I SURVIVED: I Just Kept Screaming and Kicking
Summary
This episode of *I Survived* recounts three harrowing ordeals: the 1996 hijacking of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, where a passenger and his wife survived a fuelless ditching in the Comoros Islands; a grueling ice rescue on Lake St. Clair where firefighters saved 18 fishermen from freezing waters; and a home invasion in which a woman survived being shot, beaten, and raped before escaping to alert authorities.
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Introduction to the 1996 Ethiopian hijacking story
Hijackers demand flight to Australia; fuel concerns
Fuel exhaustion and premature life jacket inflation
The plane crashes into the Indian Ocean
Survivors escape the sinking wreckage
Reflections on the deadliest hijacking in history
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Introduction to the 1998 Lake St. Clair ice rescue
Rescue operation begins in blizzard conditions
Ice breaks; rescuers and victims enter freezing water
Struggling to keep victims afloat in the dark
Coast Guard helicopter returns; hovercraft capsizes
Lost at sea; search patterns and hypothermia set in
Victim loses consciousness; fear of ice packs
Preparing for the final rescue attempt
Helicopter spotlight finds the survivors
Aftermath: returning to duty and reflections
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Introduction to the 1990 Texas home invasion
The intruders enter; George is killed
Assaults and threats against the survivor
Tied up and left behind; intruders depart
Escape and calling for help
Arrest, conviction, and emotional recovery
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