Twenty Foot Fall Leaves Man With Deadly Injuries | Fight To Survive S3 EP4 | Wonder

This week on Fight To Survive - When avid bow hunter, Dr. Joe Baumgardner sets out to do routine maintenance on his tree stands, a twenty-two foot fall leaves him with a severely broken leg and miles from help in the deep Mississippi woods.
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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 hosts the series, journeying to meet other survivors and hear their stories. Each week, Craig takes a survivor back to the flashpoint of their ordeal as they share with him their very own fight to survive. This series takes the audience right into to some of the most majestic and dangerous places in North America. From the exciting action to the inspiring comebacks, these stories will remind us all that faith, determination and human spirit can do anything when faced with the ultimate Fight to Survive.
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[@samsanfratello7549]

II was 70 years old, hunting alone with a climbing tree stand. I picked a tree overlooking a ravine. As I started to climb, the stand, it swiveled and threw me out with my back on the ground and my feet in the stirrups over my head. I tried to dislodge my feet but they were stuck. Blood rushed to my head and I knew I did not have long if I didn't do something. Fortunately, I had on my rubber boots and I was able to slip my feet out of them, as i did, I rolled down the ravine. I climbed out on my hands and knees, shaken but ok. Had I had on my leather boots with shoe laces, I would have died.

[@raider7829]

Dear God. You were so lucky in your bad luck. I saw the whole thing in my mind. When you said it swiveled I seen you. Wow just wow. It's really scary how easy we can get severely injured or killed. It wasn't your time. I know Jesus is very real due to some unbelievable experiences Ive had. I know noone will probably believe me but this is my gift to YOU. Just trust this older lady that Jesus is a call away. He will help you. ❤

[@dancingtrout6719]

ive heard long long ago tree stands are like death ,, well like bad accidents & worse

[@DelMastro1984]

Craig DeMartino is a true inspiration. He fell doing what he loved and sustained terrible injuries which led him to the loss of his right leg. Instead of just lying down and doing nothing, he motivated himself to get back up and get back out there.

[@MeMe-jg9qo]

This is just like the other episode where the guy fell from his tree stand and crawled to his atv

[@sebastyenhillock9269]

I just came from watching that one

[@jessicasimpkins1544]

@@sebastyenhillock9269 me too

[@drewsmay4833]

Ya

[@layoonad9606]

I came From The one were the family stayed in the desert for 3 days

[@badrulofficial]

Ya in think,this same story right?

[@hillbillyholler516]

Always carry a Lazer pointer in the woods. If you get in trouble you can signal for miles with one.

[@mafermaciasto3921]

God bless him ☹️❤️

[@Tk.utelab]

I had a heart attack out chukar hunting by myself. Took me about an hour to get off the mountain and into a small town to where I could get help. Lucky to still be here. I guess.

[@shmokeyrl3195]

You guess? Glad you’re still here man. Please don’t talk like that

[@tylermiller3484]

@@shmokeyrl3195 no kiddin

[@bcarroll50]

Amen

[@raider7829]

Yes life is rough but you are here cus your STRONG. STRONG PEOPLE MAKE IT HERE. GOD BLESS YOU IN ALL YOUR WAYS❤❤

[@LordKellicos]

The same thing happened to my dad's leg when he broke his femur. Fortunately, he was able to be taken to a hospital and have it reset by medical professionals. But he said having that done was the worst pain he's ever been in, screaming. I can't imagine what this guy went through, resetting it himself.

[@jennylynwall3424]

His camping hut is better/nicer then my house. I guess it helps to be a doctor!!!

[@tasha3757]

What the heck is juking?!

[@ttvRonbeast]

It basically means tricking like in basket ball or something when they say get juked when they trick them

[@jhuntley575]

Have no idea lol

[@MidnightPaws13]

My guess is the cops meant "oh, he's probably hanging out at a rural bar" (aka a juke joint)

[@mgn5667]

In hunting magazines they say one thing about tree stands ...Put a cellphone at the bottom of the tree...

[@raider7829]

Good idea

[@stephenmcdowell9210]

Not a life And death situation, it Was 1 night not 4 months, he knew some one Would come

[@vaibhav14476]

Amazing thinking process of man .... a hunter feel happy when he kill or hurt any animal but feel very sad when he himself has pains & injury by accident.

[@kit2130]

❤️

[@barnabywilde374]

we should send all forest animals christmas cards from their own assigned veterinarians. it's the only way to protect them after our failed "Litigators For Critters Program" where we assigned all animals their own lawyers. Too many animals just wouldn't fill out the necessary forms.

[@alecbosley8034]

We do population control or else deer would be running around cities ramming people

[@vaibhav14476]

@@alecbosley8034 hmm, Chineas Communist party did the same thing (population control) with human beings because there is over population of humans on this planate. They fired Corona bomb to control human population.

[@tracehill1799]

@@vaibhav14476 and to put food on the table there are way to many whitetail deer in the USA

[@samdilworth1989]

13:36 What is Juking 🤣

[@raider7829]

I think having an affair? Lmboo😂😂 Im assuming. Never heard of it

[@sirenhead5039]

Oh my god that looks like it hurts so much 😢

[@chrisvig123]

Only in the US a little kid could order a deadly crossbow mail order 😯

[@robertphillips9526]

Compound bow

[@nzpatriot2009]

This guy is a freakin legend! 😍✊🏻

[@nimonecrosdales9138]

Yep

[@samanthagomez7074]

Yup

[@raider7829]

Right!!! ❤

[@rickybizzness7364]

If he wasn't a well known surgeon and if he lived in a trailer .... would he have a helicopter search and that much immediate attention?

[@stratz385]

You can't just be thankful that he made it out of that situation with his life?

[@rickybizzness7364]

@@laurak4300 Yes, he did sunshine. I think you missed the point of the comment.

[@jerseyltd]

Its like the post office " STANDARD OR PRIORITY " 😂😂

[@jerseyltd]

@@stratz385 thank goodness hes ok...but hes old and bought cheap gear and went alone...his fault

[@watcher1245]

Props to the camera men for remaining strong and not helping the guy.

[@bmjesus08]

🤣😭🤦

[@Natalia.Vina.Concetta]

Karma does exist! Killing innocent animals and then the nature strike back! Perfect revenge!

[@toadpossum6668]

Two falls from tree stands in this series. They must be dangerous. Revenge of the deer.

[@terrencebierke990]

Wait, hang on....His 12 year old son bought a bow & arrow online????????????

[@mafermaciasto3921]

Yup

[@smoothspark434]

I bought my first bow when in was 10 but that is still really cool

[@elderepyper]

The animals look much better alive to me

[@dellalyn9918]

ZERO panic!

[@christopherbako]

Bummer man.

[@Deen12354]

When your turn finally comes, you’ll see why the delay was inevitable; why you had to wait. Remember, you can’t grow into a butterfly overnight, there is a process attached to it. Embrace every part of it because the process teaches us some valuable life lessons!

[@DaVinci368]

Karma wins. With a surgeons income he did not need to torture, mutilate and slaughter these wild animals to survive - hence his only remaining motive is the pure enjoyment of slaughtering another living creature. Disgusting. Did it ever occur to him that the pain and fear he experienced is what he INFLICTS on other sentient beings? Lucky for him deer have more character than he does and didn’t take their opportunity to trample him while he was down.

[@HateAndFlame]

Imagine being the spastic that actually thinks like this. Yes, I’m sure it was some cosmic balancing force avenging all the deer he’s slain rather than gravity. Deer are herbivores that overbreed if they aren’t actively predated upon. We’ve killed off a lot of their natural predators, if they aren’t hunted they overpopulate, overgraze and eventually starve themselves to death.

[@xiori01]

I'm laughing at the climbing tree grandmother is talking about.

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

Yea, Dr. Been out "Juking" having the time of his life! Using a surgical sweat towel to fight off 🦟 & Cottonmouths.

[@fishingwithtlj5196]

This has happened to me before i broke my arm from 15 foot but i still got a deer after i recoverd

[@raider7829]

Im glad you werent killed. ❤

[@NoNopeAndNo]

NOTE TO SELF: No tree stands. Wear a tree costume instead 🌲. But will a fellow hunter attach a tree stand to me?🤔🙄

[@theshape3988]

Jooking? So that is what you call it!

[@themobseat]

The Chinese kid who did that spot weld at the Tree Stand factory in China needs to be fired.

[@jerseyltd]

Its the buyers fault..he went out cheap. Lol

[@juliolua2104]

Jooking eh? 😂😂

[@juliolua2104]

@Michèle Parker Jooking: A roadside or rural establishment offering liquor, dancing, and often gambling and prostitution. Yeah I don't think he would have gone "jooking" ✌️😂😂🤙

[@shaymarie878]

Do you people who say he “deserves this” actually hear yourselves ? Read what you wrote out loud and remember that he is a human being...regardless of your feelings on hunting, if it was your family member, would you “hope a bear ate him while he was hurt?” 😞 Pretty horrible things to say y’all...

[@VickyRenee]

Juking? What is that? I've never heard that term before.

[@jackjolli]

Hi, he's Craig Demartino

[@smoothspark434]

I read this in a game news magazine

[@marinaschapendonk1620]

Wouw he was attacked.... by mosquitos!

[@noodilious1610]

Sorry but am i the only one 5:53..mr bumgardner😂😂😂 wishing him the best n great story but im dying😂😂😂😂

[@frogstock2597]

You are fine AF

[@KenJames9911]

Didn't he jump out of the "Red Bull" balloon at the edge of space??

[@mihlalimase6397]

This story was so short they had to repeat the falling part like 4 times, questions asked and his wife talking 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@jhuntley575]

Don't use cheap stand equipment and always stay hooked up from the moment you leave the ground. This was so avoidable.

[@jerseyltd]

Its always wreckless people that make this entertaining for us all lmao

[@misselanys1219]

Stupidity and arrogance is what makes this show a hit. Should get unending decades worth of episodes. Cant fix stooooopid.

[@121.Gabbygabby]

This what happen karma hunter being hunted !!

[@bluetoast8584]

LMAO at the guy with the brooklyn accent who they have apparently leading the search party in Alabama. Not very believable.

[@loganwithrow7337]

It's a reenactment

[@ericmarin6454]

Always bring a hacksaw..

[@sharpwolf5663]

Oof, ❤️❤️ At leash this guy didn’t break his back tho ❤️❤️ hope you ok

[@mysteryman2405]

Evades death then proceeds to kill innocent animals. Way to go, Joe.

[@capricorndragon7249]

He kills baby deer?

[@NiutoliLYeptho]

Did anyone notice how beautiful the wife is

[@dragoncomosaics9282]

6:03 happy day for rabbits and deers.

[@Doriesep6622]

That was some crummy metal, to break and then he can cut it and fashion a brace. Pot metal.

[@Netbase2000]

DO THEM 40 MINUTES AGAIN

[@jameharry9451]

乔神爱你

[@caroleprocter5936]

Karma for killing defenceless animals

[@bwpoutdoorsgames4841]

No we kill deer to eat not to just kill

[@aweewa5659]

Cool calm and collect

[@dannyd1572]

6:08 you ate the wrong mushrooms. How about stopping at the grocery store for your meat?

[@lexithomas9694]

Because store meat has chemicals. Which has been proven to be unhealthy for the human body. If it weren't for hunters even more animals would die each year from starvation and diseases due to overpopulation. Hunters donate $MILLIONS more a year to help animals than the people crying about hunters do. Let that sink in.

[@Frommoonlightwithlove]

This sadist is a surgeon???? I pity his patients!!! He's cruel nasty

[@austincorniell2811]

Hi

[@skatpak2967]

PLEASE quit goin off alone into the wilderness or ocean or anywhere..why would anyone do that anyhow?? its ok to be alone but why take the chance of death just to be alone??

[@legogamesandmore2139]

This is why you hunt with a friend

[@mysteryman2405]

those braces tho

[@Tylertheguitarplayer]

He had a saw and a knife

[@rebeccacrystian6273]

I know the feeling I broke my leg it wasn't anything nice..after I had surgery fell the next day it was the worst time of my life☎I had my phone with me at the time thank God😳😢😷🏥🚑🚨🚔🚒

[@rand9all]

Joes an expert

[@amanislaimi5693]

Allah bless him

[@Leona000]

Juking?

[@Frommoonlightwithlove]

Why go cruelly hunt poor animals in the forest who don't harm him.n wen he's not in need of food???? He deserves it for the pain he inflicted on poor animals.. it's Gods way of teaching him a lesson... How can seeing poor animals wriggle in pain and painfully bleed to death be a passion?????? Only a sadist can be a hunter!!!! Hunting must be banned internationally by law... He's cruel.. appeal of the hunt is watching poor animals suffer and die... That's wat gives him entertainment!!! He's sick!!!!

[@vrpr4041]

Ubija nedužne životinje.

[@mihlalimase6397]

Anyone else annoyed by this guy who also wants to be seen on camera asking questions? 🤦🏿‍♂️ Just let them tell their stories

[@felicous]

Plan b. Would be make a 🔥

[@jamesstark6015]

Or go around the downed tree

[@michellereed5638]

Isn't using this type of tree stand kind of unfair when hunting? It gives the "hunter" an unfair advantage over the defenseless animal. I thought hunters were doing this for sport--and the meat. Seems, in this case--it's more about just killing the animal--if he is a doctor he can afford to buy any cut of meat he wants at the store. As for the sport part, NOT very sportsman like at all--it should be illegal. If a person cannot hunt--I mean an adult----fully functional--as I know some blinds are not high up in trees---but are for teens/kids and some disabled hunters---they should not be out there. A person needs to be a good shot so as not to simply injure an animal--otherwise the hunter is just torturing animals--I know this from what some of my relatives said about their hunting practices. If they could not take the shot, then they did not shoot unless they were sure they could put the animal down in one shot. Most of my relatives on my mom's side of the family were farmers.

[@MrLucator]

I just shot a thunder

[@brianflowers2517]

I bet he sued big time

[@leclec1746]

"WIFE"

[@boss-pk4qk]

You should only kill animal if it is going to kill you you was punished and made to feel there pain

[@eurocookinvlog9176]

Saw this on another channel sadly 😂

[@undulationer]

im sorry but this is such weak story compared to other. Broke a leg in the woods? Mosquito bit him? Wonder dafuq is dis lol

[@jencapp-se9dq]

The acting in this is terrible😂

[@XxXTank9000]

First

[@itsalex8965]

nice

[@itsalex8965]

second

[@josephpayne4591]

I've looked at a lot of these shows. And I never ever seen one black man in them. I will never subscribe to a racists platform

[@wyatt6836]

You are petty

[@VickyRenee]

WTF????? Omg LMAO.........then go somewhere else! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard! Sounds like you need to focus on your self esteem!

[@dancingtrout6719]

their is one ... small plane with people on board crash in africa two guys walk for help and make it the rest get rescued

[@Juicy_shydoll]

maaaan finally something new I was about to go nuts !!!

[@davem612]

They've been slacking. Probably out juking.

[@waynesteakley9772]

Me to, I been quarantining And recovering from ankle fusion surgery! 90% of the time in bed! All the while the world's going crazy.. . Glued to U-TUBE .. . 4 more week's in this Plastic boot!

[@normatible9795]

Why? You ran out of episodes?

[@sexysilversurfer]

The deer have Mother Nature as their guardian .

[@lexithomas9694]

You do know if it weren't for hunters even more animals would die each year from starvation and disease due to overpopulation right? And hunters donate $MILLIONS more a year to help animals than the people who cry about hunting do? Let that sink in a minute!

[@ntiskianevan3321]

Awesome 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️

[@annejoannjoan9504]

I'm Alone 😍😥

[@user-cb6jw5ky1i]

Looser

[@niamhcassidy9103]

Hun sometimes ur better alone then with toxic company, ur free u can do as u pls.. Only strong people can be content in there own company. I'm. In Dublin Ireland and I'm. In with my fur baby ye I could b out with pals but rather chill out in the heat as its pissing rain and dark already its only 8pm.ur blessed u got ur health ur home so enjoy being u chill snuggle up watch some tvu enjoy x

[@niamhcassidy9103]

@@frosully qht u mean, I don't understand ur slang?

[@noelle2k3]

@@niamhcassidy9103 it's not a real account

[@whythe48]

I absolutely love this show I am hooked and can't stop watching

[@BVA663]

Hunting is nothing to be proud of. Smiling in your photos with a creature you’ve just murdered. Shameful

[@KirstiStephenson]

10000000000 % Agreed!

[@jacobnix9455]

@@KirstiStephenson nah it’s conservation sweetheart, we just maintain the population, besides they were put on this earth to be eaten and some native Americans had to survive off them.

[@kit2130]

❤️

[@michaelraney6732]

The actual guy looked like a B team R. Lee Ermey and the actor they got to play him looked like a B team Gene Hackman.

[@kit2130]

Always happens to the poor innocent hunters...

[@mgn5667]

lol fortunately his neck broke his Fall ....

[@whisper-thattruth-shss6026]

Can't help but detect some passive aggression! Without hunting you wouldn't be here!

[@kit2130]

@@whisper-thattruth-shss6026 that makes no sense

[@whisper-thattruth-shss6026]

@@kit2130 how so?

[@whisper-thattruth-shss6026]

@@kit2130 your gene pool got this far by hunting. It's not rocket science

[@black_galaxy1981]

You guys are so awesome! God bless this man and keep him happy and safe lots of love for this men who survived from Saudi Arabia

[@massimiliano2017]

Hes from Alabama not saudi arabia

[@harveykendrick2242]

I had a similar thing happen to me almost 10 years ago., only I was at work not in the woods hunting. I fell 70 feet head first onto concrete and steel. My injuries were minor compared to yours. I had 6 broken ribs cuts and bruises. I was in the trauma hospital 5 days and was sent to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta for 2 weeks and 2 days then released to go home. I did have to have a lot of physical therepy . I never got to go back to work. Glad you are doing great.

[@raider7829]

Wow Harvey! You survived THAT??? YOUR ONE LUCKY MAN! ❤BLESSING TO YOU❤

[@svmundorf]

That's what he gets for hunting.

[@lexithomas9694]

Here's another uneducated slow one, If it weren't for hunters even more animals would die each year from starvation & disease due to over population. Hunters donate $MILLIONS more a year to help animals than the people like you crying about them do, let that sink in a minute!! You wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for our ancestors hunting animals. You can't be that slow? You're Biden #2 I'm guessing? Only way to survive back then was to hunt animals, during the winter months that's ALL the food you could find. So now what's your excuse? #Owned

[@MoneyMan28]

The hunter being hunted

[@rand9all]

Great stuff

[@KirstiStephenson]

Amen!

[@bluetoast8584]

I bet you feel superior because you pay the grocery store to kill your food

[@KirstiStephenson]

@@bluetoast8584 Typical Trophy Hunter Response! Not that it matters but, No I don't "Pay Grocery Stores" to Kill Animals....Something they don't do anyways....But Whatever. Does it make YOU feel Superior to sit in a Tree an Murder Innocent Wild Animals in a completely Unfair Fight so you can wear their Skin or Fur or hang their Head on your wall? Sounds like you are Compensating for What is "Lacking"🤣

[@MoneyMan28]

@@bluetoast8584 I'm vegetarian, I only eat fruits and vegetables, pasta, pizza etc

[@cygnus618]

I know someone who died falling from a tree stand. Always take a cell phone and let people know where you are going to be.

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Long way to fall! So glad that this man survived his injuries. My goodness the pain of having to set his foot… ouch. Now that’s a brave man/doctor! 😊

[@donnabittner69]

I never see anyone carry a flair gun ? Or just a flair! Or bug spray... yikes !

[@LaHayeSaint]

You shouldn't be killing animals for sport. If you need to eat to survive, then that's different. Also, if you have to kill an animal which is endangering your life, again, that's different. Man should be looking after the garden that God gave him to oversee -- not wilfully destroy it.

[@annadiboglio6367]

Is exactlty what i think.if man wouldn't go to kill animals just 4 fun they wouldn't be' hurt. I don't feel sorry at all for them...

[@LaHayeSaint]

@@annadiboglio6367 Anna, we need respect for our ecosystem. Improve it, but don't destroy it. I agree with you.

[@kit2130]

❤️

[@lisackl8]

Well said!

[@LaHayeSaint]

@@lisackl8 Lisa, thank you for your support.

[@goatrbig3855]

These send the chill ups my spine

[@bathsheba41]

John3;16 For God so loved the world He gave His only Son whosoever believe in Him shall not perish have eternal life. For God did not sent His son to condemn the world to save it through Him. Repent of your sins and surrender your life to Jesus Christ. He is the way the truth and life.

[@sarahvincent3431]

So he couldn’t go around the tree? 😬😬

[@Sultan88888]

I bet the animals were glad he couldnt kill them for a year. They got to live a while longer.

[@mgn5667]

better to let a wild animal have his life than take it..

[@Sultan88888]

@The Expert Gamer i aint a vegan.

[@mgn5667]

@The Expert Gamer well because theres enough people hunting so i dont want to ..farmed animals are enough