History is often written by the victors - or in this case - a man named Vilhjalmur Stefansson who made a living and a name for himself by using other people's money to put unsuspecting explorers in peril. 

This is the true story of Ada Blackjack.

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Tuesday April 25th, 2006. 9:26 PM. The small mining town of Beaconsfield in

Tasmania, Australia will soon find itself  under the media’s spotlight - having lost the light of miners to collapse. 

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Sources:

Beaconsfield (TV Movie 2012)

https://youtu.be/xKzFfX3qtik?si=CgBojCD3LHZv0Uct

60 Minutes Australia 

https://youtu.be/LXC-LYD-4LU?si=vrInOhpDoKc8NiCS

Larry Knight Coroner Inquest

https://eagcg.org/common/pdf/Beaconsfield.pdf

Mineaccidents .com

http://www.mineaccidents.com.au/uploads/beaconsfield-investigation-report.pdf

Maroon - to leave someone trapped and isolated in an inaccessible place, especially an island. Admittedly, stories that closely fit that definition are more difficult to come by than we originally thought. This episode, however, fits the bill.

Resources:

Book ~ Fleming, Gregory N. At the Point of a Cutlass. 2014

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To be stranded anywhere - Marooned - sucks. It’s going to be uncomfortable. You’re going to have to find a way to get through it, until rescue. Usually that means finding shelter, eating bugs, and drinking urine. You know the deal. But for astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore it will mean an extended stay in the place they've always longed to be. Outer Space. 

Bonnie Pandya's book is Little Tail, Big Tales and can be found wherever you buy books.

Aaron's books are Peek A Boop and Wag A Boop and are on Amazon.

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Marni Sheppeard (36) and Sonja Rendell (25) are both postgraduate students studying physics at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Sonja and her longtime boyfriend have recently broken up and Sonja is noticeably heartbroken. In an attempt to help her classmate clear her head, Marni suggests spending some time in nature; maybe a hike through Arthur’s Pass National Park.

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Timothy Treadwell, infamously known as “Grizzly Man”, referred to himself as The Kind Warrior. A nod to his tireless work in the wild as a documentarian and aspiring arbiter of all things animal. This unique character strove to become one with the bears of Alaska. A dream that would be fulfilled in nightmare fashion.

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The Jungle looks like a pretty fun place in cartoons. Appears to be a hot spot for adventure in the movies. Juliane Koepcke, a teenager at the time of this story, knew the adventure part. She, unlike most German teenagers, had spent time in the jungle. Not enough to master its secrets to survival, but apparently just enough to give it a problem killing her... after the plane crash failed to do it.

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Sources:

Wings of Hope - A documentary from Werner Herzog

https://bushcraftbuddy.com/juliane-koepcke/

On top of the world. You’d think you’d be jubilant. But at the peak of Mount Everest there’s little energy to celebrate. You’ve got about 20 minutes to enjoy the view, to take in your enormous accomplishment - before it’s time to go. You’re dying. You’re at high risk of cerebral edema. Brain swelling. It’s a grand achievement but you must go back down. You can’t let it get to your head. Or you will die. In the Death Zone. 

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Death Valley Germans. A German couple and two children head to the United States for a vacation. The vacation included a trip through Death Valley National Park which is where their trip goes terribly wrong. 

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Sources:

https://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hunt-for-the-death-valley-germans/the-original-search/

https://www.fjcruiserforums.com/threads/unsolved-missing-family-in-death-valley.61292/

The disturbing disappearance and death of the German Tourists in Death Valley — StrangeOutdoors.com 

What could be worse than becoming lost at sea?. Without a boat. Drifting with the current… What could be worse?Hanging on to half a dozen other unfortunate souls, some wailing that they can’t hang on for much longer… Sharks swimming below… no thanks. But then an island pops up. And you feel the heat of its sand beneath you by morning. What could be better? Fresh water for sure. Hey… maybe that Komodo dragon over there knows where to find some….

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