I SURVIVED: I Just Can't Get Over The Look In His Eyes
Summary
This episode of I Survived features three harrowing accounts of near-death experiences. Rudrani describes surviving the 2008 Mumbai hotel siege, where she was shot and dragged to safety by a kitchen worker. Fourteen-year-old Tracy recounts escaping a house fire that killed her parents and sisters, shielding her brother from the flames until she suffered cardiac arrest. Finally, Teresa shares her story of surviving a domestic violence incident where her husband shot her seven times before dying by suicide.
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Listener discretion warning and Mumbai attack intro
Rudrani's account: The Oberoi hotel attack begins
Hiding under the table and the loss of Alan and Naomi
Escaping to the kitchen and the grenade threat
Breaking out of the hotel and the chaos in Mumbai
Hospital treatment and calling her husband
Mumbai siege statistics and reflection on survival
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Tracy's account: Waking up to smoke in 1987
Attempting to escape with her brother Terry
Terry faints and Tracy shields him from the fire
Rescue, severe burns, and learning of family's death
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Teresa's account: Scott's change after an accident
Escalating abuse and the decision to divorce
The shooting: Teresa survives seven bullets
Scott's suicide and Teresa's escape to hospital
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