Trapped in the Wilderness.0:09
Blake Stanfield was so excited about his father's birthday surprise, a rafting trip in Alaska.0:19
But it turned into a terrifying 5-day fight for survival.0:26
On a beautiful warm day in June 2003, Blake Stanfield decided to take his father, Neil, on a trip into the Alaskan wilderness.0:32
On their first morning, they set off together down the Koyukuk River on their raft.0:43
They had only traveled a few miles down the river when, to their horror, they saw a huge wall of ice in front of them.0:49
Their raft crashed into the ice, and the men fell into the freezing cold water.0:57
If the water hadn't been so fast-flowing, they would have been able to crawl onto the ice, but instead it quickly sucked them under and swept them along.1:04
The river bounced Blake around and hit his head against the ice.1:14
Blake thought at that point.1:21
But just then he surfaced and saw his father holding on to an oar.1:23
Freezing cold and with Neil suffering from hypothermia, the two men made their way to the shore.1:29
Blake quickly lit a fire.1:35
He knew his father would die from the cold if he didn't get warm soon.1:37
He also took a penknife.1:42
And made a shelter out of branches.1:44
The next morning, Blake knew that he had to get help, as they had lost all their supplies—their food, tent, and clothes.1:47
He left his father and made his way towards a town 104 km away, singing loudly to scare off bears.1:56
He even caught and ate ants and spiders to give him strength.2:05
But there was a problem.2:10
When he reached a river, he realized it was too wide for him to swim across without getting hypothermia.2:12
Meanwhile, Neil was also fighting to stay alive.2:20
One time he fell asleep and woke up just in time to keep his fire alight.2:24
By Monday, both men were getting weaker and weaker from lack of food.2:29
If only I hadn't left my father!2:35
But then he had an idea.2:39
If he built a signal fire, any planes flying overhead would hopefully see him.2:43
On Tuesday evening, a pilot finally spotted Blake.2:49
After a short while, a rescue helicopter picked him up.2:54
They quickly found Neil.2:57
You look awful, Blake said to Neil when he first saw him.3:00
Laughing and crying with relief.3:05
'You don't look so great yourself,' Neil replied.3:07
The two men promised each other they would go on another trip together, but definitely without any swimming under ice.3:12
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