

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Autumn Veatch, 16, emerged from the woods 2 days after plane crash; 24 hours later, she’s out of the hospital

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Teen survives nine weeks in Australian Outback with no shelter and

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Matthew Allen weighed just six stone, was covered in leeches and mosquito bites and was left partially blind after setting off on an apparent test of his survival skills

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Suspended Animation? How A Boy Survived 15 Minutes Trapped Under Ice In Frozen Lake

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A Missourian boy trapped below a sheet of ice and deprived of oxygen for 15 minutes may have survived thanks to hypothermia.

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Three teenagers survive 50 days adrift in Pacific

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Three teenage boys from the Tokelau Islands in the Pacific are found alive off the coast of Fiji after 50 days adrift.

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US teen survives 48 hours lost in Swiss Alps

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Sione 'Ulufonua Fataua is 73 years old, but the busy head pastor for the Church of Tonga and its 16 U.S. congregations says he can never retire - the debt he owes to God is too great.

Sione was 18 in June 1965 when he and five restless friends at St. Andrew's Anglican boarding school on Tonga "borrowed" a boat, thinking they could sail to New Zealand for "a better life." But a storm their first night at sea derailed their pipe dream.

"The boat was all torn up - no rudder, no sails - and for eight days we drifted with no food, no rain to drink," Sione says in this week's issue of PEOPLE. "We prayed, knowing only God could save us."

That the boys, ranging in age from 13 to 18, survived eight days at sea was miracle enough. But what happened after their battered craft slammed into the rocks of the deserted island of 'Ata in the South Pacific was even more astonishing - especially to students of William Golding's 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies.

Unlike in that classic novel, which is the story of boys on a deserted island turning on each other, Sione and his friends made a pact that first day to live on the island just as they had been raised in their respective families scattered across the small islands of Tonga.

"We all come from close and poor families where, whatever you get, you share," says Sione, describing a detailed system the boys worked out for growing food, tending a permanent fire (the flame never went out over 15 months), exercising and resolving arguments.

Nights around the fire were for airing grievances. "If anybody had something they didn't like, they talked about it and we say 'Sorry' and then pray and everything's okay," recalls Sione, one of the two eldest boys, who took on a leadership role. "If someone got really mad - like, if I planned something and they didn't do it - you disappear for a few hours, look at the ocean and clear it out of your mind."

For much more of the Tongan boys' life on the island and the enduring bond among the survivors, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here.

They were rescued in September 1966 when a fishing boat captained by Australian Peter Warner passed 'Ata near enough for one of the crew to hear the boys shouting. Remarking today on the tale he had heard once all six boys swam - naked and with long hair - out to his boat that day, Warner says: "They created a mini-civilization. For people so young, the wisdom was amazing."

The boys' story was tucked into Warner's 2016 memoir Ocean of Light: 30 Years in Tonga and the Pacific, but didn't get widespread attention until Dutch historian Rutger Bregman stumbled upon a brief mention of the Tongan boys' adventure in an obscure old newspaper clip. Bregman had been looking for a real-life Lord of the Flies to include in his new book .

"We've been telling ourselves cynical stories about humanity for decades," Bregman tells PEOPLE. "A more hopeful view of human nature is exactly what we need right now. We can't allow ourselves to be cynical these days; the challenges are too big."

Sione remains close to one of the "boys" - Luke Veikoso, now 72, who relocated to the U.S. after retiring as the Pacific Heavyweight boxing champion. He moved in with Sione in Oakland, California, two years ago. Of retiring from his work managing 16 congregations and leading services in his own, Sione says, "I always say that God kept me alive, so I'll work for Him for the rest of my life."

Unable to travel because of the coronavirus, he and Luke recently joined a Zoom call with Warner, Bregman and the only two other castaways still living, Tevita Siola'a and Mano Totau, to give Hollywood studio New Regency the movie rights to their story.

Sione says he waited 54 years for that story to become famous - and 2020 turned out to be the perfect time: "If people today had the mindset of the '6 Tongan Castaways' - if we all help each other, not be greedy, care for each other - we can all survive what is happening in the world."

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Inside the Lord of the Flies Survival of 6 Tongan Boys 54 Years Ago: 'The Story We Need Now'

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Inside the miraculous survival of six castaway Tongan boys from June 1965 to September 1966. Unlike 'Lord of the Flies,' they all helped each other

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Stranded in the Wilderness: How This Student Survived

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A Montana college student whose SUV broke down on a gravel road in a remote forest stayed alive until help arrived two days later thanks to quick-thinking survival techniques he read about as a kid.

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Boys Survives Being Trapped After Haiti Earthquake

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Boys Survives Being Trapped After Haiti Earthquake

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Known most notably as one of the biggest comeback stories of our era, Bethany Hamilton has become synonymous with inspiration.

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Teen Hikers Survive in California Wilderness

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Teen Hikers Survive in California Wilderness

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Rescued Teen Hikers Recovering in California Hospital

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Two teenage hikers who became lost and separated on a Southern California trail are recovering from dehydration today in the hospital after spending days in the wilderness without food and water.

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Teen who survived bear attack: ‘Mostly it was scared’

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Petra Davis doesn’t remember much about the bear attack that nearly took her life during an Alaska bike race last July. Though she’s mostly recovered from her terrible injuries, she admits, “I don’t know about riding my bike in the dark again.”

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Teens Survive Being Stranded in a Blizzard

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Teens Survive Being Stranded in a Blizzard

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TACLOBAN, Philippines Nov. 11, 2013&#151; -- Americans who witnessed and survived in the bullseye of Typhoon Haiyan -- including a stunned teenager -- described a storm that demolished concrete, drowned children and tossed large freighters onto land.

Simon Kruzban, 18, of Colorado, huddled in a kitchen with his host family in the city of Tacloban, which bore the brunt of the typhoon's fury.
Related: US allocates $20 million typhoon assistance
There were "lots of injuries and then dead bodies all over the place once we like kind of left the neighborhood and walked sort of downtown," Kruzban told ABC News. "We were talking to a friend that lives in the neighborhood next door. ... Apparently like 50 little kids got sucked away."

Kruzban said he'd watched a neighborhood that he'd grown to love "get completely decimated."

"It's just horrible," he said.
How to Help the Victims of Typhoon Haiyan
Residents said they clung to roofs and floated on inflatable mattresses as the storm roared ashore Friday with sustained winds close to 200 mph, making it the most powerful storm in recorded history.

American storm chaser Jim Edd told ABC News he jumped into a hotel swimming pool to escape the winds that filled the air with hurtling debris.

"It blew hard," Edd said. "It blew for hours and it didn't let up."

Ferocious waves estimated to be 20 feet high were reported and they obliterated everything in their path, including concrete walls and buildings. The storm left tanker ships stranded aground in the city.

As of this afternoon, at least 1,774 deaths had been confirmed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. And the death toll is expected to top 10,000, officials said.

More than 9 million people have been affected, according to the United Nations, and more than 660,000 have been displaced.

Amid the devastation, there was a moment of elation when a woman gave birth today to a baby girl in Tacloban.

Cheers broke out as Emily Ortega, 21, delivered a healthy daughter named Bea Joy Sagales inside a damaged office unit in the compound of the Tacloban airport control tower. The birth gave residents and military medics who assisted in the airport delivery a much needed smile in a city where officials estimate thousands are dead.

Ortega was in an evacuation center Friday when the mother, according to the Associated Press, had to swim and cling to a post to survive before she found safety at the airport and eventually gave birth. Her husband in Manila was unaware of what had happened.

Bea Joy Sagales was named after Ortega's mother, who went missing in the storm Friday, the baby's aunt told ABC News.

Three days after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the region, survivors are wandering through the remains of their flattened homes searching for loved ones, food, water and medicine. With reports of increased looting in Tacloban, a state of emergency has now been declared and a curfew has been put in place.

In Samar province, Gov. Stephen James Tan said the death toll is more than 400, with 2,000 missing.
PHOTOS: Typhoon Haiyan Pummels the Philippines
President Benigno Aquino declared a state of national calamity and in a statement he said that the provinces of Leyte and Samar had suffered massive destruction and loss of life.

With power and communications out for millions, it could take days, if not weeks, before officials in the Philippines learn the full extent of the damage and casualties.

"In some cases the devastation has been total," Secretary to the Cabinet Rene Almendras told the AP.

The devastation and twisted piles of debris hampered rescue efforts and the ability to get aid to people for most of the weekend.

Richard Gordon, head of the Red Cross in the Philippines, said resources are now reaching people.

"Slowly but surely we're getting in and we're also clearing the area of debris so that our people can go in. We're doing everything we can to get to the victims very, very fast," he told ABC News Radio.

Gordon said he's concerned about a tropical depression that could hit the Philippines sometime this week.

A tropical depression east of Southern Mindanao has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was named Zoraida. While the winds are around 30 mph, this new storm could bring substantial rainfall to the region later this week.
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"I just hope that the rains don't linger because if the ground is saturated then we'll have a problem with landslides," Gordon said. "We may have another problem with floods. And it's going to be hitting the same area."

Agencies from the United States and other governments are racing to help the victims of the devastating typhoon.

Secretary of State John Kerry said today that the U.S. government "is organizing emergency shipments of critically needed material to provide shelter to the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos driven from their homes by this unprecedented typhoon. We are also organizing emergency shipments of food and hygiene supplies to thousands of families."

A U.S. military plane carrying relief supplies and a contingent of Marines has left the Philippine capital Manila en route to Tacloban.

Two C-130 planes left Manila's Vilamor air base today loaded with bottled water, generators wrapped in plastic, a forklift and two trucks.

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Buried by an avalanche in his own backyard, 8-year-old Phoenix Scoles-Coburn tried to clear the snow surrounding him after he failed to free his arms.“I tried to lick and like, bite, my way out because I was too close together to get my hands out,” he said Friday on TODAY.Exactly a week earlier, he and his sister were playing outside their Montana home when they heard the loud rumble.Read more

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Feared for their lashing winds, torrential rains, and inundating storm surges, hurricanes are potentially lethal tempests that can leave extensive damage.

As an example, consider the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. That officially unnamed Category 4 hurricane claimed between 8,000 and 12,000 lives in Galveston, Texas, and remains the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.

Hurricanes 101

Part of the tropical cyclone family, hurricanes occur in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the easternmost parts of the Northeast and South Pacific Ocean. Their sister storm, called the "typhoon," is a tropical cyclone that occurs in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, west of the dateline.

Hurricanes pose the greatest threat to residents in coastal areas like Galveston because they form exclusively over warm ocean waters near the equator. As the hot, wet air rises, pressure areas between the ocean water and clouds create circular currents that spin and grow. Once the storm rolls inland, coastal cities are often their first targets. Hurricane Katrina, which pounded New Orleans and surrounding areas in 2005, is the third-deadliest and most costly hurricane in U.S. history.

The extent of a hurricane's destruction stems from the intensity of the storm, as well as a number of other factors, including the effectiveness of advance warnings, the presence of defensive structures like seawalls or mangroves, and the structures in the area. ( Read more about how hurricanes form.)

Measuring the Intensity

The Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale groups hurricanes into five categories based on wind speed. The ranking system was originally created by Herb Saffir and Bob Simpson in the 1970s, and it sets the threshold for a Category 1 hurricane at 74 miles per hour. A Category 5 hurricane has winds of 157 miles per hour or higher and is considered catastrophic, although it's important to note that even Category 1 storms can be deadly, particularly due to flooding.

One particularly powerful Category 5 hurricane to hit the U.S. was Hurricane Andrew in 1992. That storm struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana. With 44 hurricane-related deaths and an estimated $ 26.5 billion in damages, Hurricane Andrew was the costliest U.S. hurricane before Katrina and the deadliest hurricane in Florida before Hurricane Irma stole 123 Floridian lives in 2017.

The top five deadliest hurricanes in the U.S. have been Category 3 hurricanes or stronger.

Communication channels

When the Galveston storm struck in 1900, advisory notices from the U.S. Weather Bureau were too little, too late.

The National Weather Service admitted much later that information at the time was "sketchy" and "little if any knowledge" suggested the storm was headed for Texas. Yet meteorologist Al Roker writes that this limited information came less from insufficient technology than the U.S. Weather Bureau's refusal to communicate with Cuban forecasters following the Spanish-American War. Cuba was a leader in meteorology at the time and was tracking the storm as it moved over the western part of that country.

Had the nations communicated, Roker suggests many lives could have been saved.

Instead, official warnings were given to some eastern Gulf states and the southern Atlantic coast-but not to Texas. A day before the disaster, September 7, 1900, then-Galveston Weather Bureau Manager Isaac M. Cline raised hurricane warning flags above his agency's building. While that wasn't enough to alert everyone, the National Weather Service says "it is likely many more Galveston residents would have died without the warnings."

These days, more advanced technology allows meteorologists to predict a hurricane's path about a week before its arrival. In the U.S., the National Hurricane Center provides updates on hurricane warnings every six hours on hurricanes.gov, and the agency offers open communication with national and local news outlets.

Impacting underprivileged communities

When hurricanes strike underprivileged communities, natural disasters can become "man-made," in the words of former President Barack Obama.

Obama told NPR that Katrina's damage symbolized "a failure of government to look out for its own citizens," especially the low-income and black Americans that were most affected. ( Read more about the impact of Hurricane Katrina.)

That's partly because cheaper homes are often more at risk to damage, both from less robust building materials and from locations in less desirable areas, such as on lower or wetter ground. People of lesser means are less likely to purchase flood or hurricane insurance beforehand. They may also be less able to afford evacuation, with many lacking their own vehicles. And after storms, lower-income people often struggle more to rebuild. Housing prices tend to decline after a natural disaster strikes an area. While wealthy homeowners may be able to relocate post-disaster, others may find themselves trapped in a damaged hurricane zone.

What you can do to reduce risk from hurricanes

If you live in a designated hurricane zone (you can discover this by going to your state government website, like Florida's Know Your Zone), or if a hurricane warning occurs, there are steps you can take to protect yourself before, during, and after a storm.

Before a storm

Long before a warning is issued, coastal residents should make evacuation plans. Identify a safe shelter that is likely outside of harm's way, and a route to get there. This can include stocking up on emergency supplies such as food, water, protective clothing, medications, batteries, flashlights, important documents, road maps, and a full tank of gas.

The Department of Homeland Security recommends that coastal residents store at least three days worth of food, in anticipation of a hurricane.

Charge electronics and keep portable batteries nearby-but don't assume you will have a cell or radio signal during the storm. It can help to purchase battery-operated radios for back-up.

But, don't use your phone or handle electrical equipment unless necessary. Because lightning often follows wires, using a landline or other wired device could increase your chances of getting electrocuted. Even if you do get cell service, limit time on the phone to free up circuits for emergency personnel.

If you live in a hurricane zone, invest in permanent storm shutters for windows. These will offer the best protection and reduce chances of shattering. If you don't have storm shutters, the DHS recommends boarding up windows with cut-to-fit plywood.

It's also a good idea to keep clean such infrastructure as pipes and storm drains, to reduce damages as much as possible in the event that flooding occurs.

During a storm

As a storm unfolds, people should listen to local authorities on radio or television. As mentioned above, hurricane.gov provides updates every six hours, and people can also sign up for community alerts.

Evacuation routes often close as a hurricane develops, which is why it is strongly advised to heed all recommendations and leave the area before a storm hits. However, if forced to weather a storm, take cover in the most secure building possible and stay away from windows.

Remember that a lull often signifies the storm's eye-not its end. Anyone riding out a hurricane should wait for authorities to announce that the danger has passed.

Be smart. Although dedicated professionals and improved technology have made hurricane forecasting more accurate than ever before-it's far from precise. If you feel unsafe in a hurricane-prone area, take cover.

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Feared for their lashing winds, torrential rains, and inundating storm surges, hurricanes are potentially lethal tempests that can leave extensive damage. As an example, consider the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. That officially unnamed Category 4 hurricane claimed between 8,000 and 12,000 lives in Galveston, Texas, and remains the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.

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Whether you live in an earthquake-prone region like California or Japan or in calmer lands, the idea of everything around you shaking uncontrollably -- and potentially catastrophically -- can be terrifying.

There's a particular sense of helplessness that can accompany earthquakes, especially because there is no established scientific method of predicting them. With that in mind, preparation is the best defense.

If you reside in a place like California's Bay Area, where there are eight or more faults that could produce a serious earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 or worse, knowing how best to weather an earthquake is as essential as a Floridian's knowing what to do when a hurricane approaches [source: USGS].

With that in mind, we'll take a look at what to do before, during and after an earthquake in this article. From supplies to retrofitting to emergency communication, we'll cover it all. We'll also see whether duck and cover is indeed the best method and why Doug Copp's "Triangle of Life" technique has attracted so much controversy.

First, let's see how to secure your home.

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If the big one struck, would you be ready? No? Then start reading and stocking up on food, water and other essential supplies. And hurry up. For some of you, it's not "if" but "when."

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If you frequently spend time in nature-regardless of the type of climate-you may be at risk for animal attack. The strategy you should take to defend yourself from an attacking animal will vary based on the animal you're dealing with. While there's not a single, standard way to defend yourself against attacking animals and survive the encounter, you can choose the best strategy based on the animal that's confronting you.

If you're worried about a shark attack, don't get into the water at dusk or dawn. Sharks are most active at these times.

Try not to bleed or pee in ocean water, as sharks can smell these from miles away. If you're menstruating, it's probably best to stay out of shark-inhabited waters.

If you're planning on spending time in the wild, research the animals that live in the area and read ahead on how to survive encounters and attacks from those specific animals. For instance, you may need to know about ostrich encounters if you'll be in the savannas or woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, but you probably don't need to know about them if you're camping in a small forest in Michigan.

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This article was co-authored by Scott Fitterman. Scott Fitterman is an Outdoor Skills Expert and the Co-Founder of TrailBound Project, a hiking and backpacking school headquartered in Ringwood, New Jersey. TrailBound Project offers hiking and backpacking courses, trips, and outdoor adventure challenges for all skill levels. Scott is also a Search and Rescue Officer, Instructor, Mountain Rescue Unit member, and certified as a Wilderness First Responder EMT. Leveraging his extensive expertise, Scott leads treks in the backcountry across the Northeastern US. He holds a business degree from the University of Maryland. This article has been viewed 209,316 times.

To survive an attack from a wild canine, throw stones or sticks in the direction of the animal, and try to be as loud as possible to scare it off. Alternatively, if you encounter a big cat in the wild, stand your ground and try to make yourself seem as big as possible so you're more threatening, and avoid running away since you'll trigger the cat's instinct to chase you. Also, if you come across a wild bear, make yourself appear bigger than you are, and don't run away since bears are fast and will catch you. To learn how to survive a shark or snake attack, scroll down!

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There's no truer statement than the old adage "you can't control the weather." You can't even predict it with complete certainty. As advanced as our meteorological forecasting techniques are these days, weather systems are changeable forces of nature. They can come on quickly, switch direction without notice and build in intensity in a short period of time. Whether you're at home, on foot, in your car or at work, a winter snowstorm can catch you off guard.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center defines a blizzard as a "violent winter storm, lasting at least 3 hours, which combines below freezing temperatures and very strong wind laden with blowing snow that reduces visibility to less than 1 km."

If a blizzard is bad enough, snow plows and salt trucks won't even brave the elements. Roads become desolate ice paths, businesses shut down, schools close and grocery stores get picked clean. If your home loses power and you have no backup heating system in place, your very life becomes at risk. In this article, we'll give you 10 tips on how to survive a snowstorm.

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Welcome to our section on mountaineering and mountain survival. Being at altitudes creates unique issues for all aspects of survival, from movement, to health, to dealing with injuries. Being stranded on a mountain does have a somewhat unique survival motivation in that you almost never want to stay up there, so much of the coverage is on how to move (ideally, descending) to safer environs. The information on this site was taken from US Army Field Manual FM 3-97.61 Military Mountaineering, as such the information is presented as to a soldier, even though you may not be one.

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