I SURVIVED: I Could Just Feel My Skin Almost Blistering
Summary
This episode of *I Survived* features three harrowing accounts of near-death experiences. Mary recounts being kidnapped, raped, and having both arms severed by a hitchhiking driver in 1978, surviving by crawling to safety. Brooke describes escaping the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Marysville, Australia, sheltering in a culvert while her town burned. Shireen details surviving a brutal attack by her ex-boyfriend, who slit her throat and stabbed her over fifty times before she escaped to safety.
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Content warning and episode intro
Mary's story: Hitchhiking and initial abduction
Mary's story: Assault and severing of left arm
Mary's story: Severing of right arm and cliff fall
Mary's story: Rescue and medical treatment
Mary's story: Trial, aftermath, and closure
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Brooke's story: Marysville fire and wind shift
Brooke's story: Escaping through the inferno
Brooke's story: Sheltering under the bridge
Brooke's story: Reunion and night at the refuge
Brooke's story: Aftermath and daughter's trauma
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Shireen's story: Background and abduction
Shireen's story: Throat slashing and escape
Shireen's story: Further assault and rescue
Shireen's story: Trial and purpose
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