104095. Lavern [188.143.232.10] 30 Oct 2015 - 02:31
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| Could I have an application form? oxysurge mg Our crew was depleted as we had got separated in some bad torrential storms, so with a crew of four (including me) we had pushed on to finish a river sequence we were filming. The river was very swollen in the high rains; murky brown water is always the most dangerous type, as it conceals the hidden obstacles that jungles rivers become so full of, like fallen trees, branches, logs, rocks and of course crocs. The crew had one small raft to film me from, but I would be just floating free to get downstream. One of the crew said it would be suicide to jump in the river in the state it was flowing - angry class-four jungle rapids - and he couldnโt be part of this if we proceeded. But I felt confident we could do it if we stayed together and kept to the main flow. In retrospect, the cautious crew member was right and I should have died that day. As we turned the corner in the river, I got spat to the side, then taken at high speed and rammed against a rock wall that was also undercut. The power of the water was immense. I was pinned under the rock ledge. I could just reach my hands out and above me. The camera raft then smashed against the rock above me, and by the grace of God one of the guys could see my hand just above the water and grabbed it as they passed, pulling me free from the strainer. That hand saved my life. And it taught me a critical survival lesson: you only get it wrong once. It is why I am now especially cautious of fast-flowing jungle rivers. Another reminder that you donโt always get second chances.
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