Lost In Alaska: How I Survived After My Friend Disappeared With Our Boat | Fight To Survive | Retold

Lost In Alaska: How I Survived After My Friend Disappeared With Our Boat | Fight To Survive | Retold
It's a life and death battle against the Alaskan wilderness. Surrounded by predators, facing an outdoorsman's worst-case scenario, stranded without shelter and with no way to reach help. The will to live and unwavering faith are his only survival weapons...
Fight to Survive tells the inspiring true stories of outdoorsmen who have faced down death in the wilderness and lived to tell their story. Adventurer, author and survivor Craig DeMartino kicks off the series with his own story.
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[@333mist]

….anyone else confused about how glossed over the friends disappearance was?

[@Montina_Paullin]

Ok, I'm not the only one.. I even started the vid over because I thought I'd missed something

[@MD77SA]

Yes, I am.

[@monique2513]

Yeah …. I’m also scratching my head wondering …. Perhaps they had a fight and he murdered him …. Just saying 👀

[@c0gimyun]

@God And Butterflies they literally explained it in the last couple minutes

[@c0gimyun]

@@Ephesians5-14 it’s in the ending

[@jackvoss175]

First, I’m glad you fought your way back. Second, when ever I’m in the out back, I carry a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) on my person - repeat - on my person. The one that I carry is an ACR Res-Q-Link. There are others. It addresses the satellites worldwide. When activated, that’s the first thing it does. Then it sends out the grid coordinates of the Latitude and longitude. And a unique code identifying me uniquely. Now, NOAA knows that (1) I am in distress (imminent danger of loss of limb or life), and (2) exactly where I am. As rescuers are inbound to my location, my PLB is sending out a homing signal. I urge all outdoorsmen to carry a functioning PLB in a handy pocket or on a neck lanyard when on hikes, canoe trips, camping trips, etc etc. it’s only critical.

[@williambrandondavis6897]

If you want to ruin the thrill go ahead. Some people would rather be self reliant. Kind of the whole point of going into the wilderness if you ask me.

[@blowitoutyourcunt7675]

@@williambrandondavis6897 Congrats on that Darwin Award!

[@karengibson5675]

Jack Voss - great words of wisdom! That one piece of equipment will save your life! I got one for my adult son who is an avid hiker and climber! I don't have to worry as much anymore! Best investment I've ever made!

[@ceciliapreziose3783]

@@williambrandondavis6897 really self reliant????? That goes south when your facing eternity pal.........your living in a movie.................I live in Alaska

[@ashleyh6877]

Lol, right.... watch some of those “I survived” shows also. They led me here. I’m good at home

[@moorevisuals6213]

After watching this series I won’t go on a plane, a boat, in the desert, in a jungle, near a river, hiking anywhere.. I think I’ll just stay at home and camp in my kids room

[@karengibson5675]

Right?? My thoughts exactly!!

[@donnagpalk912]

I'll just look at a pic of a camp.🤪

[@chriscusick6890]

You're scared of everything yet you got married and had kids! How many marriages wound up in tragedy? How many kids have gone missing or killed?

[@donnagpalk912]

@Raymond Schram 🥰

[@amber.4383]

theres a risk in anything we do!

[@Tazman1234]

Still don't understand how Garrett died traveling such a short distance to the abundance. What happened to him. How did he actually die???

[@rangedeliveryn]

They figured he’d slipped trying to board the larger boat and drowned.

[@richardrisner3635]

I worked a season in that area and I swam like 40 yards in that water in mid summer and it was absolutely freezing and not easy. I was in real good shape and an experienced scout swimmer in the marine corps only a couple years before. I’ve heard all kinds of stories of people going under very quickly in water up there especially in rivers if they had any boots or clothes on. I actually got lost on my own in a dense fog bank following the shoreline and wound up in the middle of the big Chanel by Ketchikan in rough water in a little flat bottom skiff. Crazy stuff

[@alysononoahu8702]

This I believe

[@janicesmith2475]

So what happened to his friend? He just drowned? For no reason? He was right there, in a little boat, heading to that big boat, in sight of the other guy. “Then he was gone.” There has to be more to it than that. 🧐

[@rangedeliveryn]

He slipped off and drowned

[@mermaidripples9302]

Slipped off his big boat?

[@wandashields6182]

Who goes to backcountry Alaska with no bushcraft/shelter skills ?

[@sarahwhitney3618]

Lots and lots of greenhorns every year.

[@Praetoria113-zm3no]

Back country? They were on a boat less then 30 miles from town, on a day hunting trip. Try again...If you think where they were at was back country in Alaska I suggest you look at a geographical map of Alaska and the area they were in.

[@firstlast2514]

It only took the helicopter 15 minutes to get him to the hospital.. idk why the dude didnt start trekking it, he woulda been there in two or three days, given the terrain.

[@guyfrom8659]

That's what I'm thinking too . Also why choose to starve or stay put when you have two rifles . Doesn't make a lot of sense

[@User_yhvz]

To be fair you gotta start somewhere

[@DonEmbrey]

It absolutely blows my mind. There’s so many people in these videos have absolutely zero life skills.

[@alysononoahu8702]

And way too much pride😢

[@Sinz25]

Anyone else curious about Adrians account of what happened to his friend Garrett. 🙄

[@annanonymous1589]

Soooo Oddly vague.

[@aslmad1]

a boater found Hagen's body in the canal near Fox Point, about 30 miles south of the river mouth. He was wearing a life vest, though it didn't look properly secured, troopers said. The Alaska State Medical Examiner Office will conduct an autopsy. Troopers say no foul play is suspected.

[@c0gimyun]

watch til the end

[@susannordstrom5065]

@@c0gimyun poor bear , trophy hunting

[@ljb8157]

@@c0gimyun "he died taking his bear to his boat" That sure cleared things up!

[@makulo93]

my condolences to the bear family

[@davhuf3496]

When people put animals before people, something is wrong. SMH

[@nmarkert01]

@@davhuf3496 or maybe they just made a funny and you’re getting emotional for no reason 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@aslmad1]

@@davhuf3496 people aren’t in danger of extinction

[@paulman9989]

@@aslmad1 NEITHER ARE BEARS NUMBNUTTS

[@aslmad1]

@@paulman9989 some species are

[@kp4636]

I love this man’s fortitude. His outlook on what he went through is truly amazing, and what he did for his friends family was truly touching. 💖

[@hellepalomino7149]

Touching?? He was cold as ice towards his friend's father. I think that man lacks empathy.

[@BodiDelgrosse]

I think he killed him and made up staged the whole thing

[@adamlee3286]

@@BodiDelgrosse , I can't explain it, but it was the first thing I thought when I saw him speak.

[@ambrosiaemryssunfire4868]

I think it’s weird he disappeared a half mile away with no explanation.

[@marklouthan2465]

Very very.

[@davidschmidt270]

I know.....I just can't get that out of my head...... seriously....what the heck just happened??

[@bradleysmith9431]

Suspect cannabilism?

[@marklouthan2465]

@@davidschmidt270 Notice how the attention is away from that ?

[@sarahpiaggio2693]

boat over-weighted with bear meat, capsized, and maybe he banged his head and was knocked out or just died of cold in the water. If he had said he saw what happened to his friend, that would have been less believable

[@danroux4010]

It's idiotic to march into remote bushland without carrying at the very minimum some water proof fire starter, shelter tarp, rope, knife, food for a few days, metal pot, water purification tablets, bear spray, warm hat, leather gloves, fish hooks and line. A gun w plenty ammunition if available

[@naturegirl8248]

Exactly 💯

[@windyhicks3319]

But these apparently very intelligent men.obviously should have had a shaparone maybe?

[@windyhicks3319]

Something is hokey about this story.Did somebody kill his supposed freind?eyes can tell a story

[@claire_A-T]

You can live a long time without food but only three days without water. Jehovah had his back all along. But God is faithful,and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But along with the temptation he will also make the way out so that you may be able to endure it. 'Jehovah' is the God that Jesus worshipped and prayed to. His father.

[@danroux4010]

@@claire_A-T If you're stranded in remote bush, you will need the energy required for gathering firewood, maintaining body heat if its cold, fending off predators, maintaining your shelter and other chores associated with survival. In that context, food becomes essential. And you cannot afford to stay idle because there's no knowing when rescue will happen. So a regular intake of calories can be the difference between life and death.

[@Ace-Of-Spades-01]

His friend just disappeared only a half mile away in good weather? Something isn’t adding up here.

[@collinsfriend1]

well I doubt he'd strand himself. There are predators there and if a large sea mammal bumped the guy over- he'd die quickly in the cold water.. He'd just sink

[@Ace-Of-Spades-01]

@@collinsfriend1 You may be right, but remember that the deceased is not here to tell us his side of the story. I agree that the surviver wouldn’t intentionally strand himself but maybe something went wrong with his nefarious plan, or maybe he’s telling the truth. I guess we’ll never know.

[@richardcranium3417]

@@collinsfriend1 who anchored the boat in the middle of the river? WTH

[@777metalheart777]

Did you watch it until the end?!? The guy's body was found and he died from drowning.

[@alysononoahu8702]

Yeah, why did the guy just leave this guy in the mud?Why did he just motor away on the boat and leave this guy stranded

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

I have so many questions such as...when he ventured into the trees for water, why didn't he bring back boughs/foliage to plug up the open space in his tree and also use them as a covering? It's one of the first things I would have done. At any rate I'm glad he survived and condolences to his dead companion's family and friends.

[@rkurt696]

Yeah thàts what i thought so thers so many thngs around him.y jst stay on the same spót.¡!!!!¡!?

[@Holocaustica]

No valid or moderate questions please. A few decades in homicide tells me there’s much more that’s not being told. Maybe it’s cynicism but I don’t think so.

[@johnk5825]

Strange story, friends just don't disappear. If the little boat capsized because of the weight of the bear, that would have made a lot of noise, and the friend would not have died in an instance.

[@BodiDelgrosse]

Seriously something is fishy here for sure

[@DannaSkouris]

Maybe his friend couldn't swim.. also, cold water in the north can take your breath away. I've experienced it, I dove into Lake Superior on the north side in October one year and I just about drowned, I couldn't breath and my body stiffened up, I was lucky that I wasn't far from shore.

[@littlegoobie]

water around most of alaska is very cold all year because it's very deep and glacier fed. I remember moving around bathymetric graphs on the gps and there are tons of places that go down 2000' just off shore because it's a sheer mountain wall. It's not uncommon to see depths well over 10000' in the waters around AK.

[@FatGayandTired]

What in hell? Did I miss something? What happened to his friend?

[@Jesse0ja]

I guess something happe d to the boat that he was on or sum like that, but he drowned for an unknown reason (for us)

[@dobeus8957]

That was my question too…all they said was he disappeared in the boat!

[@meichong8278]

An argument between friends ? The way they left the death out makes you question it .... theres obviously something they dont want to reveal .

[@meichong8278]

Maybe the friend went all BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN on him ... couldnt take the rejection and harmed himself .Isnt it strange to haul that humongous bear back to the boat on your own ? How could 1 man move the dead weight UP on to the boat as the boat hes in is tipping and moving ? NO you would definitely do that as a team .IS THERE ANY HUNTERS ON HERE that would tell us what normal practice would be and how practical it would be for 1 man to do this .

[@warrior7ra]

@@meichong8278 the animal would be gutted skinned and quartered if the bear was 350lbs the rear quarters would be about 58lbs the front about 45ish the hide about 30 Lbs. This is common practice for large game to keep the meat from spoiling and make it easier to handle.

[@michaelthomas989]

He did almost everything wrong. With a decent shelter in the forest, and water, he should have been able to wait it out without too much physical distress. Clinging mindlessly to that tree in the middle of the storms was what almost killed him.

[@Bulldawg1975]

Agreed. What a buffoon.

[@staciantaylor52]

Exactly he did nothing but sat on his butt

[@ajaxslamgoody9736]

he did everything right...that was where he was dropped off. then his friends little boat went topsy because of the Bear. You didn't notice the storm happened the 2nd day for 5 more days, with 75mph winds...and there was no wood at that location, you seen that 800ft cliff that ran the inlet....I lived in AK and when you get dropped off your at the mercy of nature until your boat or plane comes for you. and he sure couldn't swim through the swelling currents to the bigger boat. Bravo to this guy, other wise the current would have took him out on the 7th day.

[@michaelthomas989]

@@ajaxslamgoody9736 He stated that he would not enter the woods because he was afraid of wolves and bears. His chance of being killed by wolves and bears being in the woods instead of the beach was 'very' small. This prevented him from making a proper shelter and getting out of the water and wind.

[@richardcollins6058]

He had 2 rifles, why didn’t he shoot the bare or wolves? Food, clothes. Could have smoked the meat.

[@ca3333]

I loved the fact that the whole time Adrian was praying. It's sad what happened to his friend, may God rest him in peace.

[@elizabethlandin3060]

Never should have killed the bear Mother nature

[@auletjohnast03638]

Elizabeth Landin, Sorry fool, not mother nature but God's Nature.

[@judithrandall4690]

@@auletjohnast03638 Who are you calling a fool, fool.

[@rev0lve638]

@@judithrandall4690 He liked his own comment too 😂

[@judithrandall4690]

@@rev0lve638 Oh no, haha.

[@crazifyit]

@@auletjohnast03638 - Oh! I see you called Elizabeth a name, but you also say something about God? LMAO! Typical phony believer! You shouldn't say a thing about God when you are calling people names!

[@walden6272]

I love the story about how the wind and rain that battered him all week and brings him to near death, became his salvation.

[@BodiDelgrosse]

It’s ridiculous actually there is no reason why he couldn’t have went and built a basic survival shelter. And excuse of the wolves and bears are in the woods is absolutely ridiculous.

[@guyfrom8659]

​@@BodiDelgrossespecially since he had two rifles. Had weapons but choose to starve . What hunter doesn't carry survival stuff going on a 7 day expedition?

[@johnnycage8952]

How can you call yourself a hunter if you can’t even survive out in the wild? You had a rifle, a knife and wood all around you. Build a shelter, start a fire and find some food.

[@warrior7ra]

It's not that simple if you think otherwise try it. Experienced Outdoorsmen and Outdoorswomen only comprise 11% of the North American population of that 11% only 3.7 percent have the survival skills or training to survive a serious emergency in the wild. It is not what you watch on the Boob tube the realities are far different 60% of outdoor survival stories are dumb luck 38% are dogged determination only 2% include trained or skilled individuals and usually in the most extreme circumstances because we are smart enough to avoid dumb mistakes. By the way I am a Hunter, trapper, fisherman, rock climber, kayaker, general outdoorsman, Medic and SAR Specialist and survival expert and instructor. Just because you took up hunting or fishing or backpacking, trekking the list goes on and on does not mean you can survive in the wilderness. You have watched way to much TV.

[@johnnycage8952]

@@warrior7ra Just because you watched a couple of videos on KZbin doesn’t make you an expert. I lived by myself for 3 months in the Alberta mountains AT THE AGE OF 14. So if you’re telling me you or that guy can’t handle the outdoors then don’t even talk because both of you must either be really stupid or just a pair of feminine men.

[@ajaxslamgoody9736]

@@johnnycage8952 there was no wood...he was stuck on a silt/mud island up against a 800ft cliff running for miles...not to mention a storm with 75 mph winds...I'm a hunter, ex-military and outdoorsman....and that won't help much either...his biggest mistake was not carrying a personal locator beacon.

[@paulman9989]

EVERY ONE A EXPERT = UNTIL THERE IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES

[@warrior7ra]

@@paulman9989 the truth is that survival is based on a mix of skill and luck some people survive on dumb luck and that's it it is all about circumstances take me for example I am extremely well trained and highly experienced but say I am probing for avalanche victims then say I puncture the top of a void that then collapses and a boulder that was in the slough roof the comes crashing down on my head and kills me well skills be damned they did not matter the only choice that would have saved me is one that I am trained in also... Don't be there just let the victims die and recover the bodies after the spring melt. But just 2" could cause that boulder to knock me out now I have to overcome a chain of event and decisions a thousand variables and hundreds of pieces of luck to escape get help and survive. Knowledge and training are only a piece of what it takes.

[@retusaforce]

What happened to his friend? Extremely important fact to this story.

[@jhmumma]

I'm asking the same question . . . ?

[@Johnathon10]

@@jhmumma I posted the only information available about Adrian. But he did not capsize in his boat, and his body was found later, which leads me to think he was somewhere in dry land, at least the way it was explained.

[@jhmumma]

@@Johnathon10 That's very sad. Not knowing can be tough for the survivors, but sometimes that's the way it is.

[@Voola_Vala]

The best survival tip I always give is "don't go to the wild, let nature be"

[@kellikay8015]

@@Johnathon10 Was there a scuffle and an argument and things got out of hand? Seems like something is seriously missing here.

[@degenerating]

So let’s get this straight… they were on a hunting trip together , and as they separated and his friend went out on the boat he didn’t bring his gun… and then disappeared 👻

[@BodiDelgrosse]

Murder if you ask me

[@annsaunders5768]

Very mysterious if you ask me...

[@alysononoahu8702]

Nobody needs to be punished by god or anyone, for any reason 😡

[@mpccenturion]

Faith - believing in something. Even down here in Canada, stuff can get very wrong in a short time. Failure to have a current map, enough food - for a week. Water purification - Fire start - 3 types. And raw - the calories are needed. It matters not if it is cooked - or picked off. Intake of water is a life saver. Sad his friend lost his life.

[@JDZiemba1773]

Major thanks to the brave men n women of the USCG .... remember..gods watching...and the USCG is checking his blind spots.....god bless ❤️🇺🇲

[@marauderhot]

I know the water was cold, very very cold but the boat only being 1/2 mile away I would have waited for the tide to go out and started swimming as it was going towards the boat, but I'm also a good swimmer.

[@jacksonleska1470]

rip currents aswell there’s no way you could swim against it

[@darylcadman2863]

The coldness of the water.... Hedging all bets on the swim.... Ditching all the rifles clothes, coat.... Mmm 🤔

[@59Alaskan]

You have to consider the "mud" as well! That stuff can suck you in and tear you in half when being pulled out, incorrectly! Not sure this place had that, but it's well known in Alaska!

[@cuzmcc]

the guy gets the darwin award

[@tomfox4913]

I agree. He might have rigged a crude raft to make the short trip, too, out of deadfall. Great the guy made it but seems he did nothing remarkable in surviving except wait. - the Tomster

[@davislong9476]

I have a true story about 30 years a bob smith went bear hunting on bear island or kodiak island , went with guides hunted for at least a week or more , Every day they flew food in. The tent was surrounded with lumber stacked all the way up to at least 8 feet so the bears don't knock down your tents and maybe kill you .the bears were just coming out of winter sleep both men got bears . There Is more to the story ,but what happened on the dock at the plane as they were getting ready to leave, they see a man yelling to them as he gets close he breaks down crying. He was left on the island by plane and was never picked up. He was on the island alone for at least a week. had to walk the coast or walk across It. Never did hear If the pilot died or whatever , maybe RETOLD can look into It , I think It would be a great story. If you want I can give you more info from his son i know where they live.

[@naturegirl8248]

So what happened to his friend exactly?? They just said he drowned... HOW though?? What happened? So irritating lol

[@claire_A-T]

The family probably didn't give them permission to elaborate about someone who had died.Its not a movie.

[@absofjelly]

Nobody knows. Why was he going back to his boat? Weren't they going hunting together?

[@naturegirl8248]

@@absofjelly ikr!? So frustrating... This channel isnt the original broadcaster of the show, so I'm going to find the original one and watch it again later, so if I find out, I'll come back to tell.

[@juststeve7665]

you obviously weren't paying attention

[@juststeve7665]

@@absofjelly all you had to do was listen. it was explained.

[@ColinNew-pf5ix]

How people get pleasure from killing beautiful animals is beyond me. A truly sociopathic realm we live in.

[@etchediniron4249]

Calling it sociopathic tells us you have absolutely no clue and it is way beyond you

[@alysononoahu8702]

Barbarians

[@ruthorrell9605]

@@etchediniron4249in your opinion

[@etchediniron4249]

@@ruthorrell9605 correct. It’s the accurate and correct opinion. We agree

[@ChiliSpice610]

How did Adrian knew Garrett died?

[@marknapier8426]

Build a raft and paddle to boat

[@ajaxslamgoody9736]

How would you build a raft with no wood? He was stuck on an Island of silt and mud with a 'Lord of the Rings' cliff running the whole side and in a storm with 75MPH off and on for the whole 7 days. MacGyver or Gilligan maybe could.

[@marknapier8426]

@@ajaxslamgoody9736 he was sheltering on a huge log with plenty of wood I'm sure he could have found something to float on and plenty of forest at base of cliffs but he said he was worried about wild animals 🤔 had a gun....just sounds strange when there's a boat sitting there and he could have made a sail from his jacket would have got to boat real quick with that wind😁

[@Praetoria113-zm3no]

@@marknapier8426 This will keep you alive. First, you have to have enough wood to displace your body weight in order for the raft to float, second, you need to have some sort of material to tie the seperate pieces together. Third, you need to keep your body above the waterline when the water is just above freezing. Four, you need to have to have some way of steering the "raft" which is not aerodynamic like a normal boat. Five? Sailing is not a option. You need winds that blow into the direction you're headed. Six, the river has currents. One miss of the boat and you're washed out to sea, where the boat was seen after it broke loose. Seven, in Alaska, you're most likely to find wood, even windfall, damp and heavy. Eight, he had basically a pocket knife. They're not designed to saw through wood. The amount of calories you wood burn just gathering the materials needed while gauging that against the weather, the tides, the predatory animals. If it was that easy, thousands would not die all over the world when confronted with this type of scenario.

[@Praetoria113-zm3no]

@Ginger White Have you ever seen wet wood burn? It isn't like you can just make a little fire and expect a rain soaked, constant rain area with saturated wet wood to turn into a signal fire.

[@marknapier8426]

@@Praetoria113-zm3no thanks for lengthy reply you raise some good points I guess in Australia we have different climate and find dry wood in most scenarios to build something that floats and not contend with freezing water😁

[@fraudabiad637]

I once was left on the Moon by accident due to the other Astronauts not following the 'Departure to Earth Protocol.' I survived 10 days and 9 nights alone on the moon before they sent recon astronauts to come back and rescue me. I am a distant cousin to Neil Armstrong as well.

[@PoeLemic]

Never heard of this story, but I know alot of military missions go to the moon. And, the rest of us aren't told anything about it. Glad you survived and wasn't stranded there. You did well, @MrF. Be proud of what you did. Not everyone could survive in the situation you found yourself. And, thank you for your service to America's Space Program.

[@manwichsandwich]

Every single time you go in the woods for even a day hike you need the 5 c’s. Every time. Cutting tool, metal container, combustion device, cover element still, and cordage as well as a little bit of skill would have made his week a lot more comfortable. That stuff can save your life. Carry it.

[@BodiDelgrosse]

This guy wouldn’t know what to do with that stuff if he had it anyway.

[@onionface5835]

This is a very strange story, so many questions. How did his friend who was wearing a life vest and the boat which had a kayak in tow all disappear within minutes? If they were out hunting for the day, why didn't he have a water bottle with him? And If he knew he would not be reported missing for at least a week, why did he not try get to the boat or at least build a shelter? Why did he not just hunt, he had two guns and a knife. I Haven't heard a survival story yet where the person rather starves to death than eat some raw meat. Even though he said at one point he made a fire, so why couldn't he make another? Some articles said Adrian was found in or near a cabin, are there cabins in the area? what exactly was the relationship between the 24 year old and 51 year old men, that they would want to be alone in the wild for a week? And weird that he says he wanted to survive to let people know his friend died. There could be reasons for all these questions but this doco doesn't answer any of them.

[@raphaelahons3479]

What actually hapoened to his friend, how did he and the dingy disappear?

[@Animal-Reaction-Clips]

It drowned . They should look for it and bury him

[@_jeffrey_williams]

Yeah, they kinda skim over that part. Was the water cold, I guess? No life jackets?

[@TheShoX666]

I'm sorry but he didn't look like he used any survivor skills.. he just sat there and waited..

[@sherrishaw-ex7eo]

Thats the number 1 skill

[@alysononoahu8702]

Trees were bear territory, weren't you listening??

[@jasonrhames6182]

You dont go anywhere in Alaska without being prepared. Go to the woods and build a giant fire and shelter. If your worried about animals, climb a tree or find a cave, or something. You have a rifle, and nobody goes hunting there without large caliber, so get food with it. Salt water is usually plentiful with muscles, and other edibles along the shoreline. There are also edible plants and grass is one of them. You are just sitting around waiting on rescue anyway, so make use of you time and take care of priorities first. Shelter, fire, water and then food in that order. After that, concentrate on signaling for help with fire, written signs in the sand, etc. while keeping up on the other priorities as needed. Try not to sweat and keep exercise to a minimal if possible That way you can conserve calories if you are low on food, and keep from getting hypothermia from being wet from sweat.

[@auletjohnast03638]

Jason Rhames. Bears climb trees and live in caves.

[@billythekid2281]

@@auletjohnast03638 Yes but he has 2 large caliber rifles.

[@smsmoof8128]

@@auletjohnast03638 Not sure Grizzlies climb trees easily, it would be the best shot and certainly from wolves

[@warrior7ra]

Another armchair warrior with no concept of reality why don't you come up here and see reality for yourself I am more than willing to take you into the wilderness.

[@warrior7ra]

@@smsmoof8128 Brownies and Black bear are common here Grizzlies not so much. The bear they shot was a large Brown bear so yeah he would have just been a meal on a stick for a predetory bear

[@christianking9356]

Omg that walking stick in the first scene is so skinny. Director: I want you to use a walking stick for this scene. Actor: *finds twig* Director: perfect

[@Storm32171]

🤣

[@Bulldawg1975]

Lol I thought the same thing. Terrible show.

[@DrewWithington]

If he had had a decent survival knife (don't know that he did) then he could have cut some small pine trees down and made a raft to get to the boat, which was only half a mile away in a calm river estuary (not open sea).

[@soundsofnature7015]

I would LOVE to see you try that in that current LMAO Monday Armchair Quarterback...The current is probably moving more than 10 mph and during tide in and out well over 20 mph. Freezing water, unpredictable weather. His damn friend couldnt do it in a proper boat with a motor and you think he could do it on a handmade pine raft...Bro...

[@DrewWithington]

@@soundsofnature7015Hi. Firstly I'm not an 'armchair quarterback'. I've done loads of mountaineering in the French Alps, Norway and the Scottish Highlands. Summer and winter. I've spent several weeks in the Brazil rainforest doing ecology research. I've been in several potentially fatal survival situations e.g. being avalanched climbing in the French Alps. Secondly, if you look for the 'Chickamin River' on Google Maps and follow it down to it's mouth you can see the sandbar where Adrian was stuck. And you can also see that it's a sheltered river estuary, not some tide race. Cheers.

[@soundsofnature7015]

@@DrewWithington Everyone wants to see you build a raft with a knife and pine sticks and use it to get to your boat anchored a half mile out on a river. So you think a river doesnt have current ? You think that current combined with the tide would be navigable by a hastily handmade stick raft ? His friend couldnt get to the boat in an actual boat with a motor dude. You cant win this debate. Your idea almost certainly would have gotten him killed or swept out in the ocean where he would have died for sure. Staying put near the anchored boat was the smartest thing he could have done. Could he have done more while waiting for help to better his situation ? I believe he could have done more to live more comfortably while waiting but building a raft with a knife and trying to get out to the boat would literally have been the dumbest thing he could have possibly done period. He would have had a better chance bare knuckle fighting a Grizzly bear then trying to get out to that boat on a raft.

[@DrewWithington]

@@soundsofnature7015 Bring it on. Actually it would be really interesting to try it. Like I wrote in the original comment, if I had a decent survival knife (like Becker BK2) then from the information in the video and looking at Google Maps for this location I think it's very doable.

[@Animal-Reaction-Clips]

@@soundsofnature7015 they couldn't do it because he was overloaded with bear meat

[@heidiknitter-murray7473]

Animals getting revenge for being hunted.

[@Barbarian19923]

No

[@hopeking3588]

Thank God he took care of you! He must have a purpose for your life! He is not done with you yet!

[@danielsantek189]

Why the fuck you whant to kill a bear????? 😢😤

[@Barbarian19923]

They taste good

[@Bree__jj]

When i first heard you say you hoped God would be pleased with you, I was like wow what kind of man is this? The desire for divine approval sounded so sincere. Then I heard Jehovah. Chills yes it's always at the point where you feel like you will not come through, he comes through

[@erikwensveen6681]

Swimming is better than praying. The boat wasn't that far

[@peteverhelst2088]

You don’t understand cold water.

[@jodykruger]

He's friend trying getting to the boat on a boat and dissappeared. @erik idiot

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Heartbreaking. I’m sure his friend never imagined the circumstances that they both faced. God be with you all! ❤

[@meghakaimal4782]

The death of an innocent bear? Yes, very heartbreaking.

[@abigalanderson7494]

Even after the bear died he still got his kill.

[@catherinemorand500]

He's a very strong man physically too

[@goldteethman8720]

When it's 2am and you literally just read almost every comment 😂

[@monicahummingbird]

One of few survivors I´ve seen that say they prayed and talk to God in their heart at the time of their endurance! ;)

[@amberrose1108]

Hopefully more prayed

[@amberrose1108]

More need to confess their sins, repent and ask Jesus to come into their lives and save them

[@zackscott8636]

@@amberrose1108 The Lord loves to pass transgressions onto the sinner’s children in the form of disease so loved the Lord even His own Son he brutally killed for your sins

[@amberrose1108]

@@zackscott8636 no he doesn’t love to do that. In most cases he rarely even does that. The sin of the whole world was put on Jesus, that He might pay the price for all our sins, and be able to go to heaven and have a relationship with Jesus if we will accept what he did on the cross and ask him to forgive all our sins and come into our lives and save us. It greatly pained God to have to have His Son Jesus die, but it was the only way we’d have any kind of chance to not go to hell. All who reject Him will go to hell. He loves all of us.

[@zackscott8636]

@@amberrose1108 the whole wisdom of got diluted and fragmented with suggestive language that keeps people slavish. You worship someone outside when the Master actually taught a small group the higher wisdom that the masses were unprepared for! Then the religious of the day took the teachings and bent them to their own benefit, appeased the masses to an idea of comfort that later they’d be free but not now! Turn your cheek you worms, be meek! The power is outside you, far away, but the church is here as the middle man. These are diluted teachings for those who want to be comforted, not brave and bold

[@citizeneye5431]

Was left disappointed as to what happened to the friend. Not explained very well.

[@lizvanderwillik]

Wonderful the greatness and the kindness of the Lord

[@absofjelly]

Yes he killed a guy. So kind.

[@marksmyth5505]

I don't think the lord would be happy for those men killing animals for fun :(

[@amberrose1108]

@@marksmyth5505 I think it was for food

[@amberrose1108]

@@absofjelly no it must have been his time

[@levondelite4072]

Hannah, how did She pick which one to save and which one to kill? Not to mention the poor bear!

[@robertcostales9405]

A lot of lessons in this story...Wow!

[@grisseldog]

A saw, water proof matches and a small tarp Wud have made him far more comfortable. He didn’t even have a bottle of water with him. Who goes hunting in AK. Without these things in their pack. Careless. And why did the other guy drown?

[@Bulldawg1975]

All good questions. So stupid.

[@ajaxslamgoody9736]

a tarp with 75MPH winds would be useless...but still good for good weather cast, plus a personal beacon locator

[@Praetoria113-zm3no]

You notice the boat anchored and the kayak? Apparently not. They were there for day hunting, not camping. Their supplies would be in the boat, not dragged ashore to hunt in a area just several acres big. Also, the boat is anchored. Why? Because each boat has a berth depth. You can't just ride up on shore, hence the kayak. Drowning? People drown all the time. Experienced people. Water, ice cold, sends you into hypothermia shock within minutes, quicker if you're inadequately prepared for the submersion. You also have river currents.

[@ellyreginald6546]

Lots of stories on this show are due to carelessness. I watch to learn and the awesome courage of these people.

[@nordicpandi]

Agreed. There are so many things that could have helped, and small enough to carry in pockets. And I can't help but wonder why wouldn't a person create something to make themselves more visible from the air? Like spelling SOS with tree limbs, or even a large X? LED flares are very lightweight and could be carried around as well. And was his gun loaded? Why didn't he shoot three times when the helicopter was around so they would hear it?

[@lilysatterfield3310]

Garrett killed a bear, and nature killed him back.

[@hannahswheelieawesome]

hideous last photo of him with the bear. I hate shooting for sport. For survival, yes. for a bit of fun, no.

[@veronicasanacion]

@@hannahswheelieawesome These men don´t seem to understand that they have no divine right to kill animals for fun.

[@Praetoria113-zm3no]

@@veronicasanacion Veronica, have you ever eaten any once living species? Alaska law does not allow you to kill bears for "fun". You must use and prove that no part of the animal is wasted and hunting them isn't arbitraliary allowed.

[@veronicasanacion]

@@Praetoria113-zm3no I have met hunters in some countries who seem quite well fed but hunt for fun. They have weapons, arrows and bows, big vans for uneven roads, they are far from poor. Some were from the U. States, others from Canada, Russia and England.

[@philipthomas3938]

Is it necessary to kill such a beautiful big grizzly for sport?

[@wolfhowl5691]

My thoughts exactly! They just want to live, like everyone else... so senseless! If you needed it to survive that's different, but to kill just for a thrill? What kind of person finds it a thrill to kill such a beautiful animal anyway?

[@philipthomas3938]

@@wolfhowl5691 at least some people can see/feel the Wrong such hunters are committing... though others are harder of heart and see no wrong as though it's their inherent right to kill for sport /pleasure... sadistic petty self assertion for momentary ego boost...grow up so you mature into a wise custodian of Nature with healthy balanced ego that sees clearly the ugly desecration of needless killing.

[@melindaburdette341]

Those big grizzly take 7 cub bears a year or more biology is tuff but it works.sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.🏩🏩🏩 bless.

[@philipthomas3938]

@@melindaburdette341 you're saying it's a cull designed to save young bears? Not a blood sport?

[@williambrandondavis6897]

@@philipthomas3938 Is it better that a grizzly gets sick, begins to starve and then gets eaten alive by wolves and rots in a field or shot by a human predator that will utilize the entire animal for food and textiles? Its not necessary that you live in a city and shop at a grocery store I might add but that's your choice. No one is poking you in the ribs and complaining that your not a real man because you don't hunt for your food or rely on yourself for survival, living in the woods as some people choose to do. As is their right!

[@evelynneri6966]

God answered his prayers……..faith in God empowers every one. Praise the Lord !

[@bonavinter]

really

[@estelleschneider9033]

Yes and to God be the Glory all praises!!

[@birdieorourke5507]

Exactly. He survived when most wouldn't. Faith is a survivors best item of escape.

[@sadiesponge7577]

@@estelleschneider9033 what about the innocent animal killed for nothing? I don’t think god would like this!

[@thedanielmackenzie]

@@sadiesponge7577 I agree...In this day and age it is just bewildering that people still kill animals for sport.

[@CastleMc]

according to a google search: Garrett's body was found in a canal about 30 miles south of the mouth of the river and he was wearing a life vest but it wasn't properly secured. So he did go into and died in the water.

[@Montina_Paullin]

Why didn't he drag branches or something over to his tree to fortify it? Why sit in the open & not try to make a little shelter around where he sat?

[@tasha5419]

He couldn't go near the tree line due to bears and wolves.

[@Montina_Paullin]

@@tasha5419 He said that at first, you're right. But then when he had to go search for water he had to go over to the cliffs through the treeline. It showed him in the trees at the cliff. It was just at night he didn't go over there. That's why I wondered why he didn't drag some pine boughs or something over, on his way back.

[@rottweilerfun9520]

@@Montina_Paullin, The tide would have just washed it all away anyway.

[@Montina_Paullin]

@@rottweilerfun9520 you think he was sitting submerged in the tide water? Something is better than nothing anyway.

[@cartoonboys5]

The “oh please jahova” got me hahah

[@erinmenke162]

Jehovah Jira ! if you ever find your lita butt in life or death, call on Him. ( He is merciful , even to little pea brains in unbelief.

[@dariuszdata1431]

In the previous episode he said he brought 3 ways to start a fire , now he said he could not cook food? I don't trust that man at all

[@Daniel-fq5vq]

this was epic. so happy you made it home safe to your family. respect to your resiliency and positive mental state, most of all your loyalty to your friend was unwavering. That’s whatsup! 👍✊

[@charlenesimmons3487]

Anybody else wondering if the survivor was having an affair with the missing mans wife????

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

I saw this on Coast Guard Alaska! It was such a miracle that he lived.

[@littlepils4187]

Major parts of this story left out.

[@pigstonwidget]

I have little sympathy for people that hunt animals for fun and then get into trouble themselves.

[@Whatthe265]

1. They were hunting for meat. 2. You're sadistic.

[@marklouthan2465]

@@Whatthe265 It makes them feel better about themselves.

[@pigstonwidget]

@@Whatthe265 ha ha! and killing animals isn't sadistic? of course they were doing it for fun! they live in Michigan where there are shops full of food!! it was a great fun adventure for two grown men to get out there and prove their manhoods. well that failed didn't it?!

[@Whatthe265]

@@pigstonwidget You are correct, killing animals is not sadistic. Its human nature and almost all omnivore and carnivore behaviour. you'd rather people ate farmed animals rather than wild ones? some vegan you are.

[@bronze2956]

@@Whatthe265 they were not hunting for meat. Bear hunting is purely for the trophy. they don't eat the bears. It's called ''trophy hunting'' and they hunt endangered animals all over the planet for ''fun''. It's a sadistic and stupidly sad and pathetic ''sport''. Again - just because you don't get it - THEY DO NOT EAT THE BEARS - IT IS PURELY TROPHY HUNTING.

[@ant-1382]

God often works in mysteries ways, the power of prayer is real.

[@Jart-qe3om]

I checked out when he said "God is by my side"

[@Jart-qe3om]

Also he 100% killed his friend LOL

[@sm3296]

Why would someone else’s belief affect you?

[@davislong9476]

wow I'm glad you made It.......praying goes a long way...

[@retard_activated]

I feel the death of the bear was a major precursor in this tragedy... But I am so sorry for all involved... 😭

[@NudePostingConspiracyTheories]

Yes and how to say it nicely - awful he drowned. But what a waste of a magnificent creature

[@levondelite4072]

Yeah, it’s kinda weird how the friends and family of the guy who drowned found solace in the fact that he was doing what he loved to do … traveling to an animal’s habitat, tracking him down, and shooting him (or her, perhaps with cubs).

[@1986dutchgirl]

@@NudePostingConspiracyTheories let me put it this way,. If you kill", you will be killed.. If these guys hunt for fun ..karma will hunt them ..

[@wickedlee664]

Bears are gay.

[@Starseed222-i5z]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@beliver6230]

This is why you should teach all children survival and adults might come in handy 🐨🐊🦈🇦🇺

[@hooliganbubsy7298]

They don't even teach all children to swim let alone survival.

[@mfoster9809]

What happened to his friend? What actually happened 😳

[@aslmad1]

But what happened to his friend???

[@aslmad1]

a boater found Hagen's body in the canal near Fox Point, about 30 miles south of the river mouth. He was wearing a life vest, though it didn't look properly secured, troopers said. The Alaska State Medical Examiner Office will conduct an autopsy. Troopers say no foul play is suspected. - drowned

[@kellikay8015]

@@aslmad1 Pretty sus to me .....

[@bazzuz]

Gotta say, after watching I shouldn't be alive, it's great to finally see a rational person in this type of situation.

[@kennyw871]

Rational? A person who believes and talks to someone that's not there is rational? You're not rational for believing that.

[@paulschlumpf532]

Love this Canal ❤️👍 thanks

[@Peedarb]

What the hell? I've never heard of a guy deserve less to be rescued. How about use this gun? Nah.... how about drink the river water? nah.... how about swim over that boat? nah... I'll just lay here till I get rescued no big deal

[@GD-xc4wg]

Amazing testimony Sad for his best friend tho😢

[@mangafq8]

Isn't life challenging enough without needing to Fight to Survive? God bless us all🙏

[@19irving]

Years ago, I hiked in Alaska. It rains like every other minute.

[@AlbertoHernandez-up3cs]

I must have missed it. But what actually happened to his friend? Did he fall off the boat?

[@tasha5419]

It probably sunk due to the weight of the bear.

[@AlbertoHernandez-up3cs]

@@tasha5419plausible. But you’d think this documentary would’ve touched on that? Meaning how he died. That was my point. But thanks

[@GettingToHeaven]

Amazing story! Thanks for sharing!

[@roadtofarm4805]

Was this investigated? This whole story seems very fishy like Adrian had something to do with his friend’s disappearance..

[@ajaxslamgoody9736]

yes by the US Coast Guard and probably AK state police...the guy didn;t have any motive unless he just wanted to sit in stump for a week. I wouldn't you on the jury If this happened to me LOL

[@watchgoose]

Since the 1950s, the Witnesses have preached a doctrine allowing Jehovah's followers to deceive anyone outside of the religion if doing so protects the organization. They call it “theocratic warfare.” ... The religion teaches that the world outside the organization is controlled by Satan.Sep 23, 2015

[@beez5338]

@@ajaxslamgoody9736Don't believe Gareth would leave both guns behind with Adrian.

[@aslmad1]

Thursday, a boater found Hagen's body in the canal near Fox Point, about 30 miles south of the river mouth. He was wearing a life vest, though it didn't look properly secured, troopers said. The Alaska State Medical Examiner Office will conduct an autopsy. Troopers say no foul play is suspected.

[@darylcadman2863]

@@watchgoose you got it. Sad but truith

[@PhenomenalMary45]

Amazing story ❤

[@joshthemediocre7824]

He said they would think we were killed by wolves, bears or coyotes. The bear did kind of kill his buddy though. I have little sympathy for bear killers, especially if you travel great distances to their homes and kill them, you have no right regardless of laws. This is called nature's karma.

[@bronze2956]

Yeah, I was kind of hoping he wouldn't survive - one less, non evolved killer for fun. I mean, who likes killing sentient beings/animals for the sheer kicks of it? so wrong. I can't imagine feeling joy at annilating such a beautiful creature.

[@paulman9989]

So you 2 chuckle heads would rather these 2 humans die then a Bear = OUCH misplaced morals = Your not sane

[@bronze2956]

@@paulman9989 It's ''you're" and yes, there are too many humans here. that much is obvious and if euthanasia was legal in my country - I'd put my hand up to be eliminated - I've had my time and I don' t want to be a burden on this Earth. Killing anything for fun and chuckling about it = sick in the head. We don't really need them either. psychopaths kill for fun.

[@levondelite4072]

@@paulman9989 What? How did you jump to that conclusion? It’s not a case of “which is worse…killing 1 bear or 2 humans?” The person is against these guys leaving the safety and sanctity of their homes to travel to the safety and sanctity of the bear’s home to kill it.

[@jasonbullock2816]

we should appreciate the wild and all its beauty and make it last as long as possible

[@monicamestas7566]

Yes... and leave the wildlife the hell alone.

[@confusedworld9271]

What happend to his buddy

[@susananderson1071]

Drowned. Found his body 30 miles away.

[@evaturk8540]

@@susananderson1071 Something is not okay. He just disappeared? I don't believe it. And his friend didn't hear how he was drowning? No way

[@pimpozza]

Definitely something very dodgy about this story! 🤔 So frustrating how his friend's death was not properly explained. OK, he drowned.. but _why?_ All so vague!

[@confusedworld9271]

@@pimpozza thats what I was thinking if he could see the boat then he should have seen what happend to his friend on his way to the 🚢

[@pimpozza]

@@confusedworld9271 I agree, Jessie.. something simply doesn't add up. I kept watching as assumed we would get a proper explanation at the end.. but no..

[@seriousorganizer]

Should've gone on the mini boat together..Always do things together...

[@phillscarr401]

Poor bear.

[@robertbean330]

Great video. I love that country out there. Over the years I have explored Hutchinson Co, Texas and I have also been to Black Masa. Keep up videos

[@veganc5028]

I don't feel sorry for them at all. They went there to murder innocent animals. I'd call it karma

[@sophyroeun46]

Always pray if you are in trouble. God he is nice .

[@prrallamembret7955]

He killed his frend that's for sure

[@Wootangtw]

Awesome and sad story… thanks….

[@calvinmason5647]

wait but how did the guy die?

[@28105wsking]

If there were logs, why couldn't he swim out to the boat with one? Was the boat still there, or did the friend run off with it? Stuff happens when you hike with others, but he also doesn't have any gear with him! Nobody goes anywhere in Alaska without a pack, tent, sleeping bag and cooking gear, GPS, Garmin, map, Sawyer Squeeze and extra food! So even tho they say they had experience, they obviously did not! But what a miracle that one survived!

[@glad6054]

What happened to the friend? We need to know that first!!!!!!

[@katharinajohn5619]

Thank you, we learned from you.

[@Brenjen67]

This is a story of sheer endurance not survival. God definitely smiled on him.

[@absofjelly]

So God smiled on him after he let his friend die and let him go through hell for a few days.

[@Brenjen67]

@@absofjelly sure, why not. Who knows the mind of God. It was only Hell because of his lack of knowledge and everyone dies. It's just a matter of how and when.

[@WVa007]

Plus he is obviously not a survivalist or he would have built a fortified shelter, etc,.

[@Brenjen67]

@@WVa007 the smarter we get the more we forget from our primal memories. With a rifle, he was the alpha predator yet he was afraid of the woods. He's on a tidal flat with tons of tall grass to nest with. A squirrel has never had a survival class but instinctively builds nests, the human mind is a hard thing to figure out. The decisions a person makes, the feelings they feel. I don't fault the guy, he made it and he did his best. But I still think it's a lesson in endurance and what could go wrong more than anything.

[@ryanmacc4709]

God didn't do shit ....he did.

[@robgnisir4672]

natural thing was make a raft on day one instead of sit around doing nothing

[@forhisglory3770]

This guy wouldn't have made it 1 day on Alone

[@myzacky96]

That's for sure, as soon as his candy bars ran out he would be calling for help

[@jeanniegentry5148]

Great doc, but it was a little stressful not knowing exactly what happened to your friend. Even at the end, it's still not clear. I was imagining 2 or 3 scenarios. I very sorry for the loss of his life no matter what. And, thank you for sharing your story.