When conservationist Dr. Greg Rasmussen is flying the skies alone above Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, his ultralight plane experiences a malfunction, causing him to crash land in the open African bush. Severely injured, unable to walk and without any food, water or emergency kits he must survive his injuries, the elements – and the predators. Just when he is about to give up, the thought of saving the very animals who could end his life, gave him the will to live.

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Sources: I Shouldn’t Be Alive, Painted Dog Research Trust, Hwange National Park,

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