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Lee: NOW WE GOT SOME WATER BOILING ON THE FIRE.

AAH! AAH! LEE!

-STACEY. -OH, GOD.

[ CRYING ]

OW.

Narrator: ONE MAN... [ HOWLS ]

ONE WOMAN, EXPOSED AND ALONE.

SCARY.

AT NATURE'S MERCY FOR 21 DAYS.

AAH!

THERE'S A BEAR OUTSIDE MY SHELTER.

Narrator: WITH NO FOOD... I'M SO GONE.

...NO WATER... I'M HURTING REAL BAD.

...NO CLOTHES... THERE'S AN ALLIGATOR DOWN HERE.

...DO THEY HAVE THE SKILL... FIRE!

...AND THE WILL TO SURVIVE...

Stacey: [ Crying ] HOW LONG IS THE PAIN GONNA LAST?

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IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF CROATIA,

CLOSE TO THE DANUBE RIVER,

LIES THE UNTAMED WETLAND OF KOPACKI RIT,

A LABYRINTH OF LAKES, MARSHES, AND RIVERINE FORESTS

SWARMING WITH HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF MOSQUITO.

THIS UNIQUE FLOOD PLAIN

IS IN THE MIDST OF A SCORCHING HEAT WAVE.

DURING THE DAY, WILD BOARS WITH RAZOR-SHARP TUSKS

WILL BE DEFENDING THEIR SHADY FOREST HOMES

FROM UNWANTED VISITORS.

AND AT NIGHT, GOLDEN JACKALS, THE LARGEST OF THE SPECIES,

WILL BE ON THE HUNT,

STEALTHY, TRAVELING IN SMALL PACKS,

AND READY TO AMBUSH UNSUSPECTING PREY.

MY GUT'S TELLING ME, "WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING OUT HERE?

WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE HOTEL."

MY NAME IS LEE TREW.

I'M 33 YEARS OLD.

I LIVE IN JERVIS BAY, AUSTRALIA.

AND I TEACH BUSHCRAFT, SURVIVAL, AND RE-WILDING.

I THINK SOMEONE ELSE WOULD DESCRIBE ME

AS SOMEONE GOOD TO HAVE IN A CRISIS

AND HOPEFULLY A FUN GUY.

IT IS HOT, AND ONE OF THE MAJOR THREATS OUT HERE

IS GONNA BE DEHYDRATION.

THERE ARE ALSO PIGS, WHICH HAVE SHARP TUSKS,

AND THEY'LL BE DEFENDING THEIR PIGLETS

WITH EVERYTHING THEY HAVE.

I GREW UP IN A KIND OF A HIPPIE COMMUNE IN LONDON,

AND THERE WAS ALWAYS A PACK OF FERAL KIDS TO RUN AROUND,

TREEHOUSES TO JUMP OUT OF, FIRES TO START.

THEN, WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I GOT TO LEARN BUSHCRAFT

AND TEACH BUSHCRAFT TO THE YOUNGER KIDS.

THEN I WENT TO THE TRACKER SCHOOL IN THE STATES

AND STARTED LEARNING STONE-AGE PRIMITIVE SKILLS.

YOU KNOW, THE IDEA WAS CAN WE LEARN ENOUGH SKILLS

AND AWARENESS THAT WE CAN GO OUT INTO THE BUSH WITH NOTHING?

THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE FIRE.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR SIX YEARS TO AN AMAZING WOMAN CALLED GINA.

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO,

WE LOST OUR 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, BLAZE, TO CANCER.

GOING THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, MY LIFE FALLING APART,

THIS CHILD WHO WAS EVERYTHING TO ME.

WHAT I'M HOPING TO GET OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE

IS GETTING PERSPECTIVE ON MY LIFE,

JUST WANTING TO SAY YES TO NEW CHALLENGES,

INCLUDING THIS ONE.

Narrator: LEE'S KNOWLEDGE OF BUSHCRAFT

AND HIS STONE-AGE PRIMITIVE SKILLS

HIGHLIGHT AN IMPRESSIVE RéSUMé AS A SURVIVALIST.

BUT THE REAL CHALLENGE WILL BE HIS ABILITY

TO ADAPT TO A FOREIGN ENVIRONMENT.

LEE'S PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OR PSR, HAS BEEN SET AT 7.6.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

MY NAME IS STACEY.

I AM 35 YEARS OLD, FROM IDAHO.

I'M A SCIENCE MAJOR. I'M A MOTHER.

I'M A PUNK ROCKER.

**

I AM SO BLOWN AWAY AT HOW MAGICAL THIS PLACE IS.

I AM A FIELD-DATA COLLECTOR.

I CAN IDENTIFY MOST PLANTS IN THE FIELD.

A FEW YEARS AGO,

I FOUND MYSELF STRANDED IN THE DESERT.

I HAD NO GEAR. I HAD NO WATER. I HAD NO FOOD.

I HAD NO IDEA WHERE I WAS.

I HAD TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GONNA DIE.

LUCKILY, I FOUND MY WAY HOME.

THAT WAS THE TRIGGER FOR ME

TO GET THE WARRIOR-HOOD MENTALITY GOING.

I'M DOING THIS CHALLENGE FOR MY CHILDREN

SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF AS HUMAN BEINGS.

AND THAT'S WHY I AM INTO SURVIVALISM,

IS FOR MY CHILDREN.

Narrator: STACEY'S WILLPOWER AND DETERMINATION ARE UNMATCHED,

BUT HER FIERCELY INDEPENDENT NATURE COULD WORK AGAINST HER

IN A CHALLENGE RELIANT ON TEAMWORK.

HER INITIAL PSR BEGINS AT 6.2.

IT'S TIME TO GO DO IT.

Stacey: BEING NAKED IN THE SWAMP WITH A STRANGER

SOUNDS INITIALLY HORRIBLE, [ CHUCKLES ]

BUT WE'RE ANIMALS.

WE WEREN'T MEANT TO HAVE ALL THIS STUFF.

Lee: IT'S VERY STRANGE

MEETING SOMEONE FOR THE FIRST TIME NAKED.

MUCH HARDER TO JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

BECAUSE THERE'S NO CUES FROM ANY OF THEIR CLOTHES.

-HELLO. -HI.

-NICE TO MEET YOU. -VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

-I'M STACEY. -I'M LEE.

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, FINALLY.

YEAH, YEAH.

-COOL. -AWESOME.

AND, UM...YEAH.

WELL, HERE WE ARE. WE'RE GONNA DO THIS THING, RIGHT?

WE'RE GONNA SURVIVE. WE'RE GONNA DO WELL.

I HOPE WE SURVIVE, YEAH. YEAH.

YEAH. WELL, WE WILL SURVIVE. [ LAUGHS ]

Lee: IT WAS A BIT AWKWARD AT FIRST, BUT SHE'S AWESOME.

SHE'S TOTALLY ROCKING IT.

SHE SEEMS TO ME TO BE,

LIKE, A SCANDINAVIAN, VIKING, WILD, WARRIOR WOMAN.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: ALONG WITH A HAND DRILL FIRE KIT,

LEE AND STACEY HAVE BOTH BEEN ALLOWED ONE SURVIVAL ITEM.

A HAND DRILL. I ACTUALLY PREFER THIS TO A BOW DRILL.

THIS IS WHAT I BROUGHT.

-NICE. -IT'S A NEPALESE KUKRI.

-DID YOU GO TO NEPAL TO GET IT? -NO, NO I HAD IT SENT TO ME.

YEAH, MUCH MORE CONVENIENT.

-RIGHT, RIGHT. -I BROUGHT US...

OH, THAT IS SO COOL.

I GET THE PARTY STARTED AND BRING SOME POT.

I DIG HIM. HE'S RAD...SO FAR.

[ DING! ]

I HAVE A MAP. DO YOU HAVE A MAP?

I DON'T HAVE A MAP. THANK CHRIST THAT YOU HAVE A MAP.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

OKAY, SO, I SUPPOSE WE'RE HERE

NEXT TO THAT PIECE OF DEAD WOOD.

OKAY, YEP.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE OUR WAY DOWN RIVER.

AND THIS LOOKS LIKE WE MAY WANT TO SET UP HERE.

IT'S NICE. I LIKE THE LOOK OF THE FISH.

-YEAH, THAT LOOKS GOOD. -I GUESS THAT'S A JACKAL, HUH?

IT LOOKS LIKE, AND WE DON'T WANT TO RUN INTO ANY OF THOSE.

OKAY, ARE WE READY?

I'M READY.

**

IT'S HOT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF BUGS.

-I'M GOING TO MUD UP, I THINK. -OKAY.

I'VE GOT THIS PASTY WHITE SKIN FROM AUSTRALIAN WINTER.

I HAVE PAID SO MUCH MONEY TO DO THIS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HEY, I'VE BEEN WIPING MY ASS. DID I MISS A SPOT?

[ LAUGHS ] NO, YOU GOT IT GOOD.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

THIS IS THE BEST VACATION I'VE EVER HAD.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

OH, LOOK, LITTLE PAWS OR SOMETHING.

INTERESTING. I'M SEEING FOUR TOES.

YEAH.

SO THAT TO ME LOOKS LIKE A WILD DOG

OR MAYBE JACKAL.

THAT'S KIND OF SCARY.

JUST MEANS YOU HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL.

Narrator: WITH TEMPERATURES INTO TRIPLE DIGITS,

THE EXTREME HEAT WILL CAUSE STACEY AND LEE

TO LOSE UP TO A HALF GALLON OF WATER PER HOUR THROUGH SWEAT.

WHEN THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO REACH WATER?

Lee: I'M A BIT WORRIED I MIGHT BE GETTING SUNBURNT.

IF WE WANT TO HAVE A NICE SHELTER

AND BE PROTECTED A LITTLE BIT FROM THE MOSQUITOES,

WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET TO OUR CAMP AND START BUILDING SOON.

DO WE WANT TO CUT INLAND

AND JUST SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER THERE?

-YEAH. -AT THE TREE LINE.

-HOORAY, THE SHADE. -[ SIGHS ]

OH, MY SKIN IS LIKE [HISSES]

HOLY HELL. THERE IS WATER THERE.

-OH, WOW. WATER. -[ SIGHING ]

WATER, WATER.

IT'S VERY SWAMPY LOOKING.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

YEAH, IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE TURQUOISE WATERS

-OF SOME RIVERS. -NO.

BUT AT LEAST THERE'S STUFF FOR FISH TO HIDE UNDER.

YEAH. AND I'VE SEEN SO MANY FISH JUMPING AROUND OUT HERE.

I THINK THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF LIFE IN THE WATER.

THIS IS A GOOD SPOT.

HOME, SWEET HOME.

I RECKON FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS --

WHOA! THAT DUDE.

-DID HE GET YOU? OH, MY GOD. -YEAH.

THAT WAS COOL, DUDE.

THAT WAS SOME COOL *BLEEP* RIGHT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. Lee: IT IS HOT.

THIS IS STAGNANT, SLIMY SWAMP WATER.

IF WE DON'T GET ANY FIRE, WE DON'T WATER.

THAT'S REALLY SERIOUS.

OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THE BEST PARTNER EVER.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE DONE.

OH, MAN.

NO.

SO NEARLY.

SO, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

-WHAT'S WRONG? -WELL...

I HAVE AMAZING HAND DRILL TECHNIQUE.

USUALLY, I CAN BUST A COAL, NO PROBLEM.

BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT ONE DIDN'T LIGHT.

IT MIGHT JUST BE HUMIDITY.

NO. *BLEEP*

[ LAUGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

Stacey: LEE'S A GREAT PARTNER.

I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT NOT HAVING FIRE

BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS

TO HAVE WATER IN YOUR SYSTEM

OR ELSE YOUR CELLS START TO FREAK OUT.

AND I DON'T WANT MY CELLS TO FREAK OUT.

*BLEEP*

-CHECK OUT MY HAND. -OW.

Lee: OH, MY *BLEEP* GOD. WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE?

THIS IS NOT THE GAME PLAN AT ALL.

FEELING KIND OF PISSED.

Stacey: I'M PRETTY GOOD AT USING A FIRE PLOW,

BUT ONE OF MY WEAKNESSES WOULD BE USING A HAND DRILL.

I FEEL SLIGHTLY FRUSTRATED, AND IT'S ONLY THE FIRST DAY.

[ BOTH SIGH ]

Lee: HAND DRILL'S USUALLY MY COMFORT ZONE.

I PUSHED MY HANDS FURTHER THAN I SHOULD'VE PUSHED THEM,

WHICH IS JUST A STUPID THING TO DO IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION

'CAUSE NOW I CAN'T EVEN HAVE ANOTHER GO AT HAND DRILL

WITHOUT REALLY HURTING MY HANDS.

I FEEL LIKE I LET US BOTH DOWN.

IF WE DON'T GET FIRE, WE'RE FINISHED.

YOU'RE BACK.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH. YOU KNOW? I AM. I AM.

-I FEEL KIND OF LIKE AN IDIOT. -WHY?

I COULD FEEL MY HAND WAS GETTING HOT,

AND I SHOULD'VE STOPPED, BUT I WAS LIKE *BLEEP* IT.

WE'RE GONNA GET FIRE ON THIS ONE."

AND SO I PUSHED THROUGH, AND NOW I'M JUST NO GOOD FOR HAND DRILL

UNLESS I SERIOUSLY INJURE MY HANDS EVEN MORE.

WHERE ARE WE GONNA GO FROM HERE?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

Lee: IF WE DON'T GET ANY FIRE, WE DON'T GET WATER.

AND IN THIS ECOSYSTEM, THAT'S SERIOUS.

BUT THAT'S THE WHOLE SURVIVAL MIND GAME.

YOU DON'T DEAL WITH WHAT YOU WISH YOU COULD HAVE.

YOU DEAL WITH WHAT ACTUALLY IS.

I HAD AN AWESOME IDEA FOR THESE AMORPHA BUSHES.

I WAS WONDERING ABOUT

MAYBE MAKING BASKETS OUT OF --

TO PUT OVER OUR FACES TO STOP MOSQUITOS ON THE FACE.

AND THEN COVER THE REST OF OUR BODIES WITH SAND OVERNIGHT.

STILL DOESN'T FIX OUR PROBLEM OF WATER.

WHAT I'M THINKING IS THAT WE JUST

RESIGN OURSELVES TO NO WATER TONIGHT.

*BLEEP* WATER. *BLEEP* FIRE.

WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO SHELTER, BASICALLY.

I NEVER HEARD NOTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE,

BUT I'M GOING WITH IT.

WE COULD MAKE TEPEES OUT OF IT INSTEAD OF A BASKET.

I'M BURIED IN THE SAND,

AND I'VE GOT THIS LITTLE TEPEE ABOVE MY FACE

SO THAT I'M MORE EASILY PROTECTED.

AND THEN I CAN LIE HERE AT NIGHT AND JUST --

SO ALL THOSE BUGS FROM THE AMORPHA

CAN CRAWL ON YOUR FACE? [ BOTH LAUGH ]

THIS WAS JUST LIKE A SPUR OF THE MOMENT THING.

I'VE NEVER TRIED IT BEFORE, NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE.

I'M INTERESTED TO SEE IF IT WORKS.

**

I'M VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS, LEE.

WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER?

A FIRE.

-[ LAUGHS ] -YEAH.

THE PLAN IS WE MAKE FIRE OUR PRIORITY TOMORROW.

YEAH.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

Stacey: I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF SLEEPING NAKED UNDERGROUND

WITH NO FIRE, NO WATER

TILL MORNING

WHEN I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT IT'S GONNA GET ANY BETTER.

[ ANIMAL HOWLING ]

THERE'S THIS CALLING OFF IN THE DISTANCE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. MAYBE...

JACKAL.

THAT KIND OF FREAKED ME OUT.

OH, MY GOD. THE MOSQUITOES ARE *BLEEP* HEINOUS, MAN.

[ STACEY COUGHS ]

-[ LAUGHS ] -THAT IS HORRIBLE.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BAD.

TRYING TO WALK SO THAT THE MOSQUITOS WILL LEAVE US ALONE.

OH, MY GOD. SO ITCHY.

MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WE'LL GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT,

-BUT NOT SURE. -[ LAUGHS ]

SO, DO YOU HAVE FAMILY...

-YEAH. -...BACK HOME?

I HAVE TWO CHILDREN.

-HUH. -DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN?

NO. NO.

TWO YEARS AGO, OUR DAUGHTER DIED.

-OHH. -SHE WAS 3,

AND SHE GOT CANCER.

SHE SPENT TWO WEEKS

ON A MACHINE THAT WAS KEEPING HER ALIVE

UNTIL WE REALIZED

THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WE COULD DO FOR HER,

AND WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO SWITCH THE MACHINE OFF.

-I'M SORRY. -YEAH.

[ SOBBING ]

HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT? HOLY *BLEEP* DUDE.

-THAT WAS LIKE 2 YEARS AGO. -OHH...

SO SHE'D BE 5 NOW IF SHE WAS ALIVE.

[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]

AND MOST OF THE TIME, I CAN TELL THAT STORY,

AND I DON'T EVEN CRY, BUT IT'S LIKE [LAUGHS] OUT HERE --

THAT'S A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE THING TO HAPPEN.

YEAH, IT IS. IT'S LIKE, OUT HERE,

LIKE, I'M SO CLOSE TO MY LIMIT EMOTIONALLY

WITH THE *BLEEP* MOSQUITOS

AND EVERY *BLEEP* THING THAT HAPPENED TODAY ALREADY.

[ Laughing ] IT'S LIKE DAY ONE.

AND IT'S LIKE, OH *BLEEP*

[ SOBBING ]

**

Stacey: LEE LOSING HIS DAUGHTER -- REALLY TRAGIC.

I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE

IF I WERE TO LOSE ONE OF MY KIDS.

AND HE'S JUST AN AMAZING PERSON.

NOW THAT THE --

THE LONG, DARK NIGHT IS OVER,

I'M ACTUALLY STARTING TO FEEL

LIKE I'M HAVING FUN RIGHT NOW.

I JUST WANT TO DRINK SOME WATER AND EAT SOMETHING.

I HEAR YOU, SISTER.

Narrator: IF STACEY AND LEE DON'T HYDRATE

IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS,

THEIR ORGANS WILL BEGIN TO SHUT DOWN.

I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR HAND.

I'M GOING TO HELP.

OKAY.

OH *BLEEP* I *BLEEP* IT UP.

-OH, WE WERE SO CLOSE. -UGH.

IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT.

WE'RE SO CLOSE!

OHH.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

THAT IS SO *BLEEP*

YES.

OKAY. [ LAUGHS ]

AND THAT IS HOW YOU MAKE FIRE IN THE BUSH!

WE MADE FIRE. HEY, THAT WAS A GREAT JOB.

-THAT WAS AWESOME. -THAT WAS TOTAL TEAM.

I FEEL SO RELIEVED, AND THIS IS SO INCREDIBLE,

AND I'VE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED IN MY LIFE

TO SEE SOMEBODY MAKE FIRE. [ LAUGHS ]

AND I GET TO DRINK WATER NOW.

MM.

-HOW IS IT? -INCREDIBLE.

-[ SIGHS ] -[ CHUCKLES ]

-OHH. -[ SHIVERS ]

Lee: WE CAN DRINK WATER.

NOW WE NEED TO FIND FOOD.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE FISH, AND I'VE NOTICED

THAT THEY DO SOMETIMES COME QUITE CLOSE TO THE SHORE

SO WHAT I'M WONDERING ABOUT IS MAKING A LITTLE FISH TRAP

WHERE WE JUST PLANT STAKES IN THE MUD.

AND SEE IF CAN KIND OF CORRAL SOME OF THOSE PREDATOR FISH.

GETTING SOME FOOD TONIGHT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

BUT I'M NOT HOLDING UP MY HOPES.

EXPECTATIONS ARE A REAL PSYCHOLOGICAL KILLER

IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION,

SO, UM, YEAH,

WE'LL JUST SEE.

**

I'M JUST GOING TO STROLL UP THE BEACH

AND CHECK MY FISH TRAP,

SEE IF I'VE MANAGED TO SECURE ANY CALORIES IN THERE.

YO.

SUCCESS. LITTLE GUY.

I'M PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

AND IF WE CAN GET SOME MORE BIG FISH IN THERE,

I'LL BE EVEN HAPPIER.

I GOT A TINY, LITTLE SOMETHING FOR OUR STEW POT TONIGHT.

-WHAT IS IT? -IT'S A LITTLE MORSEL.

I WRAPPED IT UP SO IT'D BE A SURPRISE.

-OH *BLEEP* REALLY? -[ CHUCKLES ]

[ GASPS ] AWW, LOOK HOW CUTE.

I FLICKED IT OUT, AND HE WAS ASLEEP.

HE WAS SO FAST ASLEEP, I THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE DISEASED OR DEAD,

AND THEN HE SUDDENLY WOKE UP IN MY HANDS.

-CONGRATULATIONS! -I KNOW. THANK YOU.

-THAT'S GREAT. -YAY.

-YEAH. -SO HOPEFULLY THE FIRST OF MANY.

GONNA BUILD UP THIS FIRE NICE AND BIG AND HOT

AND MAKE NETTLE AND FISH STREW.

YUM, YUM, BREKKIE.

AND ON TO THE FIRE.

WE GOT SOME WATER BOILING ON THE FIRE.

I'M GOING TO GO JUST GRAB A LITTLE BIT MORE FIREWOOD.

AAH! AAH! LEE!

-STACEY. -OH, GOD.

[ Crying ] OW.

OW.

AAH! AAH! LEE!

-STACEY. -OH, GOD.

-MEDIC! -[ CRYING ]

OW.

[ SOBBING ]

[ RADIO SQUEALS ]

I'M SORRY.

-HOW LONG? -WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HOW LONG? GONNA TAKE HER NOW? [ CONVERSING INDISTINCTLY ]

MM-HMM. IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.

OKAY.

HEY, IF I DON'T SEE YOU, ALL RIGHT

[SMOOCHES] GOOD LUCK.

Stacey: I'VE NEVER BEEN BURNT BEFORE.

OHH.

SHE WAS SLEEPING BY THE FIRE.

WE HAD THE BILLY ON.

THEN I JUST HEARD THIS SCREAM,

AND IT HAD FALLEN OFF THE FIRE AND POURED ONTO HER.

SO SHE'S GOT PRETTY NASTY BURNS.

SHE WAS LIKE, "I'M SO SORRY," AS IF IT WAS HER FAULT.

SHE'S BEEN MY COMPANION, MY PARTNER, MY SUPPORT.

I FEEL -- I JUST FEEL SO BAD.

[ STACEY SOBBING ]

Narrator: TO AVOID CONTAMINATION, STACEY IS TAKEN TO A BASE CAMP

WHERE MEDICS WILL ASSIST THE SEVERITY OF HER BURNS.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE. [ CRYING ]

OKAY. NOT IN THE BED.

Ana: IN THIS CONDITION, IF SHE'S OUTSIDE,

IF SHE'S COLD, SHE WOULD NOT LAST FOR LONG

BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT

CLEAN THE WOUND AT ALL.

AND IT WOULD BE SO PAINFUL.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THE CHALLENGE

IN THIS MUCH PAIN.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE.

HOW LONG IS THE PAIN GONNA LAST?

-*BLEEP* -DAYS, YEAH.

OH *BLEEP* ME.

WITH THE THIRD-DEGREE BURNS, YOU CAN GET INTO SHOCK.

THE SKIN GETS INFECTED.

PEOPLE CAN DIE.

Lee: SHE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE AT ALL. I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA LET HER BACK IN.

IF SHE DOES, FANTASTIC. BUT IF SHE DOESN'T,

THEN THE CHALLENGE LOOKS A LOT BLEAKER.

[ CRYING ]

Dr. Posavi: YOU COULD CHOOSE TO STAY HERE. IT'S A RISK.

MY MEDICAL OPINION IS THAT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO A HOSPITAL

TO GET IT CLEANED AND PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF.

SO, UH, DO YOU WANT TO STAY HERE,

OR DO YOU WANT TO BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL?

**

-I WANT TO STAY HERE. -YOU WANT TO STAY HERE?

-YEAH. -OKAY.

IF YOU DON'T GET THE RIGHT TREATMENT

IT COULD GET INFECTED,

AND YOU COULD GO INTO SEPSIS,

AND THAT'S A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION.

-YOU COULD DIE FROM IT. -IF THAT'S MY FATE,

THEN I'LL DEAL WITH IT, BUT I'M NOT --

I'M NOT READY TO GIVE UP.

I'M NOT WILLING TO GIVE UP.

[ Crying ] THIS IS NOT FOR MY EGO.

IT'S FOR MY KIDS.

I'M NOT LEAVING UNTIL I'M FORCED TO LEAVE.

-LEE? -WOW.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'M -- I'M IN IT.

-ARE YOU? -I'M IN IT, YEAH.

[ BOTH LAUGH ] OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.

DOCTOR JUST TOLD ME, IF I DON'T GET INFECTED,

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I'M GLAD YOU CAME BACK.

Lee: HAVING STACEY BACK HAS MEANT

THAT I HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK WITH,

TO JOKE WITH, TO LAUGH WITH.

IT'S TURNED IT BACK INTO SORT OF A HUMAN CHALLENGE AGAIN.

IT'S LIKE, THERE'S COMMUNITY.

WE'RE A LITTLE TRIBE OF TWO.

[ JACKALS HOWLING ]

WE'RE BY THE CAMPFIRE, AND...

DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR.

THE JACKALS HAVE JUST STARTED HOWLING

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER. I THINK THEY'RE HOWLING

TO LET THE REST OF THE PACK KNOW THEY'VE FOUND FOOD.

WHAT DO YOU RECKON, STACEY?

Stacey: SCARED THE *BLEEP* OUT OF ME.

[ HOWLING ] [ JACKALS HOWLING ]

HEARD THE JACKALS AGAIN HEAPS LAST NIGHT.

THEY CROSSED JUST OVER THERE, AND THEN THEY WERE MOVING ALONG

THROUGH THE NIGHT ALONG THIS BANK HERE.

SO YEAH, ALWAYS STUFF HAPPENING AT NIGHT 'ROUND HERE.

IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

IF WE COULD CATCH A BIG, FAT, JUICY FISH,

THEN THAT WOULD REALLY MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER

ABOUT BEING HERE.

STACEY IS SUCH A TROOPER, BUT SHE'S IN A LOT OF PAIN.

IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THOSE BURNS REALLY REQUIRE HER TO BE STILL

AND TO REST UP AND GET FOOD.

FOOD IS REALLY IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT.

IF I DON'T GET THIS FIGURED OUT, IT WON'T BE GOOD.

THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA MAKE ME FEEL BETTER

IS IF WE FIND A GOOD SOURCE OF FOOD.

WHAT IF WE DON'T?

I DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT.

Stacey: IT'S GOTTEN VERY SERIOUS.

MY BURNS HURT REALLY BAD,

AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING FOOD.

WE NEED TO CATCH A BIG FISH,

SOMETHING -- SOMETHING MUCH LARGER

TO SUSTAIN BOTH OF US.

[ SIGHS ]

JUST ON THE WAY TO CHECK THE FISH TRAP

JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANYTHING IN IT.

Stacey: I THINK THAT HE'S REALLY WORRIED ABOUT ME RIGHT NOW,

JUST LIKE I AM.

[ SIGHS ]

HAVING TO DEAL WITH A BURN,

THIS HAS BEEN CRAPPY.

IF I'M GONNA HEAL, I NEED TO EAT TODAY.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHOA.

WHAT THE HELL?

OH, MY GOD.

Stacey: IF I'M GONNA HEAL, I NEED TO EAT TODAY.

Lee: WAIT A MINUTE.

WHOA.

-WHAT THE HELL? -WOW.

IT'S DEAD ALREADY, BUT I WONDER HOW --

Stacey: THAT'S A LOT OF CALORIES RIGHT THERE.

LET'S CUT IT OPEN AND SEE.

SMELLS GREAT.

-HE SMELLS FRESH. -OH, MY GOD.

Lee: HOW DID THAT FISH COULD'VE BEEN IN THERE DEAD?

I KNOW A LOT OF THE FABACEAE FAMILY OF PLANTS

HAVE BEEN USED AS FISH POISONS.

THEY AFFECT THE FISH'S ABILITY

TO TAKE OXYGEN IN THROUGH ITS GILLS,

SO IT'S STILL SAFE FOR US TO EAT.

Lee: NETTLE AND FISH STEW, à la CAMPFIRE.

OKAY.

OH.

HOLY CRAP.

OH, WOW.

IT TASTES LIKE IT'S FIT FOR THE GODS.

IT TASTES LIKE ANGEL FLESH MARINATED IN AMBROSIA.

[ LAUGHS ]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE FISH EVER.

OW.

I GOT TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THIS WOUND CLEANER

'CAUSE IT'S NOT STAYING CLEAN IN THE SAND AND THE ASH.

Stacey: MY BURN HURTS REALLY BAD TONIGHT,

SO THAT MAKES ME REALLY AWARE OF MY SITUATION,

AS WELL,

AND HOW DIRTY CONDITIONS ARE.

SO THAT'S ALL. GOOD NIGHT.

I'M KIND OF NURSING

MY NASTY BOO-BOO.

I'M GOING TO USE SOME OF THIS MOSS

TO KIND OF HELP HEAL IT.

BREAK UP THE PLANT CELLS WITH YOUR TEETH...

[ SPITS ] ...CHEW IT UP A BIT...

...STICK IT ON THERE.

THE BURN REALLY JUST STINGS

AND HURTS REALLY BAD.

IT'S VERY SERIOUS. OW.

Narrator: ON DAY 8, THE PAIN BECOMES UNBEARABLE

AND STACEY CALLS IN THE MEDIC TO CHECK THE WOUNDS.

JUST GOT A CALL.

WE'RE HEADED BACK INTO THE SWAMP TO CHECK ON STACEY.

SO WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON.

-HI. -HI.

-WHAT'S GOING ON? -THE WOUND GOT INFECTED.

Dr. Posavi: SO I REALLY DON'T THINK IT COULD GET ANY BETTER IN HERE.

I THINK IT WILL GET ONLY WORSE.

IF SHE STAYS, SHE WILL EVENTUALLY DEVELOP HIGH FEVER,

AND THE INFECTION WILL SPREAD.

I'VE GOT WEIRD SENSATIONS IN MY TOES.

I'M LIKE, *BLEEP* WHAT DO I DO?"

THEY CAN'T GET IT CLEAN, AND I CAN'T KEEP IT CLEAN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE...

-THE WORSE IT GETS. -YES.

I THINK THE INFECTION WILL DEFINITELY JUST SPREAD.

SHE NEEDS TO BE IN A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT,

AND THIS ALL HAS TO BE CLEAN AND STERILE, NOT LIKE THIS.

IF THE BACTERIA FROM HER WOUND COMES INTO BLOOD,

IT WILL GET TO ANY PART OF HER BODY,

WHICH LEADS TO SHOCK AND THEN DEATH.

Stacey: IF IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE, I COULD LOSE MY LEG.

WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO HEAL A HUGE WOUND LIKE THIS,

YOUR BODY NEEDS MORE CALORIES AND MORE REST

AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANER.

I'M AT A HUGE DISADVANTAGE.

I'M SCARED.

I'LL GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

I CAN'T RISK LOSING A LIMB OR DYING.

I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED.

[ Crying ] AND I'M VERY ASHAMED

THAT I HAVE TO GO HOME WITH MY HEAD --

HEAD DOWN.

SHE ABSOLUTELY HAS TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE.

Stacey: I WOULD'VE MADE IT,

AND THAT'S LIKE THE WORST THING EVER

IS THAT I KNEW I COULD'VE DONE IT,

AND I CAN'T NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.

THIS SUCKS SO *BLEEP* BAD.

YEAH, IT DOES.

WE WENT THROUGH SO MANY TOUGH NIGHTS

AND CRISES

AND DIFFICULT THINGS

WHERE MOST PEOPLE WOULD'VE TAPPED OUT,

AND YOU JUST KEPT TRUCKING.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, YOU'VE DONE THE CHALLENGE.

FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOUR CHALLENGE STOPS HERE AND NOW.

I'VE GOT SO MUCH LOVE FOR YOU.

-I LOVE YOU, TOO. -YOU'RE A ROCK STAR.

-[ LAUGHS ] -YEAH.

SHE SO BADLY WANTED TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE.

SHE SO BADLY WANTED TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE.

THE REST OF THIS CHALLENGE IS FOR YOU, STACEY.

I'M GONNA DO THIS FOR YOU.

I'M JUST ABOUT TO HAVE MY FIRST NIGHT

WITHOUT A PARTNER.

[ CHUCKLES, SIGHS ]

[ CRYING ]

WE MADE A LITTLE TRIBE,

AND, TO ME, TRIBE IS JUST

WHEN YOU LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER NO MATTER WHAT.

[ CRYING ]

I'M JUST REALLY GONNA MISS HER.

IT'S COLD TODAY, ACTUALLY.

I'M FEELING THE COLD.

IT'S REALLY DIFFERENT TO WHEN STACEY WAS AROUND,

AND TIME FLEW BY.

I HAVE A LONG MARCH STILL AHEAD OF ME.

IT'S BRINGING UP A LOT OF ANXIETY FOR ME,

RAGE, GRIEF.

I'M FINDING MYSELF WONDERING, AM I GONNA HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY,

ENOUGH STRENGTH TO WALK OUT OF HERE?

SO, JUST LOOKING TO TAKE IT A DAY AT A TIME,

A MOMENT AT A TIME.

ONE BREATH AT A TIME.

Narrator: LEE HAS EATEN VERY LITTLE FOOD IN 12 DAYS,

AND HIS PHYSICAL STATE IS QUICKLY DETERIORATING.

Lee: I'M FEELING, LIKE,

DEEP EMOTION STIRRING,

MY BRAIN TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO MYSELF

WHY IT'S NOT THAT BAD AFTER ALL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I'M JUST LIKE,

"OH, MY GOD. PLEASE MAKE IT STOP.

I'M DONE. I'M DONE. I'M DONE."

Narrator: HIS BRAIN, STARVED OF ESSENTIAL PROTEINS AND FATS,

IS CONSUMING ITS OWN CELLS,

SENDING HIM INTO A STATE OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.

FEELING A LITTLE BIT STIR-CRAZY WITH ALL THIS TIME AND SPACE.

I'M ALL ABOUT TRIBE.

MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, THEY ARE MY TRIBE,

AND I LIVE TO SERVE MY TRIBE.

WITHOUT STACEY HERE TO CHAT,

THE TIME SEEMS TO PASS A LOT SLOWER,

AND IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO GET CAUGHT UP

IN MY OWN THOUGHTS AND MY OWN EMOTIONS.

HERE COMES THE SUN.

DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO.

THIS IS WHERE I'M STAYING FOREVER.

THERE IS NO PIE IN THE SKY TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

THERE IS NO GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW,

THERE'S JUST SILENCE.

I CAN HEAR THAT SILENCE STARTING TO --

TO -- TO BOOM IN MY EARS.

I FIND MYSELF HAVING REPETITIVE,

CYCLICAL THOUGHTS,

WHICH IS OFTEN REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE

AND SOMETIMES A BIT TERRIFYING.

**

I CAN REALLY FEEL I'M STARTING TO EAT INTO MY ENERGY RESERVES,

AND WITH THAT, THERE'S THIS FEELING OF VULNERABILITY,

LIKE STUFF BEING STRIPPED AWAY.

SUDDENLY, OUT OF NOWHERE,

I'M FEELING MASSIVE GRIEF.

IT FEELS LIKE A LONG TIME COMING.

Narrator: 19 DAYS AGO, STACEY AND LEE

ENTERED THE WETLANDS OF KOPACKI RIT

WITH PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATINGS

OF 6.2 AND 7.6.

STACEY WAS MEDICALLY TAPPED OUT ON DAY 8

AFTER HER THIRD-DEGREE BURNS BECAME INFECTED.

THIS WILL AFFECT HER FINAL PSR.

I'VE GOT SO MUCH LOVE FOR YOU. YOU'RE A *BLEEP* ROCK STAR.

WITHOUT A PARTNER, LEE'S EMOTIONAL STRESS

IS THREATENING HIS COMPLETION OF THE CHALLENGE.

IF HE CAN HOLD IT TOGETHER,

HIS PSR WILL BE RE-EVALUATED AFTER HIS EXTRACTION.

Lee: IT IS THE MORNING OF DAY 20.

AFTER THE LAST FEW DAYS' BIG EMOTIONAL RELEASE,

I WOKE UP, AND I FELT SO SOFT

AND JUST KIND OF RECEPTIVE.

GINA AND I, MY WIFE, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HAVING --

TRYING FOR ANOTHER CHILD AGAIN.

BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN, BOTH OF US, KIND OF FEELING

LIKE MAYBE THERE'S STILL TOO MUCH GRIEF AROUND THAT.

BUT BEING OUT HERE

AND HAVING ALL THIS SPACE TO FEEL EVERYTHING

AND TO HEAL A LOT OF STUFF,

I'VE SORT OF CLEARED ENOUGH SPACE AROUND,

UM, MY GRIEF WITH -- WITH BLAZE,

THAT, UM, I CAN CHERISH MY MEMORIES WITH BLAZE

AND ALSO FEEL LIKE I CAN

AND REALLY WANT TO BE A DAD AGAIN

FOR -- FOR ANOTHER CHILD.

**

IT'S DAY 21.

[ LAUGHS ]

OH, MY GOD. IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS.

[ YIPPING ]

[ ANIMAL HOWLING ]

STACEY HAVING TO LEAVE SO SUDDENLY

BROUGHT UP A LOT OF UNDERLYING EMOTIONS IN ME.

I FEEL LIKE, MORE THAN EVER, I HAVE ACCEPTED SOME PEACE

AROUND OUR DAUGHTER DYING.

IT'S JUST GIVEN ME THIS WARM FEELING,

THIS STRENGTH TO NOW GO

AND FIND THIS MYSTERIOUS EXTRACTION POINT.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S TIME.

I'M CAMPED RIGHT HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE IF I FOLLOW THIS RIVER HERE,

AT SOME POINT, I CAN CUT THROUGH THE WOODS

AND HIT THE DANUBE, THIS MASSIVE RIVER,

WITH THE RED X RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

SO I NEED TO GET OUT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DANUBE.

IT'S POSSIBLE I COULD MEET WILD PIG

OR, UM, SOME RUTTING DEER.

WE'RE AT SOME BIG PIG TRACKS HERE.

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT FOOT.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY RISK

OF GETTING IN BETWEEN A MOM AND A PIGLET.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SPOT TO CUT IN.

Narrator: UNDER THE CANOPY OF THE FOREST,

DEVOID OF SUNLIGHT,

TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED TO A FRIGID 58 DEGREES.

WEAK AND MALNOURISHED, LEE NOW FACES A MUCH HIGHER RISK

OF DEVELOPING HYPOTHERMIA.

Lee: FEELS QUITE COLD.

I'M ON GOOSEBUMPS ALREADY.

I THINK IF I STUCK AROUND HERE AND WAS STATIONARY FOR TOO LONG,

I'D START TO GET INTO MILD HYPOTHERMIA,

SO I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP ON TRUCKING.

IF STACEY WERE STILL HERE,

THIS PART OF THE CHALLENGE WOULD BE MUCH EASIER.

BUT AS IT IS, I FEEL KIND OF LONELY.

OH, I SEE SUNLIGHT UP AHEAD.

[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]

USING DEEP BREATHING TO TRY AND BOOST MY METABOLISM,

GET MY BODY TEMPERATURE BACK UP AGAIN.

HYPOTHERMIA, THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

YOU CAN GET START TO GET A BIT DIZZY

OR MAKE BAD DECISIONS.

THAT'S A CONCERN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN GO LIKE THIS.

IT IS COLD.

MY VISION'S JUST GOING A LITTLE BIT FUNNY,

IT'S A THING I GET WHEN I'M --

IF I'M GETTING SLIGHTLY HYPOTHERMIC.

I'M REALLY FEELING SOME FEAR

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF IT GETS MUCH COLDER.

OH, MY GOODNESS. CLEARING UP AHEAD.

NEARLY THERE.

OH-HO.

MADE IT.

Narrator: THE SHALLOW, ROCKY WATERS AT THE EDGE OF THE RIVER

PREVENT THE RESCUE BOAT FROM LANDING,

FORCING LEE TO SWIM TO THE DEEPER CHANNEL.

Lee: I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

Narrator: COLD WATER LOWERS THE BODY TEMPERATURE

25 TIMES FASTER THAN COLD AIR.

IF LEE'S BODY TEMPERATURE DROPS TOO LOW,

HE COULD LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AND DROWN.

Lee: THE DANUBE IS FAMOUS FOR DANGEROUS CURRENTS.

THE WATER IS MURKY.

IF I DID GO UNDER, IT'D BE HARD FOR ANYONE TO FIND ME IN TIME.

**

WHOO!

IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE,

GRUELING AND HARROWING AT TIMES, TRANSCENDENT AT OTHER TIMES.

BLAZE, MY DAUGHTER, SHE GAVE ME A GIFT,

GETTING TO COME ON THIS ADVENTURE.

WHEN SHE WAS AROUND WHEN I WAS HER DAD,

I LOST MY APPETITE FOR ADVENTURES.

THERE WAS NOWHERE ELSE I REALLY WANTED TO BE.

AND THE FACT THAT SHE ISN'T DIRECTLY IN OUR LIVES NOW

HAS OPENED NEW DOORS FOR ME,

AND THIS ADVENTURE HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

I MISS MY WIFE SO MUCH.

AND I'D DO THIS WHOLE THING AGAIN TOMORROW

IF SHE COULD BE WITH ME NEXT TIME.

[ HOWLING ]

Narrator: SURVIVING 21 DAYS IN KOPACKI RIT

ON VERY LIMITED PROTEINS,

LEE LOST A TOTAL OF 18 POUNDS.

PUSHED TO HIS PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL LIMIT

AFTER BEING ALONE FOR 13 DAYS,

LEE OVERCAME BY DISPLAYING INGENUITY AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS.

AS A RESULT, HIS PSR RISES FROM 7.6 TO 8.4.

AFTER JUST 8 DAYS IN THE WETLANDS,

STACEY LOST A TOTAL OF 5 POUNDS.

SHE SHOWED GREAT COURAGE AND DETERMINATION

BY RE-ENTERING THE CHALLENGE WITH PAINFUL THIRD-DEGREE BURNS,

ALTHOUGH ON DAY 8, SHE WAS FORCED

TO MEDICALLY TAP OUT DUE TO A SERIOUS INFECTION.

STACEY'S PSR STARTED AT 6.2

AND WILL REMAIN AT THAT NUMBER.

A FREAK ACCIDENT CAUSED ONE SURVIVALIST

TO GO DOWN IN FLAMES,

LEAVING THE OTHER TO CONQUER HIS DEMONS...

AFTER ABOUT 48 HOURS OF TRAVEL,

I'M FINALLY JUST PULLING INTO MY HOUSE NOW.

I HAVEN'T SEEN MY WIFE

OR MY DOGS

FOR COMING UP ON A MONTH NOW.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ Laughing ] YAY.