Father & Son Lost In A Snowstorm 😨 | I Shouldn't Be Alive | S01 E10 | All Documentary

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  • Опубліковано 26 чер 2020
  • US Air Force pilot Mike Couillard takes his ten-year-old son Matthew skiing in Turkey. Losing the trail in a freak snowstorm they wander blindly into the wilderness. Tired, cold and hungry, they find a cave to shelter for the night. Days pass with no sign of rescue, despite a massive search operation.
    Back home Mike's wife and other children wait, praying. Mike makes an agonizing decision to leave his son and seek help. Reaching some abandoned huts, he collapses. Two days later, he's discovered by passing woodcutters who he directs to the cave. They find Matthew, frostbitten but alive after his ten-day ordeal in the wilderness
    Re-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.
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  • @maherkahlous8591
    @maherkahlous8591 4 роки тому +88

    I shouldn't be alive checklist:
    1- if you ever get lost never leave your place ✔️
    2- if you are about to die ignore number 1 ✔️
    3- hypothermia ✔️
    4- adrenaline rush ✔️
    5- a blind helicopter ✔️
    6- no survival gear whatsoever ✔️
    7- wild animals at night ✔️
    8- excruciating pain ✔️
    9- search and rescue looking in the wrong direction ✔️
    10- search and rescue ceases after few days ✔️
    11- found us by chance ✔️
    12- cellphone or gps? Are you a n00b?? ✔️
    13-these actors are better than Hollywood folks ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️

    • @gobbledygoook
      @gobbledygoook 3 роки тому +9

      😄😄😄This is hilarious! What an underrated comment !!

    • @maherkahlous8591
      @maherkahlous8591 3 роки тому +4

      @@gobbledygoook hahaha! Thank you I appreciate it!! 🥳

    • @mariadefatimagigeck1577
      @mariadefatimagigeck1577 3 роки тому +4

      These actors are so nice

    • @yeahtbh.161
      @yeahtbh.161 14 днів тому

      "better than hollywood" means nothing because hollywood is complete trash.

  • @ks2012ful
    @ks2012ful 4 роки тому +208

    I can imagine how a father must be feeling leaving his son alone for days alone in a cave. No matter how trained you are when you face a real situation like this it becomes a realty test. Such a wonderful feeling to see them both survived.

    • @riverdeep399
      @riverdeep399 3 роки тому +2

      @Nilu tube 47:34

    • @parkerbohnn
      @parkerbohnn Рік тому +1

      I would have have farted on the kid's feet to thaw them out. I have a much higher IQ for problem solving.

    • @unclequack5445
      @unclequack5445 Рік тому +1

      Yeah he almost got them both killed playing the hero.

    • @elizabethnoxon512
      @elizabethnoxon512 7 місяців тому

      can you imaging have such an idiot irresponsible person for a dad?

    • @ReginasRetroReviews
      @ReginasRetroReviews 3 місяці тому

      @@unclequack5445 They were missing for over a week. The helicopters could not see them. If they had stayed put much longer they both would have died.

  • @luqi01
    @luqi01 3 роки тому +405

    Shout out to the turkish people, they didn't have to search relentlessly but they still did when the Americans themselves gave up.

    • @jimmydeewilliams6489
      @jimmydeewilliams6489 3 роки тому +18

      Yes indeed.. they were incredible

    • @yespls4184
      @yespls4184 3 роки тому +52

      Turkish people are generally pretty awesome people. They also love cats, which makes me like them even more

    • @sethalbert1239
      @sethalbert1239 3 роки тому +13

      And they failed, and then gave up...

    • @cesarminiao
      @cesarminiao 2 роки тому +5

      So true !

    • @milicazivkovic2447
      @milicazivkovic2447 2 роки тому +5

      To tako Bude uvek ama uvek

  • @birdyfilovingheart6365
    @birdyfilovingheart6365 3 роки тому +94

    The actor playing Matthew is unbelievably fantastic!

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 2 роки тому +2

      I myself thought that the actor who played Mike was cute.

    • @Sreyam86
      @Sreyam86 2 роки тому +1

      Right

    • @Rattlsnke
      @Rattlsnke Рік тому +8

      I am always so impressed by the acting on this show. Usually things like this have such shoddy acting. Matthew truly was incredible. Some of these people are on Hollywood level.

    • @UncleLee87
      @UncleLee87 6 місяців тому +1

      He plays young Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins. Gus Lewis

    • @Natalia.Vina.Concetta
      @Natalia.Vina.Concetta 5 місяців тому

      He's so annoying..

  • @joannaprince659
    @joannaprince659 3 роки тому +95

    I always find it incredible when one parent left behind gets a sense that their family member is still alive...a gut feeling. What an incredible experience to go through.

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 2 роки тому +5

      Incredible isn't quite the word I'd use, though.

    • @jillianpw9789
      @jillianpw9789 Рік тому

      @@mariakelly1059 what word would you use?

    • @ms_needle3502
      @ms_needle3502 Рік тому +2

      Its a soul tie that tells you that a Spiritual bond like a 6th sense

    • @LonelyCinderella123
      @LonelyCinderella123 11 місяців тому

      Often, they think they're still alive long after they're gone. There is no magic, just wishful thinking.

    • @erikasundlie305
      @erikasundlie305 8 місяців тому

      Idk if I would use the word incredible but ok.

  • @juliewinterburn4991
    @juliewinterburn4991 2 роки тому +20

    this made me cry .2 strong men .well done little man for being brave ,have a lovely life with your family

  • @gayalux1688
    @gayalux1688 2 роки тому +13

    You see a kid in the blizzard who can't find his dad and little brother and bus leaves without anyone helping? 🤔🙄😔

  • @mimithemermaid3860
    @mimithemermaid3860 2 роки тому +58

    I’m so glad they made it out with minor repercussions! What surprises me is that someone with military training kept skiing and walking for hours during the blizzard instead of trying to stay close to the chairlift until the snow stopped…

    • @ReubenDouds_RealEstate
      @ReubenDouds_RealEstate 2 роки тому +16

      Or even just staying on the chairlift knowing its hectic weather and you have your son. Although who really knows I guess

    • @Mark-cd2xx
      @Mark-cd2xx 2 роки тому +9

      ​@@ReubenDouds_RealEstate ya exactly, I've seen loads of videos of people taking the lifts back down the mountain, because it's no longer safe to ski down

    • @naluzoniro
      @naluzoniro Рік тому +2

      I guess he was really confident they were on the right track, until he realized his mistake

  • @pentiuman
    @pentiuman 2 роки тому +12

    The save at the end - father and son back together again almost made me cry! Dang it.

  • @nbrown6051
    @nbrown6051 4 роки тому +120

    Those men who helped him are HEROS Good good people still exist. I thought they were all gone in this insane heartless greedy world

    • @TvShopOnTv
      @TvShopOnTv 2 роки тому

      definately but i do not understand the rule that you should find shelter and stay put to wait for rescue, i understand that you dont want to wander off even further but still id wait a day or a day and a half maybe.
      after that it feels like the chances of them finding you where you are is pretty abysmal and you should get going, try to do something, anything rather than sitting waiting for death.

    • @mimithemermaid3860
      @mimithemermaid3860 2 роки тому +2

      His son couldn’t walk within the first couple of days, he was unable to make it up to the top if the ridge after multiple attempts and he couldn’t bare the thought of leaving his son alone.

    • @ClassicAudiobooksInspirations
      @ClassicAudiobooksInspirations 2 роки тому

      @@mimithemermaid3860 The son was just 10yrs old. You live him alone for 10mins in the cave, you go back and check on him. You just cant help it. Esp. in that environment...

    • @itsolivier
      @itsolivier Рік тому

      @@TvShopOnTv these are the moments when goodness triumphed and show the faces for all to see , evil still exists but they hide under the carpet us of the underworld of fear and shame at times like this .

    • @TvShopOnTv
      @TvShopOnTv Рік тому +1

      @@itsolivier what kind of drugs are you on man?

  • @rogersmoot6194
    @rogersmoot6194 4 роки тому +98

    I love all the comments by people who would have done "this or that", but nobody can know what they would do in critical circumstances until they experience what others have faced. Get real folks--unless you have been in certain emergent situations, you cannot know how you would act or react. We're all human and we make many mistakes, only to reflect back to realize where we went wrong. The term "Woulda, coulda shoulda" rings very true at times throughout life as we fall into the unseen crevices of the moment.

    • @millertime97jm
      @millertime97jm 4 роки тому +14

      I agree. Sometimes you get so shocked and scared by your predicament, your mind just stops, and you don't know what to do.

    • @supergrahamg
      @supergrahamg 4 роки тому +3

      crevasse is the word you wanted

    • @consullacaldwell7268
      @consullacaldwell7268 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly!

    • @wowihaveachannel4862
      @wowihaveachannel4862 2 роки тому +8

      @@millertime97jm hence the word shell shock. In hindsight everyone thinks they would act heroic but I can tell people that my experience tells me most ( at least 75%) of people panic and run away.
      I'm always surprised who actually goes into danger , and it's often not who we might expect. The biggest thing to learn , if you don't have it naturally, is to NOT panic and stay calm.
      Everytime I see people ruñning toward a client in a medical emergency, I tell them slow down , you can't help them if you're put of breath and no oxygen to your brain!

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 2 роки тому +1

      I knew that I wasn't the only person who thought that. I KNEW IT!

  • @esezakembabazi8072
    @esezakembabazi8072 4 роки тому +125

    Calmy watching in my warm blanket... So addictive

    • @darkclouds5261
      @darkclouds5261 4 роки тому +2

      mee to

    • @stevewilliams6836
      @stevewilliams6836 4 роки тому +2

      Yes it is

    • @susanmargaretwills6432
      @susanmargaretwills6432 4 роки тому +4

      ~ calmly watching but not from under a warm blanket - the snow cools me... it's summer here in Italy

    • @susanmargaretwills6432
      @susanmargaretwills6432 3 роки тому +1

      @@nicolehasting9995 hi there from l'Isola d'Elba (Toscana) in the beautiful Tirrenia Sea... I'm British-born but have lived in Italy for 42 years and yes, ur quite entitled to be jealous! As 4 the Pandemic my little island has 35,000 inhabitants, I live in the countryside one mile from the sea so physically life remains much the same for me but obviously things r disastrous for the nation's economy etc - here on Elba 90% of our Economy depends on tourism... the State/Church help out folk without work but it's not enough and I worry what will happen if the Emergency protracts; at the outset the Mafia immediately stepped in "lending" money interest-free to small businesses especially in southern regions cos the government dithered about so much and folk were desparate, now of course they're demanding impossibile repayments and taking over these small shops etc - this means we're commanded even more than before by the "Malavita" instead of the State😱; may I ask where u live and how things r 4 u also? I NEVER tire of visiting Roma... it really is "la Città Enterna" - ti saluto

    • @benimcanm351
      @benimcanm351 3 роки тому

      @Tooth less - I wish I was in SA. Jealous!

  • @wilsonsmanz
    @wilsonsmanz Рік тому +19

    I dont know what I would do if I was in the dad's situation but I really don't think I would have stayed in the cave a whole 7 or 8 days before trying to go find help. I'm thinking I would have done that after day 3 or 4.

  • @Bird1964
    @Bird1964 Рік тому +23

    Thank goodness for the Turkish people. They are all heroes and the reason why they survived. As a former skier, we always carried a book of matches, a bottle of water. You just never know

    • @Arete37
      @Arete37 Місяць тому +1

      Yes, and keep those matches in an innermost pocket so even if you fall in a creek they'll be dry.

  • @whydontmynameswork
    @whydontmynameswork 2 роки тому +21

    The dad had me so frustrated.

  • @Mr-Al.Zheimer
    @Mr-Al.Zheimer Рік тому +15

    For a man in such a top job, the father was pretty irresponsible to have done this.

    • @mikeburney9282
      @mikeburney9282 5 місяців тому

      More like very irresponsible. This guys an idiot.

    • @pmladen1005
      @pmladen1005 5 місяців тому

      Ofc bro, that's why we are watching him on this show!

  • @necelticsox
    @necelticsox 4 роки тому +99

    My sister just came up with a parody of this show called "I Should Be Alive", where ghosts appear on the show and say things like "I was only babysitting the neighbors kids. I should be alive, but I'm not." My dad is really laughing at that concept.

  • @veronicaBolanos-mc4fc
    @veronicaBolanos-mc4fc 2 роки тому +28

    This one sure will make you cry. Those loggers, beautiful souls. The Turkish people continued to search, the American commanders, not so much. Lady commander even heartlessly suggested they go back to America. Can't believe she would think that mother would leave Turkey with her son and husband presumed dead. The mom's gut was always right.

  • @TonightsMainEvent
    @TonightsMainEvent 4 роки тому +209

    Inserts "these actors are better than most Hollywood celebrity actors" comment

    • @nicolehasting9995
      @nicolehasting9995 4 роки тому +16

      What an accurate comment! The acting is incredible!

    • @levischumacher4827
      @levischumacher4827 4 роки тому +4

      fr bro!

    • @trentcruise3084
      @trentcruise3084 3 роки тому

      @@nicolehasting9995 Grow up Sweetheart.

    • @Del-Canada
      @Del-Canada 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, but the budget for this series is actually akin to a Hollywood production budget. Still, they do amazing performances.

  • @lavidaroberson5022
    @lavidaroberson5022 Рік тому +6

    WHEN HIS WIFE SAID "SHE KNEW THEY WAS STILL WIHT US" SHE FELT LIKE SHE WOULD KNOW IF THEY WASN'T! THAT HIT ME LIKE A TON OF BRICKS...BECAUSE IY WAS TRUE!! I LOVED WHEN SHE SAID MY FAMILY IS "HERE"!!! SO HAPPY THEY MADE IT & ARE DOING WELL!!! 🥰🙏

  • @pamelapamela8368
    @pamelapamela8368 4 роки тому +52

    This is true love for a father who gave the last piece of food, gloves to his son.

    • @lfc1265
      @lfc1265 3 роки тому +5

      True so sweet

  • @anonamasnoname9098
    @anonamasnoname9098 2 роки тому +23

    Its amazing the boy didnt loose his feet.

  • @Del-Canada
    @Del-Canada 3 роки тому +23

    In case anyone is wondering this event took place in January, 1995.

  • @sandrataylor2323
    @sandrataylor2323 Рік тому +30

    This was a heartbreaking story. I can't imagine what this man felt having to leave his son. So glad that it ended well for both of them.

  • @aprnamandal6315
    @aprnamandal6315 4 роки тому +25

    I love " I SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE "... so much heart touching deadliest stories..... I wish and appreciate all brave survivors.... 😇🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Phoenix-kp8yq
    @Phoenix-kp8yq 3 роки тому +49

    The father should have done to leave the area after the first day, not wait 10 days, he was not far from civilization at all.

    • @roughtoughcocopuff9313
      @roughtoughcocopuff9313 3 роки тому +6

      I was thinking the same lol

    • @girliedaoang142
      @girliedaoang142 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah and add to that hes a soldier😊 he could done more..

    • @mariadefatimagigeck1577
      @mariadefatimagigeck1577 3 роки тому +1

      I agree.

    • @lfc1265
      @lfc1265 3 роки тому +7

      Yes! If I had walked only 7 hours and I knew within 7hours was civilization, not to mention cabins and the hope of being seen, I’d tell my kid sorry, rest up and I’ll be back with help! I just can’t imagine laying and getting so weak and then unable to help us! I know it’s scary to leave your child but that sweet boy was old enough to understand and stay put!

  • @annielafreniere4682
    @annielafreniere4682 3 роки тому +28

    People: "A 6,000 ft mountain isn't a serious mountain."
    Nature: "We'll see 'bout that bro."

  • @levischumacher4827
    @levischumacher4827 4 роки тому +13

    honestly out of all the season this has to be one of the most dire episodes just crazy! they where so lucky to be saved

  • @janicem.rowland3357
    @janicem.rowland3357 Рік тому +6

    Why do people wait 7 or 8 days after not eating to try to journey off for help?? When they are at their absolute weakest? He had skis, as soon as the weather broke he should have went. I personally would have broken limbs off of the trees and wrote help with the limbs. That doesn't seem like any survival training to sit in a cave and do nothing and almost died and wait 8 or 9 days until your almost dead to venture out! Thank the Lord they made it is all I can say! ❤

  • @anonamasnoname9098
    @anonamasnoname9098 2 роки тому +34

    And the dad says he couldn't believe the situation he had gotten himself into. I was expecting him to say the situation he had gotten his son into.

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi Рік тому +42

    Find shelter and stay put if you’re positive you’re still in the area you were expected to be. By day three, since he hadn’t heard or seen anything, it should’ve been apparent to him that the seven hours they’d traveled must have taken them a significant distance from the lodge and that it was time to make a move while he still had energy and wasn’t debilitated by frostbite. I’m really stunned that he waited a week before he made a move, but maybe it had more to do with not wanting to leave his son than it did a deficiency of common sense.

    • @doughobbs7706
      @doughobbs7706 Рік тому +6

      I'm surprised that in a woodland they didnt manage/try to make a fire? (very easy to say from behind a keyboard in a warm building I know)

    • @f10nn02
      @f10nn02 Рік тому +7

      @@doughobbs7706 you need dry wood for a fire (every piece of wood was soaked from the snow) and also a lighter or match which they didn't have so it wouldn't have been possible to light a fire

    • @keona3157
      @keona3157 Рік тому

      @@f10nn02that’s what I was going to say u need dry wood

    • @joh1627
      @joh1627 Рік тому +3

      Well I'm in my nice cozy home safe and sound feeling really smart with a keyboard at my fingertips

    • @autonope23
      @autonope23 Рік тому +1

      Monday morning quarterback. Easy to say when it's not you.

  • @KB-hs9bq
    @KB-hs9bq 3 роки тому +18

    He is worst father and military soldier, he is hiding there for a week to rescued by rescue team. Very sad

    • @arc46789
      @arc46789 3 роки тому

      That's what the training says

    • @wowihaveachannel4862
      @wowihaveachannel4862 3 роки тому

      Well I am sure a lt colonel knows less than you, but at least he makes perfect sentences in English.

    • @anonamasnoname9098
      @anonamasnoname9098 2 роки тому +1

      @@wowihaveachannel4862 big deal

    • @unboxpinky717
      @unboxpinky717 Рік тому

      Idiots it's freezing cold.. how can he leave his young son alone n go.. he was waiting for help as long as he could.

  • @anikajain571
    @anikajain571 2 роки тому +13

    Very glad they survived. Can't imagine going through such a thing with your child.

  • @AmrynthTarotQueenofHearts
    @AmrynthTarotQueenofHearts Рік тому +5

    Oh the ending… so many tears of joy and gratitude for the humanity ❤

  • @gopxrock4950
    @gopxrock4950 Рік тому +4

    The major mistake was getting off the lift. The other mistake is skiing blindly into the snow storm and walking for hours in the blizzard after getting lost. What can they done? The most visible path was to follow the ski lift direction. They could have waited it out by digging a hole in the snow for shelter as the snow ski would make a perfect shovel. When deciding to go backward or forward, it's best to go back on your steps because forward is the unknown, unless it's impossible to backtrack.
    What he did right was getting to a high point to find a clear direction. Getting lost waste more energy and put you further away from rescuers.

  • @beckyweaver5981
    @beckyweaver5981 4 роки тому +94

    I never understood why people get off the chairlift when the snow starts coming in like that. You can choose to stay on it and go back down to the lodge. It’s not fun to ski in bad weather like that. And obviously it’s not safe. How he got so far off the beaten trail was simply because it was snowing so hard he couldn’t see in front of him. But I don’t understand why he kept going on for 7 more hours once it got dark. (?)

    • @lancekiel1467
      @lancekiel1467 4 роки тому +7

      Your an arm chair quarterback

    • @barbgold1479
      @barbgold1479 4 роки тому +18

      Exactly, why would he go on for 7 hours? At any point he could of turned around. Would of been a better choice. And got rescued much sooner.

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 3 роки тому +2

      @@lancekiel1467 *You're

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 3 роки тому +3

      @@barbgold1479 *Would've and *could've, not "Would of" and "could of"
      Common error since they sound nearly identical when spoken aloud.

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 3 роки тому +26

      My buddy and I did that on a snowboarding trip. When we got to the top the weather was bad like this and we just looked at each other and agreed to just ride the lift back down and get drinks at the lodge.

  • @crying_hippy
    @crying_hippy 4 роки тому +54

    15:00 laying skis on ground in X would be better but you can use tree limbs and shake the trees in your area free of snow, shake them, smack them with sticks and throw sticks into branches as high as you can.......this takes snow off the trees in the area and makes it very easy for pilots to see the change in terrain and fire, the smoke of course helps but have pine needles and plastics ready to place on fire when you hear air or ground vehicles
    Making a sign in snow by dragging both feet side by side and going over the same sign as snow builds up, like SOS or X will help if no fire, and making the same signs with tree limbs, rocks, moss or even water on rocks.....anything helps and Rene more you change and upset the natural looks of the area the easier you will be spotted. If you hunting use blood from animals on rocks and paths and snow for signs
    God Bless

    • @pxxnxh
      @pxxnxh 3 роки тому +10

      Don't use blood...... It can attract predators who are attracted to the scent..... That's one of the main survival rules

    • @wowihaveachannel4862
      @wowihaveachannel4862 3 роки тому +2

      All of that may be true but if the plane is not looking for you in that area it's meaningless.

    • @mariadefatimagigeck1577
      @mariadefatimagigeck1577 3 роки тому +3

      Yes. I would do like that. If you use the snow to write the word HELP. The word will be visible at one point.

    • @lfc1265
      @lfc1265 3 роки тому +2

      Right but the father may have been so exhausted at that point, sleeping in below freezing snow all night would drain almost all energy!

    • @mariemartinez5892
      @mariemartinez5892 Рік тому +2

      Blood will attract wild hungry animals

  • @SC-jh9qp
    @SC-jh9qp Рік тому +3

    It occurs to me that a large aerosol of red spray-paint would be a very useful emergency tool.

  • @robertwilliam5527
    @robertwilliam5527 Рік тому +3

    The actor playing snow is amazingly fantastic!

  • @highflybirdy851
    @highflybirdy851 3 роки тому +20

    I remember when I was 14, like 13 years ago from now, me and my friend who was 17 at the time, decided to take one last skiing, which requires getting to the top of a mountain by ropeway and then skiing down to the other side of mountain and then taking ride back, but the problem was rides were working till 17:00 and we idiots took ropeway at like 16:55, so by the time we finished skiing to other side of mountain rides were closed on that side and nobody noticed us and I will never forget the moment my friend looked at me and just dead serious said to me "There are wolfs around here and it gets very cold in early morning!" hahahahaha which me being 14 back then didn't realize the seriousness of situation, so I wasn't that scared...Luckily few minutes later some people passed near us with snowmobile and our ordeal was over after 10 minutes of struggling!:D

  • @bender_8282
    @bender_8282 3 роки тому +44

    "Give people a chance to find us." after skiing 7 miles away and crawling inside of a cave.

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 2 роки тому

      STHU!

    • @chrischickering1959
      @chrischickering1959 2 роки тому +6

      It's like blaming them for not predicting their torment. what an awful mindset.

    • @millertime97jm
      @millertime97jm 2 роки тому +2

      @@chrischickering1959 sadly, that's a majority of the people who view these documentaries.

    • @chrischickering1959
      @chrischickering1959 2 роки тому +1

      @@millertime97jm I've never been in a desperate survival situation but I have been injured and lost in a city after a car wreck. It's not hard to feel basic empathy when viewing these stories.

    • @eliphaslevizahed5820
      @eliphaslevizahed5820 Рік тому

      😂

  • @justmeashley7923
    @justmeashley7923 3 роки тому +10

    I can’t for the life of me understand when they walk hours and find nothing, why they don’t STAY PUT OR GO BACK WHERE THEY CAME FROM??! The LITERAL first survival rule is don’t MOVE! Stay put! I get people want to “do something” instead of sit but for goodness sake, 7 hours, you find nothing, and you keep going? It makes no sense!

  • @juliaelrod2154
    @juliaelrod2154 2 роки тому +10

    Always. Carry a lighter when hiking, skiing etc. It's a small thing you can carry that can save your life You have a much better chance of surviving if you can start a fire.

    • @ghostdragon5758
      @ghostdragon5758 2 роки тому

      I was thinking same thing, but if you know how to rub two sticks together to start fire, even better

  • @jhennoble1344
    @jhennoble1344 4 роки тому +10

    Finally new episode...
    Almost watched all the old episodes...

  • @Commentator541
    @Commentator541 2 роки тому +4

    I mean you just go back down with the lift when the conditions are bad you don’t continue skiing

  • @themythhunter9764
    @themythhunter9764 Рік тому +10

    These stories just go to show that these searches should continue longer than they do!!

  • @pro-touch7055
    @pro-touch7055 2 роки тому +29

    I think the father slept through a few of his survivalist classes.

    • @ghostdragon5758
      @ghostdragon5758 2 роки тому +13

      They survived for longer than anyone else thought was possible, must have done something right.

  • @godfreydebouillon8807
    @godfreydebouillon8807 10 місяців тому +2

    Just a couple of tips. Since they had no tools, very limited possibilities, however, break as many of those evergreen boughs as possible and make a nest in your shelter to lay on, then bury yourself in like 3 feet of them to stay warm. Also make a large X in the snow with 10 meter long piles of boughs where they could have been spotted by a helicopter. They should have spent the whole first day breaking off pine boughs.
    Any time you go on outdoor adventures, at the very least each person should carry a lighter, a pocket space blanket, and a multi tool, something to put water in and a whistle.

  • @howardc7820
    @howardc7820 4 роки тому +16

    Quite an amazing survival story this one. Glad they made it through.

  • @jess7914
    @jess7914 3 роки тому +60

    For a guy in the military how many mistakes could he make?!

    • @kvarnerinfoTV
      @kvarnerinfoTV 3 роки тому +16

      Yea, waiting so long...he should have went and find resort ASAP. I know that survival logic is - wait for the rescue but it should not apply when you are so close to the civilization.

    • @lindabarron2181
      @lindabarron2181 3 роки тому +2

      @@kvarnerinfoTV exactly.

    • @markb3314
      @markb3314 3 роки тому +4

      Most are mindless drones

    • @djfresh9870
      @djfresh9870 2 роки тому +2

      Jess being in the military doesnt make you immune from mistakes !

  • @charmainkilloran9476
    @charmainkilloran9476 4 роки тому +33

    When they got to the top on the ski lift and saw the weather was so bad why didn't they stay on the lift and go down again

    • @TheMrTape
      @TheMrTape 4 роки тому +2

      Merica'!

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 3 роки тому +2

      Because they were too cocky.

    • @christheobald6183
      @christheobald6183 3 роки тому +2

      Like you comment some people don’t learn lucky to be alive ⛄️🇦🇺

    • @annerison
      @annerison 3 роки тому +1

      Because men, that's why

  • @veramatthews1364
    @veramatthews1364 2 роки тому +32

    This one makes me so angry . Dad was so inept !!

  • @eileenrobbins8430
    @eileenrobbins8430 Рік тому +2

    What a great story! Thank you so much to the loggers who found them. The Turkish people took extremely great care of finding and tending to their health needs and I want to thank them.

  • @davidruble7699
    @davidruble7699 4 роки тому +32

    This is why I always have emergency supplies when out snowboarding.

    • @mgn5667
      @mgn5667 4 роки тому

      Right ! or Bleeding out ..LOL

  • @carlboucher2643
    @carlboucher2643 3 роки тому +11

    He makes it to a cluster of cabins! And they State many times he had extensive survival training! And he's totally reliant on a single wooden match to start a fire? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is something seriously wrong with this

    • @anonamasnoname9098
      @anonamasnoname9098 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly !!! Gosh so much in here that was just like that!!

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 2 роки тому

      Yes, and that something seriously wrong is you.

  • @Crystal-be9ze
    @Crystal-be9ze 4 роки тому +28

    The biggest thing that upsets me is the U.S stopped searching before the Turks did and that is sad especially considering this father dedicated his life to protecting and serving his country!! That to me is unacceptable!!

  • @okabee1505
    @okabee1505 4 роки тому +114

    I thought the first rule of survival was to always remember that the first helicopter never spots you.

    • @mauricioramos2246
      @mauricioramos2246 4 роки тому +10

      Yeap, that's the rule. ..so let's say this happens, then u hear the infamous 1st Helo.....kid tells dad," dad, u hear that, a helicopter"....dad responds..."NO son, no worries, it's the first Helo, they NEVER see us...we'll wait 4 the 2nd one....

    • @salembekri7032
      @salembekri7032 3 роки тому +5

      That’s true with all the technology but they will never doit u when it’s matter

    • @Brucev7
      @Brucev7 3 роки тому +5

      and the Cameraman always gets out

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 2 роки тому +1

      Everybody's a critic. 😎

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 2 роки тому +2

      @@Brucev7 Definitely. As is right and proper.

  • @juliewinterburn4991
    @juliewinterburn4991 2 роки тому +7

    the actors in these stories are fantastic

  • @samanthahill9367
    @samanthahill9367 4 роки тому +49

    Judging from the bed/couch is the easiest thing to do. Saying the dad is useless is just mean. He saved them after all. Mistakes happen

    • @wowihaveachannel4862
      @wowihaveachannel4862 3 роки тому +7

      I think it's sad people Monday morning quarterback these situations and decisions. Unless you were there we have no idea what we would do
      And studies have shown over and over people overestimate their abilities. So I say hush and enjoy the show!

    • @mariakelly1059
      @mariakelly1059 2 роки тому

      @@wowihaveachannel4862 No Samantha is right.

    • @millertime97jm
      @millertime97jm 2 роки тому +3

      @@mariakelly1059 I think he was agreeing with Samantha.

    • @susanlarhubarbe9475
      @susanlarhubarbe9475 Рік тому

      @@millertime97jm yes, it's sad how some people lack reading comprehension.

  • @jssj.9958
    @jssj.9958 4 роки тому +68

    It doesn't take a genius to figure out sitting in a cave makes you invisible. Should've done what he did on day 8 on day 2.

    • @Mandy_39
      @Mandy_39 4 роки тому +8

      For one he had no idea he was so far away on day 1 or 2. They teach u stay put, that's what he did. No idea if your a parent but I'd never leave my child until it was unbundtly clear I had to. Unfortunately in this scenario it took 4-5 for that to happen. Now I agree he should've left a few days earlier than he did but in all fairness he did try. I think the last attempt he made it cuz he knew it was life or death at that point. The will to not leave his son most likely stopped him fr succeeding at 1st which I completely understand as a parent.

    • @mauricioramos2246
      @mauricioramos2246 4 роки тому +4

      Let's say the father goes 4 help on day 2, 3, 4; then he reaches the cabins on the 5th day. Then stay put due 2 his condition, frostbite. Now what? Whose gonna help him? No one, cz on those early days, no people had stopped by the cabins.
      So now it's day 10, he sees people. ...so it wouldn't have matter if he did leave earlier...

    • @livelaughsalang6013
      @livelaughsalang6013 4 роки тому +6

      You never know what you would do in a life or death situation, he took what he knew and put it to use. His decision to go down to the cabins that day allowed him to come into contact with people who probably would not have been there on day 2. Everything happens for a reason, he ultimately saved the both of their lives by staying put in the cave and making the choice to leave when he did.

    • @dannav4964
      @dannav4964 3 роки тому +10

      I feel bad to see it but I was thinking the exact same thing. For someone who had survival skills, I'm surprised that he walked four miles of the moment he felt he didn't know where he was in the first place. They should have stayed where they were until the blizzard went away. But to walk miles in a direction you don't know where you are and then hide in a cave for days? I don't know what the father was thinking

  • @alicenickmann4635
    @alicenickmann4635 3 роки тому +14

    At the very least he should have made a large SOS sign with tree branches on the first day and maintained it after every snow fall...

  • @anonamasnoname9098
    @anonamasnoname9098 2 роки тому +7

    Surprising stuff going on in this story that I am finding it hard to hold my tongue.

  • @grace-mh5pr
    @grace-mh5pr 4 роки тому +17

    all of these videos make me both want to hike and never look at a mountain again

  • @mellowyellow2022
    @mellowyellow2022 Рік тому +3

    Complete downpour of tears when the guy gave his child to him. The music added didn't help with emotions. The most profoundly affected yet by these docs. Brave Little guy.♥️♥️

  • @afl8182
    @afl8182 3 роки тому +32

    Yes, first rule when you're lost is staying put... ...in most circumstances, and not this one. They were INVISIBLE, how would they get found? By skies put in X that look like branches???

    • @roso6998
      @roso6998 2 роки тому +1

      Are you a survival expert? What would you do?

    • @chrischickering1959
      @chrischickering1959 2 роки тому +3

      the x ski thing is a known skiing survival tactic what should he have done? Produced his giant reflective mirror?

  • @TheAultimusPrime
    @TheAultimusPrime 2 роки тому +19

    Seems crazy that he didn't walk out for help when he realised that he wasn't in the search zone

    • @natalijaasbjornsen8827
      @natalijaasbjornsen8827 Рік тому +5

      Yes I thought so too.while he had all the energy

    • @wanderpoltv4990
      @wanderpoltv4990 Рік тому +4

      Easier said thn done. They were exhausted and hungry. It’s easy to say when you are not in the situation.

    • @LonelyCinderella123
      @LonelyCinderella123 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@wanderpoltv4990 Ehhhmmm, it's easier on day 3 than day 8.

  • @Thelegendl23
    @Thelegendl23 4 роки тому +44

    So that bus left a little kid standing there and 2 people out of roll call missing? Lol.. right.

    • @d-meth
      @d-meth 4 роки тому +13

      It was Turkey in the early 90s, things were different

    • @Dunning.Kruger
      @Dunning.Kruger 4 роки тому +2

      Maybe their iphone battery died ?

    • @crying_hippy
      @crying_hippy 4 роки тому +1

      Thelegendl23 the driver was Otto from Simpsons

    • @lewis02754
      @lewis02754 3 роки тому +3

      Dunning Kruger it was in 1995

    • @kikiohara771
      @kikiohara771 3 роки тому

      "must have taken a taxi back"

  • @johnyoung2702
    @johnyoung2702 Рік тому +3

    Why people travel so far in a direction they have no idea where theyre going is beyond me.

  • @JustAnotherBlader
    @JustAnotherBlader 3 роки тому +8

    No offense but he seems like an accountant who is a weekend warrior and talks like he knows more than he actually does.

  • @zariballard
    @zariballard Рік тому +2

    I don't know where these types of shows get this endless supply of amazing and talented actors of all ages (NOTE: of all the 100's of shows I have watched...I Survived, I Shouldn't Be Alive, Mayday: Air Disaster, the Wonder Survival Series, My Kid Survived, etc....I don't think I have ever seen the same actor twice) but shouldn't they have some type of award show to give these people the credit & recognition that they deserve??? I have yet to see a "bad" show or even a mediocre performance EVER...the directors and over-all production, stunts, special effects, script-writing and all the amazing actors and crew people are over-the-top and put Hollywood TO SHAME!!! BRAVO!!!!

  • @hemiroyd7431
    @hemiroyd7431 3 роки тому +26

    Why did the father waited that long,,to climb the ridge and seen the cabins,,what type of survivAlist he is?

  • @smoochumstar
    @smoochumstar 4 роки тому +31

    Ok but did you really need to put 12 ads in the video...?

    • @qaidikramuddin
      @qaidikramuddin 4 роки тому +2

      I haven't had one 🤣

    • @hannagibson9970
      @hannagibson9970 4 роки тому +1

      Ikramuddin Zwane me neither

    • @qaidikramuddin
      @qaidikramuddin 4 роки тому

      @@hannagibson9970 We're lucky. Let's hope we haven't jinxed it.

    • @qaidikramuddin
      @qaidikramuddin 4 роки тому

      Hanna Gibson I’ve since had 2:

    • @geoffreyjones2000
      @geoffreyjones2000 4 роки тому +2

      I use an ad blocker... no ads, but no free movies with ads

  • @anonamasnoname9098
    @anonamasnoname9098 2 роки тому +6

    Really he is in the military and he cant start a fire without a match

  • @mayhsalaam9321
    @mayhsalaam9321 3 роки тому +6

    you didn't care so how can you put the child in this experience
    hope you thanked that wonderful Turkish person

  • @dlvox5222
    @dlvox5222 4 роки тому +23

    Don’t ski off the trail. It’s that simple. A military person should have had situational awareness to prevent being out of bounds. Dad’s mistake. Happy they are safe but self inflicted.

    • @d-meth
      @d-meth 4 роки тому +8

      Have you ever been in a total whiteout when the fog descends on a mountain?
      You can't see anything at all.
      And you know you can get below the fog if you ride down.
      They didn't realize they were off the trail until it was too late.

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 3 роки тому +6

      They never should have gotten off the lift.

    • @germantennesseean8438
      @germantennesseean8438 3 роки тому +3

      @@d-meth they could have gotten back up any time and taken the lift . Must be an american issue because I have been in the alps multiple times yet would have never skied off trail in that weather . Lack of common sense thats all.

  • @Revex08
    @Revex08 4 роки тому +4

    Love these uploads thankyou so much!

  • @vaskylark
    @vaskylark 3 роки тому +7

    As soon as winter storm cleared he should have gone for help.

  • @gabrielasanchez9389
    @gabrielasanchez9389 Рік тому +3

    When they brought his son to him that made me cry so hard

  • @stephanieheslop2177
    @stephanieheslop2177 4 роки тому +12

    If there’s something I learn from ANY of these, it’s that helicopters never see you the first time

  • @kennyvuu1487
    @kennyvuu1487 Рік тому +2

    Can't help it tears just coming out of my eyes seeing him leaving his son , I really misses my son

  • @antimorra
    @antimorra 3 роки тому +22

    I know that putting on and taking off my shoes damage my feet. But I will do it over and over again. I will stare at my feet and sure they will be healed by my glance. And then I will get to an abandoned village and go to sleep under a warm blanket, while my child is in the cave. In another episode a man was pulling another man all way through the mountains, but I cannot move a 10-year old boy. Put him on skies and drag

    • @victoriabenton8378
      @victoriabenton8378 3 роки тому +6

      I thought the same thing!

    • @V5Bs
      @V5Bs 3 роки тому +9

      Right. Whole episode made me mad. I almost couldn't continue to watch it.

    • @chamomiletea5424
      @chamomiletea5424 2 роки тому +1

      but he was tired

    • @Bird1964
      @Bird1964 Рік тому

      @@V5Bs p12q2

  • @debbieharrington9198
    @debbieharrington9198 Рік тому +3

    Great people to help them. Incredible recoveries

  • @anonamasnoname9098
    @anonamasnoname9098 2 роки тому +12

    How would you be in a worse position to move from a hidden cave not found for 8 days to a group of cabins? He should have taken his son with him.

  • @TheOneanjel
    @TheOneanjel Рік тому +3

    This episode is the most upsetting. That father did everything wrong.

  • @oxpahnakompromatkohtpol436
    @oxpahnakompromatkohtpol436 3 роки тому +10

    Why is the advice in this sort of situation always "stay put and stay together", when I've already watched a bunch of I Shouldn't Be Alive episodes where moving and/or splitting up resulted in a rescue that otherwise wouldn't have ever come?

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 3 роки тому +3

      Because if people are actively searching for you it is better to stay where you are. In some situations however it is better to move to attempt a self rescue.

  • @DoubleDogsBFF
    @DoubleDogsBFF 3 роки тому +7

    A. Why was the son still at the ski resort alone?
    B. Why when the bus left, did they leave a 10 year old boy alone? How did he...what did I miss?
    C. The best rescue planes? What about some sort of heat seeking radar type deal that would have found them?

  • @stupidgus123
    @stupidgus123 Рік тому +3

    When I heard that in the beginning, I thought "that's insane". They're pretty tired from skiing all day, the resort is about to close, but they decide to go for one last run anyway. Not an easy one from near the bottom, not even halfway up. No, they (or rather dad) decides to go ALL THE WAY TO THE VERY TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, UP 3 DIFFERENT CHAIR LIFTS/CABLE CARS!! WHAT THE F@CK KINDA DECISION IS THAT WITH A YOUNG LAD??!! F@CKING INSANE THAT'S WHAT THAT IS

  • @nc8414
    @nc8414 2 роки тому +7

    Koodoos to the actors in this video. They did a great job

  • @hollywarehouse7938
    @hollywarehouse7938 4 роки тому +67

    Plan for the WORST, hope for the BEST......and pack emergency equipment🆘

    • @levischumacher4827
      @levischumacher4827 4 роки тому +4

      yes!

    • @hollywarehouse7938
      @hollywarehouse7938 3 роки тому

      @levi schumacher- YESSSS! UA-cam is so on it! I JUST GOT YOUR REPLY✌🏽 Thxs be safe

    • @alcockbie
      @alcockbie 3 роки тому

      You are so right holly warehouse. You must be really smart

    • @harryhills5676
      @harryhills5676 3 роки тому

      Hi holly where you from?

    • @bobzeepl
      @bobzeepl 3 роки тому +1

      there are 1kg, 1.5 person tents. Take that, a firestarter, water purification tablets, and knife with you, and you will never be on this show. One kilo to carry.

  • @alisanamakawa8819
    @alisanamakawa8819 4 роки тому +10

    Yes, another new episode to watch before sleep 💤 ❤️

    • @mona5268
      @mona5268 3 роки тому

      Same here :)

    • @Doriesep6622
      @Doriesep6622 3 роки тому

      I watch it in my sauna. It makes my suffering less.

  • @carltongirl95
    @carltongirl95 4 роки тому +6

    Thankyou for yet another great survival story...your channel is wonderful 🙂

  • @erikakrinock3531
    @erikakrinock3531 4 роки тому +17

    2nd day he should have hiked up the ridge

  • @pixelannex7890
    @pixelannex7890 2 роки тому +9

    i wish we got to know more about the turkish guys who found them and what they saw and experienced

  • @ronbrandt3641
    @ronbrandt3641 3 роки тому +9

    Lieutenant Colonel lost in the mountains. A full platoon of soldiers, helicopters are out looking for him. If it was me. An E-6. I'd be lucky to have a couple other enlisted soldiers looking for me. And anyone in the service would relate to that statement.

  • @natalie9884
    @natalie9884 2 роки тому +3

    This might be one of the craziest survival stories I’ve ever heard of all time

  • @andrewherrod318
    @andrewherrod318 3 роки тому +10

    Y'all could have chilled out with the 30 something ads, I was really into this.

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 3 роки тому +3

      If you drag the progress bar slider all the way to the end of the video then hit replay, you get rid of the ads in the video.

  • @chickyface7537
    @chickyface7537 4 роки тому +7

    Ok, I wasn't there and I do appreciate the possibility of disorientation and tiredness....but Dad just walked 7 HOURS without sight of anything like life. And we're not talking the French Alps or Nepal.....its fairly low level Turkey, 7 hours seems long to trek with a 10 Yr old. Maybe no weather warning and not same mountain support in that time. I'm so glad they were OK.

    • @chickyface7537
      @chickyface7537 4 роки тому +1

      @How Not To huh?! I think I read your thoughts right?! Yes I guess I just used to think 'how do people even get stuck up a mountain.....just go downwards surely' but its not that simple I'm sure

    • @chickyface7537
      @chickyface7537 4 роки тому

      @How Not To yeh right!! I'd have been pretty useless but I wouldn't have done what he did for sure

    • @RodrigoRodrigues-eb9xq
      @RodrigoRodrigues-eb9xq 3 роки тому

      Does anyone know the haunting soundtrack played at the end ? It sounds african...I shazamed it but no luck

  • @normatible9795
    @normatible9795 3 роки тому +14

    After the blizzard,this dad should have exerted all efforts to climb to be seen not hide inside a cave for seven days. I’ve watched much worst scenarios in this episodes than this military man who is not even injured. In dire situations, I can carry my ten yr old child just to be saved, how pathetic of him

  • @raykleiner3151
    @raykleiner3151 Рік тому +3

    Things can spiral out of control so quickly on the mountain.

  • @tennettatoni5441
    @tennettatoni5441 Рік тому +1

    The father did what he had to do ..He did not want to leave his son....Im glad they were saved