I Was Living on Borrowed Time
Summary
This episode of I Survived features three harrowing accounts of survival. Brent recounts escaping a deadly office shooting by Mark Barton in 1999, where he was shot multiple times but managed to evade his attacker. Next, Miranda describes surviving a boat capsizing in freezing Alaskan waters, losing her father and friend to hypothermia before reaching shore. Finally, Karen details her kidnapping and escape from a shed in New Jersey, breaking free from duct tape to alert police.
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Intro: Kia Sorento and I Survived teaser
Brent's day trading business and client Mark Barton
Mark Barton returns and opens fire on Brent
Brent escapes the shooting and hides in an elevator
Brent finds help and receives emergency surgery
The aftermath of the Atlanta office shootings
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Family boat trip to Lake Tustamina, Alaska
Storm hits and the boat begins to sink
Survivors struggle against hypothermia in freezing water
Father succumbs to hypothermia; girls continue to shore
Girls reach shore, find cabin, and are rescued
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Karen kidnapped at gunpoint from her home
Karen held captive and wrapped in duct tape
Karen breaks free and kidnapper is arrested
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