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Trapped by a Boulder in a Canyon Five Days Alone
Aron Ralston entered a narrow Utah canyon alone in April 2003. Five days later, with his right arm pinned beneath an enormous boulder, he used a small multitool to free himself.
How Eleven Hostages Escaped Captors in the Dark
After nearly four years in captivity, 11 sailors slipped through a broken window before dawn and ran more than 10 kilometres through darkness to reach safety in Somalia.
He Jumped Off a Mountain to Escape
Matt Scott was 19 when armed men seized eight foreign tourists in northern Colombia. About 11 hours later, he went over a mountain ridge and spent nearly two weeks alone in the jungle before Kogui people and Colombian soldiers helped him out.
She Cleaned Boko Haram Guns Before Escaping Sambisa
Maryam Ibrahim was among about 50 women taken from Madagali towards Sambisa Forest. In captivity, she cleaned guns and arranged ammunition before one day pretending to fetch water and running for her life.
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