What happens when you're mauled by a bear 1,000 miles from civilization? 17-year-old Alex Messenger set out on what should have been a 42-day canoe trip in the Canadian Subarctic-one of the most desolate places on Earth, when the unthinkable happened. With rescue resources scarce and hundreds of miles of wilderness still ahead of him, Alex would have to figure out how to survive his injuries and make it home.

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The Twenty-Ninth Day by Alex Messenger

Alex Messenger, grizzly bear attack survivor, writes WSJ best seller - Destination Duluth

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A plane crash is thought of as one of the scariest things that could happen to someone. But what if the crash isn’t the deadliest part? When Juliane Koepcke’s plane was struck by lightning midair, Juliane was thrown from the plane, falling 2 miles into the Amazon rainforest. When she woke up, she found herself completely alone, and completely lost. She had to ask the question; Should she stay put- or try to find her way out?

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When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke

Wings of Hope (1998)

She Fell 10,000 ft And Survived The Jungle: The Juliane Koepcke Story

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