They Almost Died - A Ray William Johnson Compilation
Summary
This episode recounts several extreme survival stories, beginning with Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old who used her school knowledge to warn her family and others of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It then details the harrowing experiences of Satomu, who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, and Harrison, a chef trapped in a capsized ship for three days. The segment concludes with the stories of Mano, who was stranded on a deserted island for 15 months, and Roy Sullivan, the park ranger struck by lightning seven times.
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Tilly Smith predicts the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
Satomu Hara survives the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Harrison Massey trapped in a capsized tugboat
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Mano Puna stranding on a desert island in Tonga
Roy Sullivan survives multiple lightning strikes
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Survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash
John Wood trapped upside down in a cave
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Salvador Salazar adrift at sea for 438 days
Juliane Koepcke survives a plane crash in the Amazon
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