This Man's Mountain Fishing Trip Almost Drowned Him

In an isolated mountain river, Fisherman Dean Ririe becomes hopelessly trapped under a boulder in water up to his neck. In icy waters that should kill a man, Dean fights for his life miles from help.
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[@Eeriestories2024-w9f]

*I can't go through a day without looking up and saying - thanks for life* This line stole my heart!❤️

[@PatriciaS-t1x]

We all hope for a miracle in life when things are unbearable. This encourages me to keep going in my hour of need.

[@matrix1234321]

Dean looks like a great person with good heart that i have ever seen in youtube. May he live longer

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

This man had faith in the lord that He would either take him or help him get out of a bad situation. Amazing how he held on for so long. These rescue workers are the best! We are so thankful that they risk their lives everyday ! 😮it was so good to see dean saved!

[@withlol777]

I love that this show acknowledges God and the spiritual element to these incredible stories of survival!

[@leadcounsel4869]

A bad day of fishing beats a good day of working... Well.... not always. Glad you made it. Incredible story!

[@jeaniemarczniec7755]

He relied on his faith with God and God did not let him down. Everything played out as it was supposed to, the lesson is to tell people where you are going. Thank God the rescue people saved his life and that they should be proud for what they do.

[@joyceanthony9526]

Always always tell someone where you’re going

[@arminlucasbombardier9721]

God bless you dean. I was a lost soul im now discovering my faith again and gets stronger every day!!!!

[@ahmed_amr.]

Search for islam bro.

[@Eyesofthebeholder214]

Wow this brought me to tears. Amazing rescue and example of the will to live. Cheers

[@GLITCH12349]

These are the most in depth in character recreations I’ve ever seen. Hats off to yall 👍👍

[@stoneysdead689]

If you'll notice almost all of these "trapped under a boulder" stories happen in a creek bed- wet or dry. The water washes the support out from under these rocks and leaves them just barely standing the way they are- then some poor hiker or angler comes along and puts a little weight on it and that's all it takes- the rock shifts and often traps them in the process. The rock doesn't have to be in the creek bed either- just close by is good enough, when it floods the water reaches them and it might take a thousand floods but eventually erosion unbalances them. Another environment you'll often see it in are in places where it gets really cold at night and the water in the cracks of the rocks freezes and expands- eventually it will crack the rock and it may crack off a huge slab several tons in weight that's just sitting there precariously balanced and then soemone tries to climb it and- problems. Climbing boulders has been becoming more popular lately for some reason- it's so dangerous. Lots of boulders that look very unbalanced are solid but, not all of them.

[@Joshua_Cares]

Thanks for the heads up. We all should learn from this and exercise extreme caution around river and creek beds or just avoid them entirely.

[@NLR759]

Excellent point.

[@prog3142]

That fish was thinking. My lucky dam day!

[@cherrymetha3185]

So nice that he survived ! He seemed like a nice guy . And he let the fish go. I thought the woman was his daughter but it was his wife . The old dear’s done well for himself . Bless. 🧚🏼✨🧚🏼✨🧚🏼

[@victorlz7cw902]

Dean Young Man you are a tough Guy, I'm so glad you made it ...take care

[@micahhardman3183]

This is a real miracle story...quickly becoming one of my favorite episodes. 🏞

[@doggiestylepetresort]

The actors on this show are amazing. I have to remind myself that it’s just a recreation of the events!

[@barbb127]

God is Great! Dean seems like such a nice guy and Happy for him and his family he was rescued! 😅 actually a miracle, being his body temperature was so low!!

[@richardholmes2268]

I agree, praise Oden

[@MultiCaro2011]

Amen, praise God! And His angels ❤️

[@was4wa]

Wooohooooo!! 😀😀😀😅😅😅

[@marthacochrane484]

I am so in awe of the rescuers!.....

[@euroeurope476]

Thank god for you people who help this man

[@nicoleelizabeth3435]

This really touched my heart that little boy saved his life 💙💙 he's a hero

[@Haterzarefans]

More like an angel

[@eextheprinceisdope7662]

Credit to the small boy who found Dean & his father for making a phone call that saved Dean's life.

[@lalitafaroli]

Ikr, I wonder if he even thanked that little boy and his father.

[@paulandrew4415]

Thanks for spoiling it

[@hoosierbaddy3052]

@@paulandrew4415 let this be a lesson to you to NOT read the comments area before watching the video. You spoiled yourself Bruh

[@mansi_b]

Maybe that's because he let the fish go? God bless

[@coco-waves]

His faith brought me in tears!

[@SueMead]

Yeah, it saddens me as well. I mean, enough already.

[@samanthagomez7074]

Me 2 😞😞😞

[@ds525252]

All great stories presented in an enjoyable manner. I’m very glad God mentions are not cut out.

[@ElvishTrickster214]

Not everyone believes in God. So I can imagine some find it annoying

[@ds525252]

@@ElvishTrickster214 Very true👍. I get bothered by some subjects too and I don’t watch those channels anymore.

[@sethborne]

Pretty sure this series has a religious connection. Every episode I've seen dwells on the person's relationship with god.

[@ds525252]

@@sethborne I haven’t noticed that before but now I will be looking for that👍

[@auletjohnast03638]

ds525252, But God was cut out. They kept mentioning faith, but not Faith in God.

[@helianabanes4875]

I loved how they called this a 'freak ' accident. Like no one could ever expect to slip and fall on rocks with a fresh water flow constantly running over them. Crazy!

[@stoneysdead689]

The freak accident part was the two ton boulder that happened to shift and trap his foot- slipping and falling is quiet common, getting trapped under a two ton boulder in ice cold water isn't- thank god.

[@annettehaynes9179]

God bless hmi🙏, I like how they do every day thing that could happen to anyone. How they are leaning on faith😁

[@NLR759]

Growing up in northern BC, my father used to go fishing alone all the time. Nothing ever happened to him, but we only knew generally where he went, not specifically.

[@he7is7at7hand]

He survived because God help him. It was angels that were close to him, not dead relatives. The living know that they shall die but the dead know nothing. Praise God!

[@anjus974]

Caught in a rapid water the old guy is lucky to be alive.. He prayed his prayers saved him..

[@IcelanderUSer]

That’s great that they used the real guy to reenact the event. No actors.

[@kugelpanzerstudios4800]

Really?

[@wildflower8932]

Look a like😊

[@darrylmarable9050]

He quit fishing and went to acting school

[@kabakatslomotv9370]

are you kidding haha?

[@huyamu6062]

Um How's that great lol he almost lost his life in that situation they wouldn't put him through the trauma all over again its another actor

[@apippin774]

Don’t tell anyone where you are going, don’t take a satellite phone or transponder, don’t take a whistle...stack the chances up against you why not

[@srichey444]

That Soul Patch is the real MVP!

[@peaches44]

It saved him

[@aileenlightbody91]

It's interesting that these videos only take 22 minutes to re-enact scenarios it takes ISBA 48 minutes to do yet are still good to watch, although that said I've often felt that ISBA drag the stories out for a bit too long.

[@12AB17]

What a great man

[@cheqhy6679]

Thank god he’s alive 🙏❤️

[@calzydownunder3497]

I love watching this show and its the first episode that l ever seen where the person re enacts there own story totally awesome

[@andyihimekpen6563]

God is real i love u bro❤️✊🏽

[@roseestrada3689]

Thank you Jesus

[@MoneyMan28]

Jesus is dead

[@Haterzarefans]

My idea of fishing....head to Walmart.This episode traumatized me.i will NEVER look at very large rocks the same ever again...!

[@francineproulx2535]

His faith helped him

[@PatriciaS-t1x]

Also thanks to the Doctors who saved his foot.

[@kwahwah]

Rock stuck on man, medic sits on rock.

[@aliciaaguilera4703]

Thank you Lord Jesus .you are so Good

[@MoneyMan28]

Jesus is only human and he's dead

[@aliciaaguilera4703]

@@MoneyMan28 Blessings. When as his ( Jesus) mother Mary was espoused to Joseth, before they came together, she was found with child of the HOLY GHOST. THen Joseph her husband, being a JUST man. The angel of The Lord appeared unto him in a dream saying which is conceived in her is of THE HOLY GHOST , and you shall call HIS NAME JESUS For HE shall save his people from their sins. MATTEW 2 JESUS. going up to JERUSALEM took the 12 disciples apart in the way , and said unto them The son of man shall be betrayed unto the Chief Priest and unto the Scribes , and they shall condemn him to death. And shall deliver Him to the gentiles to MOCK , and to SCOURGE , and to. CRUCIFY HIM.and the THIRD DAY HE SHALL RISE AGAIN. MATTEW 20 And they CRUCIFIED HIM , and parted HIS GARMENTS , casting lots MATTEW 27 As it began to dawn toward the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK , there was a great earthquake :for the ANGEL of THE LORD descended from Heavenand came and rolled back the stone from the tomb And said unto the women his followers. Fear not ye: For I know that ye seek JESUS which WAS CRUCIFIED HE IS NOT HERE : FOR HE IS RISEN , as he said Come see the place where THE LORD LAY. MATTEW 28 JESUS ❤ YOU

[@christopherdavison652]

I could use a few angels right about now.

[@jamesfitzsimmons1339]

Was everything okay?

[@janjaf844]

How are you doing?

[@jonschmitz7189]

Here’s a guy who could have made it through seal team training with his unique ability to handle cold body core temperature

[@csn6234]

This must be the Christian version of "I Shouldn't be Alive".

[@paulformaioni37]

thats what i thought

[@Hannah-xx7ou]

Thats funny I kept saying Jesus help him & amen....Great testimony.

[@karliann1]

Lol

[@karliann1]

I like the show I survived

[@mustangwinds4080]

hahaha

[@larryd9068]

Rumor has it that authorities when notified of Dean's absence, realizing dangers of the high risk sport of fly fishing sent a search and rescue helicopter. Of course, as usual, when Dean frantically screamed and waved at the hovering aircraft overhead, the pilots didnt see him and he remained in his precarious wilderness situation for another three weeks surviving on mere rations of minnows and ice water!

[@mshayashi]

I've seen so many episodes of [I Shouldn't be Alive], and I would say this is one of the worst nightmares somebody could go through.

[@ukii1254]

9:24 *This part is really touching because even when your life is in danger, the fact that you prayed to God for help is really touching and God gave you a chance*

[@johngaccione5633]

He prayed to the Lord that He would preserve me..... Thats when i fell in love with this guy. It was the long arms of Christ that saved this man..

[@parvizbayat7285]

I am glad that you good people enjoy the grace of God.

[@BigBundy82]

That’s what Awesome! A Truly Heartwarming Story

[@jasonbullock2816]

save animals for all people

[@alexwillis7093]

I think from now on I'll get my fish with chips and a Coke 😐

[@miah0906]

im so early it's no comments to hide in while i watch 😔✋🏾 .

[@HobbyOrganist]

"...I was really scared!" Now he knows how the fish feel when he reels them in with a sharp hook in their lips

[@envyallison926]

😂😂😂 I believe they do not have Pain receptors. Just like insects

[@HobbyOrganist]

@@envyallison926 That's what they used to say about DOGS and colored people... smithsonianmag.com

[@csn6234]

@@HobbyOrganist "colored people" ... Really? What year do you think this is? 1960? You must be a Trump voter.

[@debbiesmith7791]

I agree karma for thinking it's fun to cause distress to fish

[@felixthecleaner8843]

@@csn6234 - er, I think you have it the wrong way round.....'Victorian Sculptures' is just like you....a Hillary/Biden voter....

[@NLR759]

The wife waited till midnight to start thinking something was wrong?!?

[@special-t-419onurbandictio9]

Bro u should of kept that fish to eat for energy.

[@Haterzarefans]

I was thinking that too

[@Crashed131963]

He almost died of coldness not drowning in waist high water.

[@schaeffercarroll6070]

loves these thanks

[@shaneclyde8694]

22 minutes of an old guy screaming hellllllllllp lol

[@arminlucasbombardier9721]

Lol haha, that so true bro, men would be fighting and rioting, punching on fighting over to be the one who gets to rescue her. This guy people prob see whats going on and head the opposite way!!!!

[@slothmarathonpromotions2470]

I watch these videos while I work. It’s like listening to someone get tortured for hours. Very meditative.

[@samdilworth1989]

Was he wearing the rubber fishing pants to prevent his legs getting wet? Im sure if he was, that's what saved his life.

[@jenniferbedrosian8674]

The 1 time Dean never called his daughter. Go figure.

[@falkor2665]

Dope shows 👍👍👍

[@K9River]

The only redeeming part of being stuck in a river is peeing your pants is pretty much a non-issue.

[@bunderland]

Nice family

[@michelleanzora6109]

Hey don't blame yourself its ok

[@auletjohnast03638]

SAY IT SAY IT. IS NOT A DIRTY WORD. "FAITH IN GOD".

[@mgn5667]

Wow

[@pjmetz7298]

They couldn’t have matched up the real guy and the actor any better ! I really can’t tell the deference I mean maybe it is the same person lol 😂 somebody let me know 🤷🏽‍♂️ ok now the lady looks just like the lady actor too now I’m really thinking it’s a crazy Coincidence 🤔

[@scottmoseley5122]

I was wondering if they could give a person in that situation some warm beverages to warm his core .?

[@annward4149]

I wonder if all these venture people carried a whistle would be of some good help. Maybe not always. But it'd sure be something I'd take.

[@Haterzarefans]

Wow...what a brilliant idea. Can be heard from up to a mile away.can be worn around the neck .Thanks for the tip!

[@aaronmiller6118]

Fly fishing is awesome

[@vipersniper001]

I like turtles

[@brohamq6095]

Heeeeelllllp LOL

[@Outdoor_MED]

How come these episodes are shorter by half now?

[@tschauleude3426]

why did the wife not call the authorities right away?

[@lalitafaroli]

Ikr they would have found him at night.

[@donnajones6703]

God saved him!

[@christopherdavison652]

Hey John B good point: Dude, where's the helmet?

[@jennymunton8408]

Background noise too loud

[@kierra_mist]

I GOT STUCK ON THE TOILET AND GOT PTSD NOW! I CAN BARELY SLEEP AT NIGHT 😒

[@juliolua2104]

4:12 "2-Ton Boulder" 😅😅😅

[@faithjob5338]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@terrilynjones3496]

I wud havr dived n the water i wud not waste my time trying to figure out what nxt to do. Like i said i dive n & move the stones & help him to lift up...

[@micjoseph6250]

I'm stuck and I can't get up.

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

Why didnt he use those scissors to cut his laces loose?!?

[@jonchaney]

You can't take Dean anywhere!

[@FSJfamily]

His wife should have called authorities in the night

[@jovanluit8262]

Riding without a Helmet another Stupid Decision

[@sirenhead5039]

I wheel so bad for that guy 😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢

[@НиколайКазанский-м7я]

17,2 C and alive?? No way

[@franklinward7622]

nice

[@olsoutdoors1757]

Look behind his shoulder at 0:27 it looks like an alien 👽 or something

[@emilypeel7063]

Id the air bag would not failed, why would amputation of part of the foot be an option? Then control the bleeding and get to a hospital. He already had to go to a hospital anyway. Better to lose a foot then be dead.

[@terrencebierke990]

10:05 OH YEAH totally! Nobody watch the road though hahahaha

[@MoneyMan28]

Stay home during coronavirus

[@susanbrown2909]

Riding a bike without a helmet..tut tut.

[@danni1993]

The LAST option would have been amputation, if nothing else worked, right there in the water.

[@PatriciaS-t1x]

I read of the true story of a man whose hand was trapped under a rock and finally in desperation , no-one would find him he amputated it with a knife. He survived.

[@livecolt7695]

These is scare I love these and I fish I sit by the table

[@jupiterhaze]

is there a Craig episode? i wanna see a Craig episode.