Naked and Afraid (2013–…): Season 9, Episode 8 - Naked and Afraid - full transcript
Two survivalists have to survive for 21 days with no food, water or clothes in one of the world's most extreme and remote locations. How will they get on?
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Lee:
AH, THAT HURTS.
WATCH IT. YOU'RE STANDING
IN LEAFCUTTERS.
BIGGEST ANTS
I'VE EVER SEEN.
-I JUST WALK FAST?
-JUST WALK FAST, YEP.
Lee: AND THEY HAVE
NASTY BITES, TOO.
LeAnn: OW!
THIS IS A BRUTAL
ENVIRONMENT.
THE SUN IS INTENSE.
LeAnn: I'VE NEVER HAD
A SUNBURN THIS BAD,
AND IT'S AGONY.
AHHHH!
UGH.
I HAVE A BREAKING POINT.
WHO KNEW?
-ARE YOU OKAY?
- AH, THAT HURTS.
♪♪
Narrator: ONE MAN...
...ONE WOMAN...
WHOO!
...ALONE FOR 21 DAYS
TO FACE THE WRATH...
Woman: STOP RAINING!
...AND FURY
OF THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS
ON EARTH.
AAH!
THEY HAVE NO CLOTHES,
NO FOOD, NO WATER.
I WANT WATER.
DO THEY HAVE THE SKILL
AND THE WILL...
FIRE!
...TO OVERCOME THE MOST
BRUTAL SURVIVAL CHALLENGE
OF THEIR LIVES...
NAKED AND AFRAID?
Lee: THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GONNA
BE ABLE TO SURVIVE HERE.
PRETTY MUCH WHEREVER YOU GO,
THERE'S SOMETHING TO EAT
IN TEXAS.
READY?
-YES.
Lee: MY KIDS LOVE TO
EAT SNAKE, AND SO DO I.
IT'S LIKE A SWEET CHICKEN.
GYPSY.
-SOMETHING...
Lee: HERE, TRY THIS.
TELL ME IF YOU LIKE THAT.
I LIKE IT.
IT'S GOOD.
I HAVE NO STAMPS YET.
IT'S BEEN LIKE 43 YEARS,
AND I'VE NEVER BEEN
OUT OF THE COUNTRY,
SO THIS SHOULD BE PRETTY FUN.
♪♪
OH, MY GOD.
THIS PLACE IS DEVASTATED.
WHAT DID
I GET MYSELF INTO?
THERE'S TREES DOWN
EVERYWHERE,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS JUNGLE'S
BEEN TORN APART.
♪♪
Narrator:
SHORTLY BEFORE THE CHALLENGE,
A DEADLY CATEGORY-THREE
HURRICANE
TEARS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
REGION OF NICARAGUA.
EXTREME WINDS
AND TORRENTIAL FLOODING
DEVASTATE THE REGION,
CLAIMING THE LIVES
OF OVER 20 PEOPLE.
IN THE WAKE OF THE HURRICANE
LIES THE REMNANTS OF INDIO MAíZ.
THIS ONCE-LUSH RAINFOREST
IS NOW LEVELED TO THE GROUND,
AND WITH THE TREE CANOPY
BLOWN AWAY,
THE SUN IS NOW
A CONSTANT THREAT.
MUCH OF THE WILDLIFE
HAS BEEN KILLED OR DISPLACED.
THE ANIMALS THAT HAVE
MANAGED TO SURVIVE
ARE DISORIENTED, UNPREDICTABLE,
AND AGGRESSIVELY TERRITORIAL
AS THEY FIGHT TO PROTECT
WHAT'S LEFT OF THEIR HABITAT
IN THIS DEPLETED TERRAIN.
WILL TWO SURVIVALISTS
BE ABLE TO TAKE ON
THIS APOCALYPTIC RAINFOREST,
Lee:
IT'S A JUNGLE WITHOUT A CANOPY.
IT LOOKS UNINHABITABLE.
THAT HURRICANE
JUST DESTROYED EVERYTHING.
THE WHOLE CANOPY ON THE TOP
HAS BEEN STRIPPED OFF
BY THE HURRICANE
AND NOW IS IN THE BOTTOM,
AND SO EVERYTHING'S
GROWING UP OVER IT
AND THERE'S TONS OF PLACES
FOR THINGS TO HIDE --
ALL THE VIPERS,
THE POISONOUS SPIDERS,
THE JAGUARS.
THE ANIMAL PATTERNS
HAVE CHANGED.
EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED HERE.
MY NAME IS LEE.
I LIVE IN BLUE RIDGE, TEXAS,
AND I'M IN COMMERCIAL ROOFING.
I'M MARRIED WITH SIX KIDS.
I WANT TO PROVE TO MYSELF THAT
I HAVE THAT MENTAL STRENGTH
TO PUSH MYSELF
THROUGH THE HARDEST THING
THAT ANYBODY COULD EVER DO.
I'VE REALLY MAXED OUT MY CAREER.
I THINK IT'S GONNA GIVE ME
A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE
TO MOVE ON AND MAYBE
DO OTHER THINGS WITH MY LIFE,
TO TAKE ME TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL.
Narrator:
AS A SNAKE WRANGLER
AND PRIMITIVE FIRE EXPERT,
LEE BRINGS AN ELITE LEVEL
OF EXPERIENCE
TO THIS CHALLENGE,
BUT WITH LIMITED EXPOSURE
TO THE RAINFOREST,
THIS POST-APOCALYPTIC
ENVIRONMENT
WILL TEST HIS SKILLS
TO THE LIMIT.
LEE STARTS WITH AN INITIAL
PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,
OR PSR, OF 7.7.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M SO SCARED
OF FALLING OUT OF THIS BOAT,
OTHER THAN CROCODILES.
IN THIS ENVIRONMENT,
WE JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT
FROM THE HURRICANE DAMAGE.
THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF SUNLIGHT
THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE NORMALLY
HAD OTHERWISE IN THE JUNGLE.
MY NAME IS LEANN.
I'M FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA,
AND I'M AN ACCOUNTANT.
THERE'S A SAYING IN ALASKA --
"THE MEN ARE MEN,
AND SO ARE THE WOMEN,"
SO WE CAN PROVE OURSELVES
JUST AS WELL AS ANY MAN.
I MOVED OUT WHEN I WAS 16
AND WENT IN THE MILITARY,
WORKED REALLY HARD,
SLEPT MAYBE TWO HOURS A DAY
WHILE I WAS GOING TO COLLEGE,
WORKING FULL-TIME,
BEING A MOM,
AND BEING A SOLDIER.
Narrator: LEANN'S EXPERIENCE
AS A MILITARY VETERAN,
COMPETITIVE BOWHUNTER,
AND SINGLE MOTHER
MAKES HER ADAPTABLE
AND MENTALLY TOUGH.
BUT HAVING NEVER LEFT ALASKA,
SHE LACKS EXPOSURE TO ANY TYPE
OF TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT,
LEAST OF ALL
A DEVASTATED RAINFOREST
NOW EXPOSED TO
THE SCORCHING NICARAGUAN SUN.
SHE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 6.1.
♪♪
WELL, THAT LOOKS, UM...
LOOKS LIKE A NATURAL DISASTER
HIT, FOR SURE.
BEING NAKED --
I GOT THE HOT-MOM BOD.
SO THIS IS NOT GONNA MATTER.
IT'S JUST A SUIT.
I THINK MY BIGGEST STRENGTH
OUT HERE
IS GONNA BE THE HUNTING
AND THE FISHING.
I WOULD HAVE RATHER BEEN
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WHERE MY SKILLS
ARE MORE SUITED TO,
BUT I'M TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE
TO MAKE MY STATE OF ALASKA
PROUD,
GIVE A GOOD NAME TO
ALL THE ALASKA WOMEN.
KIND OF A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS NOW
WITH ALL MY CLOTHES OFF.
CAN I DO IT?
ABSOLUTELY.
♪♪
WELL, I GUESS THIS IS IT.
TAKING OFF YOUR CLOTHES --
I THINK THAT IS WHAT REALLY
MAKES THIS THE HARDEST CHALLENGE
BECAUSE YOU'RE GIVING AWAY
AND STRIPPING AWAY
EVERY OUNCE OF PROTECTION.
21 DAYS, HERE WE COME.
THIS PLACE IS NASTY.
IT IS WET.
I'M SINKING UP TO MY KNEES.
♪♪
HOW ARE YOU?
-DOING GREAT. HOW...
I SEE YOU SIGNED UP FOR
THE SAME VACATION AS I DID.
RIGHT?
IT'S CRAZY, HUH?
YEAH.
WHOA!
HELLO. HERE.
-HOW YOU DOING? I'M LEE.
-I'M LEANN.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS A MUDDY PLACE,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
-I FELL LIKE FIVE TIMES...
NO BIG DEAL.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
-FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
-OH, REALLY?
-WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
-I'M FROM DALLAS, TEXAS.
-ALL RIGHT.
SO SHOULD WE SEE WHAT
WE GOT IN OUR BAGS?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
-SO I BROUGHT PARACORD.
-AWESOME.
HUNTING, SNARING,
TRAPPING, BOW, FIRE.
SO HOW ARE
YOUR FIRE SKILLS?
FIRE SKILLS ARE GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
I'LL BRING MY "A" GAME.
BRING YOUR "A" GAME?
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DID YOU BRING?
I BROUGHT SOMETHING
FOR MORALE...
-...A LITTLE MOSQUITO NET.
-THAT IS AWESOME.
WE CAN USE IT FOR
DIFFERENT THINGS, AS WELL.
SIMILAR -- DEFINITELY
KEEP THE BUGS OFF OF US.
FISHING, AS WELL, SO...
-THAT IS AWESOME.
WE'RE GONNA
ROCK THIS THING NOW.
AND I SEE WE HAVE
A MACHETE, AS WELL,
SO I WOULD SAY WE HAVE
EVERYTHING WE NEED.
I GOT A MAP.
Lee: DEFINITELY DON'T
WANT TO STAY IN THIS,
SO THIS OVER HERE SEEMS
TO BE HIGHER GROUND.
-SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
-ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
-AHHHH!
OUCH.
OKAY, NAVIGATOR.
UGH!
Narrator: LEE AND LEANN
HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND
IN SEARCH OF DRIER LAND
AND CLEANER GROUNDWATER.
DECOMPOSING ANIMAL
AND PLANT MATTER
HAVE LIKELY CONTAMINATED
THIS SWAMPY WASTELAND,
AND THE FLOODED JUNGLE FLOOR
HAS BECOME AN IDEAL
BREEDING GROUND
FOR SWARMS OF MOSQUITOES
THAT CARRY DEADLY DISEASES,
LIKE MALARIA AND DENGUE FEVER.
OH, THAT DOESN'T
FEEL GOOD. AH!
CAREFUL WHERE YOU STEP.
-YEAH.
THE ONLY THING I REALLY
WANT TO WATCH IS MY FEET.
THERE'S, LIKE, STICKS
POKING OUT OF EVERYWHERE.
UGH!
GOOD TIMES.
-HEAR THE HOWLERS?
-HMM?
HEAR
THE HOWLER MONKEYS?
LeAnn:
A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT
SPECIES OF MONKEYS
GOT KILLED OFF FROM
THE HURRICANE, I GUESS.
THEY JUST DON'T
HAVE THE HABITAT.
-WOW. THAT'S SAD.
-YEAH.
COMPLETELY CHANGED
THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM.
♪♪
IS THAT THE SKIN FROM
ONE OF THOSE SPIDERS?
OH, MY GOD.
A SPIDER.
-HEH.
-AGH!
Narrator:
THE WANDERING SPIDER IS KNOWN
AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST.
ITS POWERFUL NEUROTOXIC BITE
CAUSES LOSS OF MUSCLE CONTROL
AND KILLS BY PARALYZING
AND ASPHYXIATING ITS VICTIM.
WELL, GOOD. AT LEAST
WE SAW ONE DEAD.
THAT IS AWESOME.
SUN.
-WE'RE GONNA BE CRISPY-FRIED.
OH, YEAH.
YOU GOT RED HAIR,
AND YOU ARE WHITE.
I'M JUST PUTTING
SOME MUD ON MY SHOULDERS.
OTHERWISE I AM...
THAT SUN
WILL TAKE ME OUT.
-BEAUTIFUL.
-OH...
LeAnn:
GUESS THAT'S MY ONLY
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
WITH HAIR.
OH, YEAH.
I'M STILL
GONNA GET FRIED.
YOU'RE
GONNA GET FRIED.
Narrator:
BECAUSE NICARAGUA IS LOCATED
ONLY 800 MILES FROM THE EQUATOR,
UNPROTECTED SKIN CAN BURN
IN UNDER 10 MINUTES HERE --
FIVE TIMES FASTER
THAN IN ALASKA.
♪♪
OH, WHAT'S THIS?
MAN, THIS IS, LIKE,
PERFECT IN HERE.
IT'S SHADY.
THERE'S BIG LOGS
WE CAN SPAN BETWEEN
IF WE JUST PUT
THE STICKS ACROSS
RIGHT THERE FOR OUR BED,
AND THEN PUT OUR
A-FRAME LIKE THAT.
WE COULD PUT A FIRE
RIGHT HERE,
AND WE'D ACTUALLY HAVE
A LITTLE BENCH BY OUR FIRE.
THAT WILL WORK.
♪♪
LeAnn:
WE SETTLED ON THIS SPOT
THAT ALREADY HAD
A NATURAL DOWN TREE
THAT WE COULD USE
AS A BASE OF FORT
FOR ADDING OR BUILDING
OUR SHELTER.
I'M GETTING ALONG WITH
MY PARTNER REALLY GREAT.
HE IS VERY SKILLED
AND KNOWLEDGEABLE.
LEE'S BEEN DOING
A LOT OF THE CUTTING,
BUT I'M TRYING TO
RECIPROCATE, OF COURSE.
I FEEL LIKE
I CAN'T HELP YOU.
YOU CAN'T, REALLY,
WITHOUT THE MACHETE.
LeAnn:
DEFINITELY NOT FAMILIAR
WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT
COMPARED TO ALASKA.
I KNOW THE RAIN IS COMING
SO I'M JUST GONNA START MAKING
SOME CONTAINERS FOR WATER.
Lee: MY PARTNER IS
TRYING TO CONTRIBUTE
AS MUCH AS I'M CONTRIBUTING,
AND I THINK
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT GOOD.
-CAN I DO ANYTHING?
YEAH, YOU CAN HOLD
JUST RIGHT THERE,
IF YOU WANT TO HOLD.
-HOLD IT. OKAY.
LeAnn:
HE'S THE LEAD-THE-WAY
KIND OF GUY,
AND THAT'S GREAT,
BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT HIM
TO FEEL LIKE
I'M SLACKING AT ALL.
LeAnn:
MY SKIN IS FRIED.
Lee: ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS PUT A CANOPY OVER IT.
SHADE?
I'M TIRED,
A LITTLE DEHYDRATED.
NEED WATER.
Lee: I DO ROOFING
FOR A LIVING
SO IF I FAIL
AT MY ROOF...
-IF YOU FAIL?
-...I'LL CHANGE CAREERS.
LeAnn:
GLAD I GOT STRANDED
WITH A ROOFER.
♪♪
AND IT'S GONNA BE
A ROUGH NIGHT.
WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.
WE'LL MAKE IT WORK.
MY MUSCLES
ARE CRAMPING UP.
I NEED WATER.
OH, DEHYDRATION SUCKS.
♪♪
LeAnn: BUG NIGHT.
♪♪
AGH. BEING EATEN ALIVE
BY THESE BLACK ANTS.
JUST HORRIBLE.
OW!
OH, THAT HURTS.
♪♪
-WORST NIGHT EVER.
-IT WAS KIND OF BAD.
NOT MUCH SLEEP.
I SLEPT A LITTLE BIT.
LEANN DIDN'T SLEEP.
-PRETTY MUCH NEVER.
-NO.
TRYING TO ROLL AROUND
AND MANEUVER ON THE BED
WITH THE SUNBURN ON MY BUTT
WAS HORRIBLE.
OH!
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD.
HAVING THE MOSQUITO NET
ONLY HALFWAY ON MY LEGS
WAS AWFUL,
AND THEN I GOT SO MANY ANT BITES
ON MY FEET LAST NIGHT.
THE ANTS -- NOT MOSQUITOES.
♪♪
WOW, AM I THIRSTY.
I'M GUESSING IT'S
PROBABLY 90 DEGREES OUT.
I'M JUST
DRIPPING SWEAT.
I'M LOSING
A TON OF WATER.
I'M GONNA GO OVER HERE
AND DIG A HOLE
AND SEE IF
WATER COMES IN.
Lee:
WATER IN THIS ENVIRONMENT
IS HUGE. HUGE.
THEY SAY THREE DAYS
WITHOUT WATER,
BUT NOT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
THERE'S NO WAY.
♪♪
LeAnn: WITHOUT FIRE,
WE CAN'T BOIL WATER,
SO LEE
IS DIGGING A TRENCH.
HE'S GONNA GO DOWN,
I THINK, ABOUT TWO FEET
TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S
A NATURAL WATER SOURCE
THAT'S GONNA COME UP
FROM THE GROUND.
THE CARBON IN THE SOIL
WILL ACTUALLY PURIFY IT.
Narrator:
TO AVOID INGESTING ANY PARASITES
FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER,
LEE IS DIGGING
A SEEP WELL.
IT'S SEEPING IN.
YEP, WE GOT WATER.
OH, MY GOD.
NOW I JUST GOT TO
GET IT OUT OF THE HOLE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AS THE HOLE FILLS
WITH GROUNDWATER,
CARBON IN THE DIRT FILTERS OUT
POTENTIAL CONTAMINATES.
WE'LL LET IT SIT FOR
ABOUT A HALF HOUR.
EVERYTHING
WILL SETTLE DOWN.
YOU CAN DRINK
RIGHT OFF OF IT.
♪♪
WE ARE GONNA
CHECK OUR WATER.
WE HAVE WATER!
CAN I SEE?
WHOO!
THAT'S KIND OF
SEXY-LOOKING WATER.
OH, THAT
TASTES SO GOOD.
THAT TASTES, LIKE,
PERFECTLY CLEAR.
♪♪
DEFINITELY NEED
A BETTER CUP.
DOESN'T IT TASTE GOOD,
THOUGH?
IT DOES.
IT TASTES WONDERFUL.
IT TASTES, LIKE,
WONDERFUL.
OH, GOD.
BEAUTIFUL WATER.
IT DOES SEEM LIKE
I'M DOING A TON OF THE WORK.
SHE CAN'T DO
QUITE AS MUCH AS ME,
AND HER SUNBURN'S REALLY BAD,
SO IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME
TO STEP UP
AND TO TAKE ON
A LITTLE EXTRA WORK.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE ROAD,
I KNOW THAT I'M PROBABLY
GONNA GO DOWN,
AND HOPEFULLY SHE CAN STEP UP
AND DO THE EXTRA WORK
UNTIL I'M BACK ON MY FEET.
THIS IS BURNT FROM A TREE FIRE.
WE'RE GONNA TRY AND USE IT
AS A HEARTH.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK,
BUT IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
NOW THAT WE HAVE SHELTER,
WE HAVE WATER,
WE WANT FIRE
SO WE CAN COOK SOME FOOD.
EVEN AS I SIT HERE,
THERE'S A LIZARD SITTING
RIGHT THERE STARING AT ME,
BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA KILL HIM
UNLESS WE KNOW WE CAN COOK HIM.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA WASTE IT.
♪♪
THINK IT'S GONNA WORK,
LEANN?
OF COURSE
IT'S GONNA WORK.
YOU GOT THIS.
LET'S SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO.
I'M GONNA PUT MORE
LEAVES ON THE SHELTER
TO PROTECT US
FROM THE SUN.
OOH, WE GOT
SOME SMOKE.
♪♪
YEAH,
THIS WOOD'S SMOKING,
BUT IT'S NOT EVEN
BLACKENING,
WHICH IS WHAT IT SHOULD DO
BEFORE A COAL FORMS.
♪♪
ANYTIME YOU SEE IT WHEN
IT'S JUST NOT BLACKENING,
USUALLY MEANS
YOUR WOOD IS TOO SAPPY.
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
♪♪
IT'S THE END
OF DAY 2.
WE HAVE
A BIGGER SHELTER.
THE MOSQUITO NET
IS PROPERLY PLACED.
SO, HOPING THAT WE DON'T
GET AS MANY BUG BITES
AS WE GOT LAST NIGHT.
WE JUST HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THE BUGS
THAT ARE INSIDE
THE SHELTER TONIGHT,
AND WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL
TODAY AT MAKING FIRE.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE
SOMETHING TOMORROW.
♪♪
♪♪
I THOUGHT I HAD, LIKE,
A HIGH PAIN THRESHOLD.
NOT FOR SUNBURNS.
EVERY CELL IS LIKE,
"YOU'RE AN IDIOT."
Lee: TODAY WE'RE GONNA MAKE
A TRIP DOWN TO THE RIVER --
JUMP IN AND WASH OUR BODIES
AND OUR CUTS AND OUR SUNBURNS.
AND WE'RE GONNA SEE IF
WE CAN SOURCE SOME FOOD
OR WHATEVER'S DOWN THERE
BY THE RIVER.
♪♪
UGH!
DAMN ANTS, EVERYWHERE.
Narrator:
THE JAWS OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS
ARE SO POWERFUL,
THEY CAN PIERCE THROUGH SKIN.
WATCH IT. YOU'RE STANDING
IN LEAFCUTTERS.
THEIR PAINFUL BITES
CAN EASILY BECOME INFECTED
IN THIS TYPE
OF ENVIRONMENT.
-I JUST WALK FAST?
-JUST WALK FAST, YEP.
UGH.
♪♪
THIS IS THE RIVER
RIGHT HERE.
THE WATER'S ALL MUCKY.
DEFINITELY HAVE TO
WATCH OUT FOR THE SNAKES
AND THE CROCODILES.
LeAnn: SNAKES
AND THE CROCODILES.
THE MONKEY'S
STARING AT US.
OH, YES, HE IS.
YOU SEE
THE HOWLER MONKEY?
YEAH.
HE'S LIKE,
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?"
WE ARE
KING OF THE JUNGLE.
YEP.
♪♪
HOPEFULLY WE SCARED AWAY
ALL THOSE CROCODILES.
YEP.
THIS DOESN'T LOOK
VERY PROMISING HERE.
Narrator:
BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
ARE ALSO A THREAT.
FLOODWATER MIXES WITH
EVERYTHING BELOW IT,
INCLUDING ANIMAL WASTE,
AND THE INCREASED LEVELS
OF BACTERIA IN THE WATER
CAN CAUSE FLU SYMPTOMS
AND INTESTINAL ISSUES.
OOH. THAT'S COLD.
WOW.
OH.
LOOK AT THE COLOR
OF THE WATER,
'CAUSE ALL THE TREES FROM
THE HURRICANE WENT DOWN,
SO NOW ALL THE TREES
ARE IN THE WATER,
SO ALL THE TANNIN'S
FROM THE PLANTS.
IT'S SO ORANGE RIGHT NOW,
WE CAN'T EVEN
REALLY SEE THE BOTTOM.
AHH!
FEELS SO GOOD
ON MY SUNBURN.
AHH!
AHH!
DON'T KNOW THAT WAS.
IT JUST BIT ME HARD.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
YEAH, THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING THERE.
BASTARD.
OW!
-WHAT?
-SOMETHING BIT MY BOOB.
-REALLY?
-YEAH.
I'M GETTING
OUT OF HERE. AGH!
YEAH,
THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.
♪♪
IT'S STARTING
TO GET VERY COLD.
THE BREEZE
IS PICKING UP.
IT'S MAKING IT
A LITTLE CHILLY, SO...
I DON'T KNOW HOW
MY FIRE STUFF'S STAYING DRY.
Narrator:
IN A TROPICAL STORM,
FREEZING RAIN
CAN CAUSE THE TEMPERATURE
TO PLUMMET MORE THAN
40 DEGREES IN MINUTES.
EXPOSED SUNBURNED SKIN
IS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
TO RAPID DROPS IN TEMPERATURE.
WE'RE GONNA PUT UP
A TEMPORARY LITTLE RAMADA.
THIS IS WHERE IT'S
GONNA BE OUR FIRE AREA.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRY
SOME OF OUR STUFF OUT.
'CAUSE UNLESS WE GOT
SOMETHING OVER OUR HEAD,
THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE
GONNA GET A FIRE IN THIS.
♪♪
I'M GONNA START
WORKING ON FIRE.
THAT WILL DEFINITELY KEEP
US FROM GETTING HYPOTHERMIA.
DEFINITELY.
♪♪
LeAnn:
OH. THE SUN'S OUT.
WE'RE GONNA
SEE BLUE SKY.
Lee:
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO HERE.
YOU WANT TO GRAB
THAT END OF THE BOW
AND DO IT WITH ME?
♪♪
♪♪
LONGER STROKES.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT.
-OOH!
ABOUT DONE.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
GET THAT WOOD READY.
♪♪
IT'S SO WET.
UGH!
SERIOUSLY?
YEAH.
IT'S DAMP.
-ALL RIGHT.
Lee:
I'M FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
THAT I'VE HAD A COAL
AND A TINDER BUNDLE
NOT GO TO FLAME.
WITHOUT FIRE, THERE'S NO WAY
WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO SURVIVE HERE.
♪♪
Lee:
OH, MY GOD.
OH, OH.
♪♪
UGH.
♪♪
UGH.
YOU STILL WANT TO
THROW UP?
YEAH.
OH, EVEN MY JOINTS HURT.
MY HEAD'S JUST POUNDING.
WE CAN KEEP YOU
OUT OF THE SUN.
Lee: NOT FOR SURE
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH ALL MY SYMPTOMS.
MY BODY RIGHT NOW
FEELS LIKE SOMEONE
TOOK A BASEBALL BAT
AND JUST BEAT IT UP.
I CAN HARDLY MOVE.
YOU NEED TO DRINK
SOME WATER.
NO, I HAVEN'T
DRANK ANY WATER.
LeAnn: I REALLY WORRY
BECAUSE I RELY ON HIM.
Lee: I HAVE A LOT OF FEAR
THAT THIS COULD BE
THE ONSET
OF SOMETHING WORSE.
LeAnn: HE'S COLDER,
SO WE HAVE TO COME UP
WITH A SOLUTION
FOR HIS BODY TEMPERATURE.
I'M JUST GONNA GET
THE BANANA LEAVES FOR HIS COVER.
I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT
MORE WORRIED
ABOUT BEING OUT HERE BY MYSELF.
ARE YOU OKAY?
♪♪
OH, MY GOD.
OH, *BLEEP*.
♪♪
CAST CAMP TO MEDIC.
LEE NEEDS A MEDIC ASAP.
Medic:
ON OUR WAY.
Lee:
OH, MY GOD.
CAST CAMP TO MEDIC.
LEE NEEDS A MEDIC ASAP.
Medic:
ON OUR WAY.
♪♪
Medic:
YOU FEEL NUMBNESS
IN YOUR BODY?
ALL MY FINGERS AND
EVERYTHING'S JUST NUMB.
WHAT HE REALLY NEEDS
IS TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WE NEED TO TAKE YOU
TO THE MEDICAL TENT,
SO WE CAN OBSERVE YOU
OVERNIGHT.
AHH.
-YEAH.
-OKAY.
♪♪
Narrator: BY MORNING,
THE MEDICS ARE STILL UNSURE
IF LEE IS SUFFERING FROM
A BACTERIAL INFECTION
OR A MORE SERIOUS THREAT.
Medic:
SO, LEE, WE GOT TO RUN
SOME LAB TESTS ON YOU,
AND THIS CANNOT BE DONE
IN THE FIELD.
WE WANT TO HAVE MORE DATA
TO KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
YEAH, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY
THAT THIS IS DENGUE FEVER.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
MEDICALLY EVACUATE YOU.
OKAY.
Narrator: DENGUE FEVER
IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY
MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE
THAT CAN THRIVE
IN THIS HURRICANE-RAVAGED
WASTELAND.
MUCH LIKE A BACTERIAL INFECTION,
IT CAUSES HEADACHES,
FEVER, VOMITING,
AND DEBILITATING MUSCLE PAIN.
BECAUSE HE'S EXHIBITING
MANY OF THE SYMPTOMS,
LEE IS IMMEDIATELY
EVACUATED TO A HOSPITAL
WHERE HE'LL BE TESTED
AND TREATED.
FORCED TO LEAVE THE CHALLENGE
ONLY FIVE DAYS IN,
LEE'S PSR DROPS
FROM 7.7 TO 5.9.
♪♪
LeAnn:
SO TODAY IS DAY 5.
I FEEL BAD FOR LEE
'CAUSE HE HAS HAD TO GO
TO THE CLINIC
AND PROBABLY HAS, LIKE,
DENGUE FEVER
OR SOME WEIRD, WEIRD THING.
BUT HE WON'T BE ABLE
TO COME BACK,
SO I GUESS IT'S ALL ME.
♪♪
BIGGEST FEAR RIGHT NOW
IS GONNA BE,
AM I STRONG ENOUGH TO
COMPLETE THIS WITHOUT HIM?
CAN I GET THROUGH 21 DAYS?
I'M GOING TO TRY FOR FIRE AGAIN,
BUT LEE HAD A LOT MORE
EXPERIENCE THAN I DO
WITH A BOW DRILL.
UGH.
I WOULD REALLY
LIKE TO HAVE FIRE.
♪♪
UGH! WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
TIGHTEN THIS UP A LITTLE.
♪♪
THAT SUCKED.
♪♪
MY SUNBURN LOOKS
REALLY DISGUSTING RIGHT NOW.
WHAT THE HECK?
AHHHH!
♪♪
UGH, LOOK AT ALL OF
THE BLISTERS. UGH.
Narrator:
SKIN IS THE BODY'S LARGEST ORGAN
AND ITS FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.
LeAnn:
IT'S NOT SWEAT, PEOPLE.
Narrator: LEANN'S NEWLY FORMED,
FLUID-FILLED BLISTERS
PROVIDE AN EXTRA LAYER
OF PROTECTION
BETWEEN DAMAGED SKIN
AND THE SUN,
BUT IF THESE BLISTERS RUPTURE,
THEY CAN EXPOSE THE BODY
TO INFECTION.
LeAnn:
WHEN I LAY DOWN OR I SCRATCH IT,
IT'S GONNA BE --
IT'S GONNA HURT REALLY BAD.
I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
♪♪
♪♪
JUST MOVING AROUND
BECAUSE OF MY SUNBURN.
A LOT OF MY BLISTERS POP
MOVING AROUND.
CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE SUN
ON MY SKIN.
♪♪
I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT
TO BE ALONE.
IF LEE WAS STILL IN
THE CHALLENGE WITH ME,
WE PROBABLY WOULD BE
A LOT FURTHER ALONG
BECAUSE WE CAN
DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
BEING ALONE SUCKS.
MY STOMACH IS STARTING
TO MAKE GRAMBLING NOISES
LIKE I'M HUNGRY.
I'M JUST GONNA GO FOR A WALK.
IF I CAN BRING BACK
SOME HEART OF PALMS,
I THINK IT WOULD BE AWESOME.
OH, DAMN.
SUNBURN HURTS
MORE THAN A BUG BITE.
OHH.
I SEE PALM FRONDS.
I COULD HACK AWAY
AT THAT PALM TREE.
THAT'D BE AWESOME.
COME ON.
FALL DOWN ALREADY.
♪♪
AWESOME.
THE SUN IS STARTING TO
MELT MY SUNBURN,
AND IT HURTS.
I'VE NEVER HAD A SUNBURN
THIS BAD,
AND IT'S A LOT OF PAIN.
Narrator:
AS PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS,
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD
INSIDE LEANN'S SUN BLISTERS,
MAKING EVERY STEP
MORE AGONIZING.
AVOIDING MORE SUN EXPOSURE
IS THE ONLY WAY
TO PREVENT HER BLISTERS
FROM RUPTURING.
LeAnn:
THE SUNBURN IS SPLITTING,
SO THAT'S JUST CAUSING AGONY.
AND MY ANKLES ARE JUST,
LIKE, SUPER SWOLLEN.
I DON'T KNOW.
AND SOME BUG BITES.
THIS IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE.
I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS.
THE SUNBURN ON THAT SIDE
IS POPPING OPEN AND DRYING OUT,
AND IT HURTS.
AND THEN THIS UP HERE
IS STARTING TO FORM BLISTERS
AND POPPING,
AND IT'S VERY PAINFUL.
HOPEFULLY IT'S ONLY
FOR LIKE ANOTHER DAY,
'CAUSE I CAN'T TAKE
MUCH MORE OF THAT. UGH.
♪♪
DAY 8.
ZERO SLEEP.
MY SUNBURN IS
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.
I CANNOT GET OUT OF MY TENT.
THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH SHADE.
Narrator: NOW THAT LEANN'S
BLISTERS HAVE RUPTURED,
HER SKIN'S LAST LINE OF DEFENSE
IS COMPROMISED.
WITH NO JUNGLE CANOPY
TO PROVIDE SHADE,
SHE MUST REMAIN IN THE SHELTER
IN ORDER TO AVOID
FURTHER SUN DAMAGE
AND A SERIOUS INFECTION.
♪♪
LeAnn: DAY 9.
YEAH, THE SHELTER LOCKDOWN
IS NOT MY FAVORITE.
VERY SLOW, CONFINED.
A LITTLE BIT LIKE PRISON.
NOT ENOUGH, BUT SOMETHING.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
BE CREATIVE IN MY HEAD --
LOOK AROUND,
WATCH THE WILDLIFE,
PLAY MUSICAL CRICKETS.
♪♪
LeAnn: DAY 10.
TODAY IS ARTS-AND-CRAFTS DAY.
THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SOMETHING
THAT I CAN WEAR.
IF ALL GOES WELL
AND I FINISH MY CLOTHING
TO COVER BOTH,
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
I'VE BEEN IN HERE
FOR THREE DAYS,
AND MY CHEST DOESN'T LOOK
THE GREATEST,
BUT IT FEELS A LOT BETTER.
I FEEL READY TO GET OUT
OF HERE AND STAND UPRIGHT.
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING HOLDS
TOGETHER AS WELL AS I PLANNED.
OHH, OHH.
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
I PROBABLY LOOK RIDICULOUS.
I'M FREE.
I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE OUTSIDE.
♪♪
RIGHT NOW I JUST NEED TO
GET SOME FOOD IN MY TUMMY
TO HELP WITH RECOVERY,
BUT ALSO WITH ENERGY
AND STRENGTH.
SUGARCANE --
IT'S NICE AND PURPLE,
SHOULD BE SWEET --
WHICH I'M GONNA TRY
TO CHEW RIGHT NOW.
DELICIOUS.
TODAY, ONE PIECE OF SUGARCANE.
Narrator:
IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS,
LEANN HAS ONLY CONSUMED
50 CALORIES
FROM THE HEART OF PALM.
THE ADDITIONAL SUGARCANE
BRINGS HER CALORIC INTAKE
UP TO 250,
STILL LEAVING HER
SEVERELY WEAKENED
AND STRUGGLING TO STAY WARM.
THE HOWLER MONKEYS ARE OUT,
SO THERE'S EITHER A STORM COMING
OR THEY'RE JUST TRYING
TO SAY GOODNIGHT.
AS SOON AS THEY
START GOING AT IT,
THEN I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE
GAME ON.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
NO MORE -- OOP.
♪♪
♪♪
LeAnn: DAY 12.
LAST NIGHT REALLY SUCKED.
♪♪
YEP, THAT WAS THE WORST
BECAUSE IT DIDN'T STOP.
IT'S COLD AND WET.
MY SKIN IS STILL VERY HOT.
I'M TRYING TO STAY DRY
WITH ONE LEAF.
SO I'M TRYING MY BEST
TO STAY IN THE GAME, BUT...
...I HAVE A BREAKING POINT.
WHO KNEW?
AH.
MY BODY TEMPERATURE
CONTINUES TO DROP,
AND MY BODY IS SHUTTING DOWN.
BUT AFTER ALL THE SUFFERING
I'VE ENDURED,
I AM NOT QUITTING NOW.
♪♪
SO I KNOW I HAVE TO
IMPROVE MY SITUATION
AND GET UP OUT OF THE SHELTER.
Narrator:
FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS,
LEANN HAS BARELY MOVED OR EATEN,
AND THE EXTREME
DROPS IN TEMPERATURE
BROUGHT ON BY THE RAINSTORMS
ARE MAKING IT EVEN HARDER
FOR HER METABOLISM
TO CREATE HEAT.
LeAnn: THE GOAL ON THE WALK
IS TO WARM UP,
BUT I'M WALKING SO SLOW,
IT'S NOT ENOUGH
TO GET MY BODY HEAT UP.
AND I'M HOPING THE BANANA LEAVES
WILL HELP CREATE
SOME BODY TEMPERATURE --
CREATE, LIKE, AN INCUBATOR.
♪♪
♪♪
NO.
NO, NO, NO.
MORE RAIN.
♪♪
THIS *BLEEP* SUCKS.
I'M WALKING, I'M CHOPPING,
AND I'M DOING
EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN
TO BRING UP MY BODY TEMPERATURE,
BUT IT'S NOT DOING ME ANY GOOD.
THE RAIN -- IT'S PAINFUL.
IT'S FALLING VERY HARD
ON MY SKIN AND MY SUNBURN,
AND I CAN'T BEAR THE PAIN,
SO I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK
TO THE SHELTER.
♪♪
LeAnn:
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: LACK OF FOOD
AND SEVERELY BURNED SKIN
ON 80% OF LEANN'S BODY
HAVE WEAKENED HER IMMUNE SYSTEM
AND CAUSED HER BODY'S THERMAL
REGULATION TO MALFUNCTION.
SHE'S NOW AT RISK
OF HYPOTHERMIA.
Narrator:
THE MEDICS ARE CALLED IN TO
EVALUATE LEANN'S CONDITION.
LeAnn: OKAY.
I'M GONNA THROW UP.
AHH!
Narrator: LEANN IS IN
STAGE-TWO HYPOTHERMIA,
AND IF HER TEMPERATURE
CONTINUES TO DROP,
SHE'S AT RISK OF
INTERNAL-ORGAN FAILURE.
Medic:
CAST CAMP TO BASE.
CAST CAMP TO BASE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
CARRY HER OUT.
THIS IS A MEDICAL EVACUATION.
♪♪
LeAnn: I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT
I DIDN'T COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE.
JUST THE ACCUMULATION OF SUNBURN
AND THE HYPOTHERMIA --
IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.
I DO BELIEVE I HAVE
A STRONG WILLPOWER,
BUT I'M FREEZING TO DEATH,
AND I JUST CAN'T CONTINUE.
♪♪
THIS EXPERIENCE WAS DIFFERENT
THAN I EXPECTED.
I COULD NEVER GET PAST
THE BASIC SHELTER, WATER --
COULD NEVER GET TO FIRE,
AND WITHOUT FIRE,
THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE
THAT I WAS GONNA BE ABLE
TO FINISH THIS CHALLENGE.
♪♪
Narrator: DESPITE DISPLAYING
INCREDIBLE MENTAL FORTITUDE,
LEANN'S STRONG WILL
WASN'T ENOUGH TO SURVIVE
THE BRUTAL JUNGLE
OF INDIO MAíZ.
LeAnn:
THAT SUCKED.
Narrator: EXTREME SUNBURN
BROKE DOWN HER BODY,
AND A FINAL STORM KNOCKED LEANN
OUT OF THE CHALLENGE
WITH HYPOTHERMIA.
AFTER SURVIVING 11 DAYS
ON NOTHING BUT SUGARCANE
AND HEART OF PALM,
LEANN LOST A TOTAL OF 12 POUNDS.
FOLLOWING HER
MEDICAL EVACUATION,
LEANN'S PSR DROPS
FROM 6.1 TO 5.3
PROVING THAT IN
A POST-APOCALYPTIC RAINFOREST,
IT TAKES THE TOUGHEST
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS
TO SURVIVE NAKED AND AFRAID.
---
Lee:
AH, THAT HURTS.
WATCH IT. YOU'RE STANDING
IN LEAFCUTTERS.
BIGGEST ANTS
I'VE EVER SEEN.
-I JUST WALK FAST?
-JUST WALK FAST, YEP.
Lee: AND THEY HAVE
NASTY BITES, TOO.
LeAnn: OW!
THIS IS A BRUTAL
ENVIRONMENT.
THE SUN IS INTENSE.
LeAnn: I'VE NEVER HAD
A SUNBURN THIS BAD,
AND IT'S AGONY.
AHHHH!
UGH.
I HAVE A BREAKING POINT.
WHO KNEW?
-ARE YOU OKAY?
- AH, THAT HURTS.
♪♪
Narrator: ONE MAN...
...ONE WOMAN...
WHOO!
...ALONE FOR 21 DAYS
TO FACE THE WRATH...
Woman: STOP RAINING!
...AND FURY
OF THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS
ON EARTH.
AAH!
THEY HAVE NO CLOTHES,
NO FOOD, NO WATER.
I WANT WATER.
DO THEY HAVE THE SKILL
AND THE WILL...
FIRE!
...TO OVERCOME THE MOST
BRUTAL SURVIVAL CHALLENGE
OF THEIR LIVES...
NAKED AND AFRAID?
Lee: THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE GONNA
BE ABLE TO SURVIVE HERE.
PRETTY MUCH WHEREVER YOU GO,
THERE'S SOMETHING TO EAT
IN TEXAS.
READY?
-YES.
Lee: MY KIDS LOVE TO
EAT SNAKE, AND SO DO I.
IT'S LIKE A SWEET CHICKEN.
GYPSY.
-SOMETHING...
Lee: HERE, TRY THIS.
TELL ME IF YOU LIKE THAT.
I LIKE IT.
IT'S GOOD.
I HAVE NO STAMPS YET.
IT'S BEEN LIKE 43 YEARS,
AND I'VE NEVER BEEN
OUT OF THE COUNTRY,
SO THIS SHOULD BE PRETTY FUN.
♪♪
OH, MY GOD.
THIS PLACE IS DEVASTATED.
WHAT DID
I GET MYSELF INTO?
THERE'S TREES DOWN
EVERYWHERE,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS JUNGLE'S
BEEN TORN APART.
♪♪
Narrator:
SHORTLY BEFORE THE CHALLENGE,
A DEADLY CATEGORY-THREE
HURRICANE
TEARS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
REGION OF NICARAGUA.
EXTREME WINDS
AND TORRENTIAL FLOODING
DEVASTATE THE REGION,
CLAIMING THE LIVES
OF OVER 20 PEOPLE.
IN THE WAKE OF THE HURRICANE
LIES THE REMNANTS OF INDIO MAíZ.
THIS ONCE-LUSH RAINFOREST
IS NOW LEVELED TO THE GROUND,
AND WITH THE TREE CANOPY
BLOWN AWAY,
THE SUN IS NOW
A CONSTANT THREAT.
MUCH OF THE WILDLIFE
HAS BEEN KILLED OR DISPLACED.
THE ANIMALS THAT HAVE
MANAGED TO SURVIVE
ARE DISORIENTED, UNPREDICTABLE,
AND AGGRESSIVELY TERRITORIAL
AS THEY FIGHT TO PROTECT
WHAT'S LEFT OF THEIR HABITAT
IN THIS DEPLETED TERRAIN.
WILL TWO SURVIVALISTS
BE ABLE TO TAKE ON
THIS APOCALYPTIC RAINFOREST,
Lee:
IT'S A JUNGLE WITHOUT A CANOPY.
IT LOOKS UNINHABITABLE.
THAT HURRICANE
JUST DESTROYED EVERYTHING.
THE WHOLE CANOPY ON THE TOP
HAS BEEN STRIPPED OFF
BY THE HURRICANE
AND NOW IS IN THE BOTTOM,
AND SO EVERYTHING'S
GROWING UP OVER IT
AND THERE'S TONS OF PLACES
FOR THINGS TO HIDE --
ALL THE VIPERS,
THE POISONOUS SPIDERS,
THE JAGUARS.
THE ANIMAL PATTERNS
HAVE CHANGED.
EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED HERE.
MY NAME IS LEE.
I LIVE IN BLUE RIDGE, TEXAS,
AND I'M IN COMMERCIAL ROOFING.
I'M MARRIED WITH SIX KIDS.
I WANT TO PROVE TO MYSELF THAT
I HAVE THAT MENTAL STRENGTH
TO PUSH MYSELF
THROUGH THE HARDEST THING
THAT ANYBODY COULD EVER DO.
I'VE REALLY MAXED OUT MY CAREER.
I THINK IT'S GONNA GIVE ME
A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE
TO MOVE ON AND MAYBE
DO OTHER THINGS WITH MY LIFE,
TO TAKE ME TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL.
Narrator:
AS A SNAKE WRANGLER
AND PRIMITIVE FIRE EXPERT,
LEE BRINGS AN ELITE LEVEL
OF EXPERIENCE
TO THIS CHALLENGE,
BUT WITH LIMITED EXPOSURE
TO THE RAINFOREST,
THIS POST-APOCALYPTIC
ENVIRONMENT
WILL TEST HIS SKILLS
TO THE LIMIT.
LEE STARTS WITH AN INITIAL
PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,
OR PSR, OF 7.7.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M SO SCARED
OF FALLING OUT OF THIS BOAT,
OTHER THAN CROCODILES.
IN THIS ENVIRONMENT,
WE JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT
FROM THE HURRICANE DAMAGE.
THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF SUNLIGHT
THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE NORMALLY
HAD OTHERWISE IN THE JUNGLE.
MY NAME IS LEANN.
I'M FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA,
AND I'M AN ACCOUNTANT.
THERE'S A SAYING IN ALASKA --
"THE MEN ARE MEN,
AND SO ARE THE WOMEN,"
SO WE CAN PROVE OURSELVES
JUST AS WELL AS ANY MAN.
I MOVED OUT WHEN I WAS 16
AND WENT IN THE MILITARY,
WORKED REALLY HARD,
SLEPT MAYBE TWO HOURS A DAY
WHILE I WAS GOING TO COLLEGE,
WORKING FULL-TIME,
BEING A MOM,
AND BEING A SOLDIER.
Narrator: LEANN'S EXPERIENCE
AS A MILITARY VETERAN,
COMPETITIVE BOWHUNTER,
AND SINGLE MOTHER
MAKES HER ADAPTABLE
AND MENTALLY TOUGH.
BUT HAVING NEVER LEFT ALASKA,
SHE LACKS EXPOSURE TO ANY TYPE
OF TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT,
LEAST OF ALL
A DEVASTATED RAINFOREST
NOW EXPOSED TO
THE SCORCHING NICARAGUAN SUN.
SHE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 6.1.
♪♪
WELL, THAT LOOKS, UM...
LOOKS LIKE A NATURAL DISASTER
HIT, FOR SURE.
BEING NAKED --
I GOT THE HOT-MOM BOD.
SO THIS IS NOT GONNA MATTER.
IT'S JUST A SUIT.
I THINK MY BIGGEST STRENGTH
OUT HERE
IS GONNA BE THE HUNTING
AND THE FISHING.
I WOULD HAVE RATHER BEEN
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WHERE MY SKILLS
ARE MORE SUITED TO,
BUT I'M TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE
TO MAKE MY STATE OF ALASKA
PROUD,
GIVE A GOOD NAME TO
ALL THE ALASKA WOMEN.
KIND OF A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS NOW
WITH ALL MY CLOTHES OFF.
CAN I DO IT?
ABSOLUTELY.
♪♪
WELL, I GUESS THIS IS IT.
TAKING OFF YOUR CLOTHES --
I THINK THAT IS WHAT REALLY
MAKES THIS THE HARDEST CHALLENGE
BECAUSE YOU'RE GIVING AWAY
AND STRIPPING AWAY
EVERY OUNCE OF PROTECTION.
21 DAYS, HERE WE COME.
THIS PLACE IS NASTY.
IT IS WET.
I'M SINKING UP TO MY KNEES.
♪♪
HOW ARE YOU?
-DOING GREAT. HOW...
I SEE YOU SIGNED UP FOR
THE SAME VACATION AS I DID.
RIGHT?
IT'S CRAZY, HUH?
YEAH.
WHOA!
HELLO. HERE.
-HOW YOU DOING? I'M LEE.
-I'M LEANN.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS A MUDDY PLACE,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
-I FELL LIKE FIVE TIMES...
NO BIG DEAL.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
-FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
-OH, REALLY?
-WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
-I'M FROM DALLAS, TEXAS.
-ALL RIGHT.
SO SHOULD WE SEE WHAT
WE GOT IN OUR BAGS?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
-SO I BROUGHT PARACORD.
-AWESOME.
HUNTING, SNARING,
TRAPPING, BOW, FIRE.
SO HOW ARE
YOUR FIRE SKILLS?
FIRE SKILLS ARE GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
I'LL BRING MY "A" GAME.
BRING YOUR "A" GAME?
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DID YOU BRING?
I BROUGHT SOMETHING
FOR MORALE...
-...A LITTLE MOSQUITO NET.
-THAT IS AWESOME.
WE CAN USE IT FOR
DIFFERENT THINGS, AS WELL.
SIMILAR -- DEFINITELY
KEEP THE BUGS OFF OF US.
FISHING, AS WELL, SO...
-THAT IS AWESOME.
WE'RE GONNA
ROCK THIS THING NOW.
AND I SEE WE HAVE
A MACHETE, AS WELL,
SO I WOULD SAY WE HAVE
EVERYTHING WE NEED.
I GOT A MAP.
Lee: DEFINITELY DON'T
WANT TO STAY IN THIS,
SO THIS OVER HERE SEEMS
TO BE HIGHER GROUND.
-SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
-ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
-AHHHH!
OUCH.
OKAY, NAVIGATOR.
UGH!
Narrator: LEE AND LEANN
HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND
IN SEARCH OF DRIER LAND
AND CLEANER GROUNDWATER.
DECOMPOSING ANIMAL
AND PLANT MATTER
HAVE LIKELY CONTAMINATED
THIS SWAMPY WASTELAND,
AND THE FLOODED JUNGLE FLOOR
HAS BECOME AN IDEAL
BREEDING GROUND
FOR SWARMS OF MOSQUITOES
THAT CARRY DEADLY DISEASES,
LIKE MALARIA AND DENGUE FEVER.
OH, THAT DOESN'T
FEEL GOOD. AH!
CAREFUL WHERE YOU STEP.
-YEAH.
THE ONLY THING I REALLY
WANT TO WATCH IS MY FEET.
THERE'S, LIKE, STICKS
POKING OUT OF EVERYWHERE.
UGH!
GOOD TIMES.
-HEAR THE HOWLERS?
-HMM?
HEAR
THE HOWLER MONKEYS?
LeAnn:
A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT
SPECIES OF MONKEYS
GOT KILLED OFF FROM
THE HURRICANE, I GUESS.
THEY JUST DON'T
HAVE THE HABITAT.
-WOW. THAT'S SAD.
-YEAH.
COMPLETELY CHANGED
THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM.
♪♪
IS THAT THE SKIN FROM
ONE OF THOSE SPIDERS?
OH, MY GOD.
A SPIDER.
-HEH.
-AGH!
Narrator:
THE WANDERING SPIDER IS KNOWN
AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST.
ITS POWERFUL NEUROTOXIC BITE
CAUSES LOSS OF MUSCLE CONTROL
AND KILLS BY PARALYZING
AND ASPHYXIATING ITS VICTIM.
WELL, GOOD. AT LEAST
WE SAW ONE DEAD.
THAT IS AWESOME.
SUN.
-WE'RE GONNA BE CRISPY-FRIED.
OH, YEAH.
YOU GOT RED HAIR,
AND YOU ARE WHITE.
I'M JUST PUTTING
SOME MUD ON MY SHOULDERS.
OTHERWISE I AM...
THAT SUN
WILL TAKE ME OUT.
-BEAUTIFUL.
-OH...
LeAnn:
GUESS THAT'S MY ONLY
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
WITH HAIR.
OH, YEAH.
I'M STILL
GONNA GET FRIED.
YOU'RE
GONNA GET FRIED.
Narrator:
BECAUSE NICARAGUA IS LOCATED
ONLY 800 MILES FROM THE EQUATOR,
UNPROTECTED SKIN CAN BURN
IN UNDER 10 MINUTES HERE --
FIVE TIMES FASTER
THAN IN ALASKA.
♪♪
OH, WHAT'S THIS?
MAN, THIS IS, LIKE,
PERFECT IN HERE.
IT'S SHADY.
THERE'S BIG LOGS
WE CAN SPAN BETWEEN
IF WE JUST PUT
THE STICKS ACROSS
RIGHT THERE FOR OUR BED,
AND THEN PUT OUR
A-FRAME LIKE THAT.
WE COULD PUT A FIRE
RIGHT HERE,
AND WE'D ACTUALLY HAVE
A LITTLE BENCH BY OUR FIRE.
THAT WILL WORK.
♪♪
LeAnn:
WE SETTLED ON THIS SPOT
THAT ALREADY HAD
A NATURAL DOWN TREE
THAT WE COULD USE
AS A BASE OF FORT
FOR ADDING OR BUILDING
OUR SHELTER.
I'M GETTING ALONG WITH
MY PARTNER REALLY GREAT.
HE IS VERY SKILLED
AND KNOWLEDGEABLE.
LEE'S BEEN DOING
A LOT OF THE CUTTING,
BUT I'M TRYING TO
RECIPROCATE, OF COURSE.
I FEEL LIKE
I CAN'T HELP YOU.
YOU CAN'T, REALLY,
WITHOUT THE MACHETE.
LeAnn:
DEFINITELY NOT FAMILIAR
WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT
COMPARED TO ALASKA.
I KNOW THE RAIN IS COMING
SO I'M JUST GONNA START MAKING
SOME CONTAINERS FOR WATER.
Lee: MY PARTNER IS
TRYING TO CONTRIBUTE
AS MUCH AS I'M CONTRIBUTING,
AND I THINK
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT GOOD.
-CAN I DO ANYTHING?
YEAH, YOU CAN HOLD
JUST RIGHT THERE,
IF YOU WANT TO HOLD.
-HOLD IT. OKAY.
LeAnn:
HE'S THE LEAD-THE-WAY
KIND OF GUY,
AND THAT'S GREAT,
BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT HIM
TO FEEL LIKE
I'M SLACKING AT ALL.
LeAnn:
MY SKIN IS FRIED.
Lee: ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS PUT A CANOPY OVER IT.
SHADE?
I'M TIRED,
A LITTLE DEHYDRATED.
NEED WATER.
Lee: I DO ROOFING
FOR A LIVING
SO IF I FAIL
AT MY ROOF...
-IF YOU FAIL?
-...I'LL CHANGE CAREERS.
LeAnn:
GLAD I GOT STRANDED
WITH A ROOFER.
♪♪
AND IT'S GONNA BE
A ROUGH NIGHT.
WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.
WE'LL MAKE IT WORK.
MY MUSCLES
ARE CRAMPING UP.
I NEED WATER.
OH, DEHYDRATION SUCKS.
♪♪
LeAnn: BUG NIGHT.
♪♪
AGH. BEING EATEN ALIVE
BY THESE BLACK ANTS.
JUST HORRIBLE.
OW!
OH, THAT HURTS.
♪♪
-WORST NIGHT EVER.
-IT WAS KIND OF BAD.
NOT MUCH SLEEP.
I SLEPT A LITTLE BIT.
LEANN DIDN'T SLEEP.
-PRETTY MUCH NEVER.
-NO.
TRYING TO ROLL AROUND
AND MANEUVER ON THE BED
WITH THE SUNBURN ON MY BUTT
WAS HORRIBLE.
OH!
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD.
HAVING THE MOSQUITO NET
ONLY HALFWAY ON MY LEGS
WAS AWFUL,
AND THEN I GOT SO MANY ANT BITES
ON MY FEET LAST NIGHT.
THE ANTS -- NOT MOSQUITOES.
♪♪
WOW, AM I THIRSTY.
I'M GUESSING IT'S
PROBABLY 90 DEGREES OUT.
I'M JUST
DRIPPING SWEAT.
I'M LOSING
A TON OF WATER.
I'M GONNA GO OVER HERE
AND DIG A HOLE
AND SEE IF
WATER COMES IN.
Lee:
WATER IN THIS ENVIRONMENT
IS HUGE. HUGE.
THEY SAY THREE DAYS
WITHOUT WATER,
BUT NOT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
THERE'S NO WAY.
♪♪
LeAnn: WITHOUT FIRE,
WE CAN'T BOIL WATER,
SO LEE
IS DIGGING A TRENCH.
HE'S GONNA GO DOWN,
I THINK, ABOUT TWO FEET
TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S
A NATURAL WATER SOURCE
THAT'S GONNA COME UP
FROM THE GROUND.
THE CARBON IN THE SOIL
WILL ACTUALLY PURIFY IT.
Narrator:
TO AVOID INGESTING ANY PARASITES
FROM CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER,
LEE IS DIGGING
A SEEP WELL.
IT'S SEEPING IN.
YEP, WE GOT WATER.
OH, MY GOD.
NOW I JUST GOT TO
GET IT OUT OF THE HOLE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AS THE HOLE FILLS
WITH GROUNDWATER,
CARBON IN THE DIRT FILTERS OUT
POTENTIAL CONTAMINATES.
WE'LL LET IT SIT FOR
ABOUT A HALF HOUR.
EVERYTHING
WILL SETTLE DOWN.
YOU CAN DRINK
RIGHT OFF OF IT.
♪♪
WE ARE GONNA
CHECK OUR WATER.
WE HAVE WATER!
CAN I SEE?
WHOO!
THAT'S KIND OF
SEXY-LOOKING WATER.
OH, THAT
TASTES SO GOOD.
THAT TASTES, LIKE,
PERFECTLY CLEAR.
♪♪
DEFINITELY NEED
A BETTER CUP.
DOESN'T IT TASTE GOOD,
THOUGH?
IT DOES.
IT TASTES WONDERFUL.
IT TASTES, LIKE,
WONDERFUL.
OH, GOD.
BEAUTIFUL WATER.
IT DOES SEEM LIKE
I'M DOING A TON OF THE WORK.
SHE CAN'T DO
QUITE AS MUCH AS ME,
AND HER SUNBURN'S REALLY BAD,
SO IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME
TO STEP UP
AND TO TAKE ON
A LITTLE EXTRA WORK.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE ROAD,
I KNOW THAT I'M PROBABLY
GONNA GO DOWN,
AND HOPEFULLY SHE CAN STEP UP
AND DO THE EXTRA WORK
UNTIL I'M BACK ON MY FEET.
THIS IS BURNT FROM A TREE FIRE.
WE'RE GONNA TRY AND USE IT
AS A HEARTH.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK,
BUT IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
NOW THAT WE HAVE SHELTER,
WE HAVE WATER,
WE WANT FIRE
SO WE CAN COOK SOME FOOD.
EVEN AS I SIT HERE,
THERE'S A LIZARD SITTING
RIGHT THERE STARING AT ME,
BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA KILL HIM
UNLESS WE KNOW WE CAN COOK HIM.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA WASTE IT.
♪♪
THINK IT'S GONNA WORK,
LEANN?
OF COURSE
IT'S GONNA WORK.
YOU GOT THIS.
LET'S SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO.
I'M GONNA PUT MORE
LEAVES ON THE SHELTER
TO PROTECT US
FROM THE SUN.
OOH, WE GOT
SOME SMOKE.
♪♪
YEAH,
THIS WOOD'S SMOKING,
BUT IT'S NOT EVEN
BLACKENING,
WHICH IS WHAT IT SHOULD DO
BEFORE A COAL FORMS.
♪♪
ANYTIME YOU SEE IT WHEN
IT'S JUST NOT BLACKENING,
USUALLY MEANS
YOUR WOOD IS TOO SAPPY.
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
♪♪
IT'S THE END
OF DAY 2.
WE HAVE
A BIGGER SHELTER.
THE MOSQUITO NET
IS PROPERLY PLACED.
SO, HOPING THAT WE DON'T
GET AS MANY BUG BITES
AS WE GOT LAST NIGHT.
WE JUST HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THE BUGS
THAT ARE INSIDE
THE SHELTER TONIGHT,
AND WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL
TODAY AT MAKING FIRE.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE
SOMETHING TOMORROW.
♪♪
♪♪
I THOUGHT I HAD, LIKE,
A HIGH PAIN THRESHOLD.
NOT FOR SUNBURNS.
EVERY CELL IS LIKE,
"YOU'RE AN IDIOT."
Lee: TODAY WE'RE GONNA MAKE
A TRIP DOWN TO THE RIVER --
JUMP IN AND WASH OUR BODIES
AND OUR CUTS AND OUR SUNBURNS.
AND WE'RE GONNA SEE IF
WE CAN SOURCE SOME FOOD
OR WHATEVER'S DOWN THERE
BY THE RIVER.
♪♪
UGH!
DAMN ANTS, EVERYWHERE.
Narrator:
THE JAWS OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS
ARE SO POWERFUL,
THEY CAN PIERCE THROUGH SKIN.
WATCH IT. YOU'RE STANDING
IN LEAFCUTTERS.
THEIR PAINFUL BITES
CAN EASILY BECOME INFECTED
IN THIS TYPE
OF ENVIRONMENT.
-I JUST WALK FAST?
-JUST WALK FAST, YEP.
UGH.
♪♪
THIS IS THE RIVER
RIGHT HERE.
THE WATER'S ALL MUCKY.
DEFINITELY HAVE TO
WATCH OUT FOR THE SNAKES
AND THE CROCODILES.
LeAnn: SNAKES
AND THE CROCODILES.
THE MONKEY'S
STARING AT US.
OH, YES, HE IS.
YOU SEE
THE HOWLER MONKEY?
YEAH.
HE'S LIKE,
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?"
WE ARE
KING OF THE JUNGLE.
YEP.
♪♪
HOPEFULLY WE SCARED AWAY
ALL THOSE CROCODILES.
YEP.
THIS DOESN'T LOOK
VERY PROMISING HERE.
Narrator:
BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
ARE ALSO A THREAT.
FLOODWATER MIXES WITH
EVERYTHING BELOW IT,
INCLUDING ANIMAL WASTE,
AND THE INCREASED LEVELS
OF BACTERIA IN THE WATER
CAN CAUSE FLU SYMPTOMS
AND INTESTINAL ISSUES.
OOH. THAT'S COLD.
WOW.
OH.
LOOK AT THE COLOR
OF THE WATER,
'CAUSE ALL THE TREES FROM
THE HURRICANE WENT DOWN,
SO NOW ALL THE TREES
ARE IN THE WATER,
SO ALL THE TANNIN'S
FROM THE PLANTS.
IT'S SO ORANGE RIGHT NOW,
WE CAN'T EVEN
REALLY SEE THE BOTTOM.
AHH!
FEELS SO GOOD
ON MY SUNBURN.
AHH!
AHH!
DON'T KNOW THAT WAS.
IT JUST BIT ME HARD.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
YEAH, THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING THERE.
BASTARD.
OW!
-WHAT?
-SOMETHING BIT MY BOOB.
-REALLY?
-YEAH.
I'M GETTING
OUT OF HERE. AGH!
YEAH,
THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.
♪♪
IT'S STARTING
TO GET VERY COLD.
THE BREEZE
IS PICKING UP.
IT'S MAKING IT
A LITTLE CHILLY, SO...
I DON'T KNOW HOW
MY FIRE STUFF'S STAYING DRY.
Narrator:
IN A TROPICAL STORM,
FREEZING RAIN
CAN CAUSE THE TEMPERATURE
TO PLUMMET MORE THAN
40 DEGREES IN MINUTES.
EXPOSED SUNBURNED SKIN
IS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
TO RAPID DROPS IN TEMPERATURE.
WE'RE GONNA PUT UP
A TEMPORARY LITTLE RAMADA.
THIS IS WHERE IT'S
GONNA BE OUR FIRE AREA.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRY
SOME OF OUR STUFF OUT.
'CAUSE UNLESS WE GOT
SOMETHING OVER OUR HEAD,
THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE
GONNA GET A FIRE IN THIS.
♪♪
I'M GONNA START
WORKING ON FIRE.
THAT WILL DEFINITELY KEEP
US FROM GETTING HYPOTHERMIA.
DEFINITELY.
♪♪
LeAnn:
OH. THE SUN'S OUT.
WE'RE GONNA
SEE BLUE SKY.
Lee:
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO HERE.
YOU WANT TO GRAB
THAT END OF THE BOW
AND DO IT WITH ME?
♪♪
♪♪
LONGER STROKES.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT.
-OOH!
ABOUT DONE.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
GET THAT WOOD READY.
♪♪
IT'S SO WET.
UGH!
SERIOUSLY?
YEAH.
IT'S DAMP.
-ALL RIGHT.
Lee:
I'M FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
THAT I'VE HAD A COAL
AND A TINDER BUNDLE
NOT GO TO FLAME.
WITHOUT FIRE, THERE'S NO WAY
WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO SURVIVE HERE.
♪♪
Lee:
OH, MY GOD.
OH, OH.
♪♪
UGH.
♪♪
UGH.
YOU STILL WANT TO
THROW UP?
YEAH.
OH, EVEN MY JOINTS HURT.
MY HEAD'S JUST POUNDING.
WE CAN KEEP YOU
OUT OF THE SUN.
Lee: NOT FOR SURE
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH ALL MY SYMPTOMS.
MY BODY RIGHT NOW
FEELS LIKE SOMEONE
TOOK A BASEBALL BAT
AND JUST BEAT IT UP.
I CAN HARDLY MOVE.
YOU NEED TO DRINK
SOME WATER.
NO, I HAVEN'T
DRANK ANY WATER.
LeAnn: I REALLY WORRY
BECAUSE I RELY ON HIM.
Lee: I HAVE A LOT OF FEAR
THAT THIS COULD BE
THE ONSET
OF SOMETHING WORSE.
LeAnn: HE'S COLDER,
SO WE HAVE TO COME UP
WITH A SOLUTION
FOR HIS BODY TEMPERATURE.
I'M JUST GONNA GET
THE BANANA LEAVES FOR HIS COVER.
I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT
MORE WORRIED
ABOUT BEING OUT HERE BY MYSELF.
ARE YOU OKAY?
♪♪
OH, MY GOD.
OH, *BLEEP*.
♪♪
CAST CAMP TO MEDIC.
LEE NEEDS A MEDIC ASAP.
Medic:
ON OUR WAY.
Lee:
OH, MY GOD.
CAST CAMP TO MEDIC.
LEE NEEDS A MEDIC ASAP.
Medic:
ON OUR WAY.
♪♪
Medic:
YOU FEEL NUMBNESS
IN YOUR BODY?
ALL MY FINGERS AND
EVERYTHING'S JUST NUMB.
WHAT HE REALLY NEEDS
IS TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WE NEED TO TAKE YOU
TO THE MEDICAL TENT,
SO WE CAN OBSERVE YOU
OVERNIGHT.
AHH.
-YEAH.
-OKAY.
♪♪
Narrator: BY MORNING,
THE MEDICS ARE STILL UNSURE
IF LEE IS SUFFERING FROM
A BACTERIAL INFECTION
OR A MORE SERIOUS THREAT.
Medic:
SO, LEE, WE GOT TO RUN
SOME LAB TESTS ON YOU,
AND THIS CANNOT BE DONE
IN THE FIELD.
WE WANT TO HAVE MORE DATA
TO KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
YEAH, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY
THAT THIS IS DENGUE FEVER.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
MEDICALLY EVACUATE YOU.
OKAY.
Narrator: DENGUE FEVER
IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY
MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE
THAT CAN THRIVE
IN THIS HURRICANE-RAVAGED
WASTELAND.
MUCH LIKE A BACTERIAL INFECTION,
IT CAUSES HEADACHES,
FEVER, VOMITING,
AND DEBILITATING MUSCLE PAIN.
BECAUSE HE'S EXHIBITING
MANY OF THE SYMPTOMS,
LEE IS IMMEDIATELY
EVACUATED TO A HOSPITAL
WHERE HE'LL BE TESTED
AND TREATED.
FORCED TO LEAVE THE CHALLENGE
ONLY FIVE DAYS IN,
LEE'S PSR DROPS
FROM 7.7 TO 5.9.
♪♪
LeAnn:
SO TODAY IS DAY 5.
I FEEL BAD FOR LEE
'CAUSE HE HAS HAD TO GO
TO THE CLINIC
AND PROBABLY HAS, LIKE,
DENGUE FEVER
OR SOME WEIRD, WEIRD THING.
BUT HE WON'T BE ABLE
TO COME BACK,
SO I GUESS IT'S ALL ME.
♪♪
BIGGEST FEAR RIGHT NOW
IS GONNA BE,
AM I STRONG ENOUGH TO
COMPLETE THIS WITHOUT HIM?
CAN I GET THROUGH 21 DAYS?
I'M GOING TO TRY FOR FIRE AGAIN,
BUT LEE HAD A LOT MORE
EXPERIENCE THAN I DO
WITH A BOW DRILL.
UGH.
I WOULD REALLY
LIKE TO HAVE FIRE.
♪♪
UGH! WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
TIGHTEN THIS UP A LITTLE.
♪♪
THAT SUCKED.
♪♪
MY SUNBURN LOOKS
REALLY DISGUSTING RIGHT NOW.
WHAT THE HECK?
AHHHH!
♪♪
UGH, LOOK AT ALL OF
THE BLISTERS. UGH.
Narrator:
SKIN IS THE BODY'S LARGEST ORGAN
AND ITS FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.
LeAnn:
IT'S NOT SWEAT, PEOPLE.
Narrator: LEANN'S NEWLY FORMED,
FLUID-FILLED BLISTERS
PROVIDE AN EXTRA LAYER
OF PROTECTION
BETWEEN DAMAGED SKIN
AND THE SUN,
BUT IF THESE BLISTERS RUPTURE,
THEY CAN EXPOSE THE BODY
TO INFECTION.
LeAnn:
WHEN I LAY DOWN OR I SCRATCH IT,
IT'S GONNA BE --
IT'S GONNA HURT REALLY BAD.
I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
♪♪
♪♪
JUST MOVING AROUND
BECAUSE OF MY SUNBURN.
A LOT OF MY BLISTERS POP
MOVING AROUND.
CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE SUN
ON MY SKIN.
♪♪
I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT
TO BE ALONE.
IF LEE WAS STILL IN
THE CHALLENGE WITH ME,
WE PROBABLY WOULD BE
A LOT FURTHER ALONG
BECAUSE WE CAN
DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
BEING ALONE SUCKS.
MY STOMACH IS STARTING
TO MAKE GRAMBLING NOISES
LIKE I'M HUNGRY.
I'M JUST GONNA GO FOR A WALK.
IF I CAN BRING BACK
SOME HEART OF PALMS,
I THINK IT WOULD BE AWESOME.
OH, DAMN.
SUNBURN HURTS
MORE THAN A BUG BITE.
OHH.
I SEE PALM FRONDS.
I COULD HACK AWAY
AT THAT PALM TREE.
THAT'D BE AWESOME.
COME ON.
FALL DOWN ALREADY.
♪♪
AWESOME.
THE SUN IS STARTING TO
MELT MY SUNBURN,
AND IT HURTS.
I'VE NEVER HAD A SUNBURN
THIS BAD,
AND IT'S A LOT OF PAIN.
Narrator:
AS PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS,
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD
INSIDE LEANN'S SUN BLISTERS,
MAKING EVERY STEP
MORE AGONIZING.
AVOIDING MORE SUN EXPOSURE
IS THE ONLY WAY
TO PREVENT HER BLISTERS
FROM RUPTURING.
LeAnn:
THE SUNBURN IS SPLITTING,
SO THAT'S JUST CAUSING AGONY.
AND MY ANKLES ARE JUST,
LIKE, SUPER SWOLLEN.
I DON'T KNOW.
AND SOME BUG BITES.
THIS IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE.
I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS.
THE SUNBURN ON THAT SIDE
IS POPPING OPEN AND DRYING OUT,
AND IT HURTS.
AND THEN THIS UP HERE
IS STARTING TO FORM BLISTERS
AND POPPING,
AND IT'S VERY PAINFUL.
HOPEFULLY IT'S ONLY
FOR LIKE ANOTHER DAY,
'CAUSE I CAN'T TAKE
MUCH MORE OF THAT. UGH.
♪♪
DAY 8.
ZERO SLEEP.
MY SUNBURN IS
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.
I CANNOT GET OUT OF MY TENT.
THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH SHADE.
Narrator: NOW THAT LEANN'S
BLISTERS HAVE RUPTURED,
HER SKIN'S LAST LINE OF DEFENSE
IS COMPROMISED.
WITH NO JUNGLE CANOPY
TO PROVIDE SHADE,
SHE MUST REMAIN IN THE SHELTER
IN ORDER TO AVOID
FURTHER SUN DAMAGE
AND A SERIOUS INFECTION.
♪♪
LeAnn: DAY 9.
YEAH, THE SHELTER LOCKDOWN
IS NOT MY FAVORITE.
VERY SLOW, CONFINED.
A LITTLE BIT LIKE PRISON.
NOT ENOUGH, BUT SOMETHING.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
BE CREATIVE IN MY HEAD --
LOOK AROUND,
WATCH THE WILDLIFE,
PLAY MUSICAL CRICKETS.
♪♪
LeAnn: DAY 10.
TODAY IS ARTS-AND-CRAFTS DAY.
THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SOMETHING
THAT I CAN WEAR.
IF ALL GOES WELL
AND I FINISH MY CLOTHING
TO COVER BOTH,
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
I'VE BEEN IN HERE
FOR THREE DAYS,
AND MY CHEST DOESN'T LOOK
THE GREATEST,
BUT IT FEELS A LOT BETTER.
I FEEL READY TO GET OUT
OF HERE AND STAND UPRIGHT.
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING HOLDS
TOGETHER AS WELL AS I PLANNED.
OHH, OHH.
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
I PROBABLY LOOK RIDICULOUS.
I'M FREE.
I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE OUTSIDE.
♪♪
RIGHT NOW I JUST NEED TO
GET SOME FOOD IN MY TUMMY
TO HELP WITH RECOVERY,
BUT ALSO WITH ENERGY
AND STRENGTH.
SUGARCANE --
IT'S NICE AND PURPLE,
SHOULD BE SWEET --
WHICH I'M GONNA TRY
TO CHEW RIGHT NOW.
DELICIOUS.
TODAY, ONE PIECE OF SUGARCANE.
Narrator:
IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS,
LEANN HAS ONLY CONSUMED
50 CALORIES
FROM THE HEART OF PALM.
THE ADDITIONAL SUGARCANE
BRINGS HER CALORIC INTAKE
UP TO 250,
STILL LEAVING HER
SEVERELY WEAKENED
AND STRUGGLING TO STAY WARM.
THE HOWLER MONKEYS ARE OUT,
SO THERE'S EITHER A STORM COMING
OR THEY'RE JUST TRYING
TO SAY GOODNIGHT.
AS SOON AS THEY
START GOING AT IT,
THEN I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE
GAME ON.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
NO MORE -- OOP.
♪♪
♪♪
LeAnn: DAY 12.
LAST NIGHT REALLY SUCKED.
♪♪
YEP, THAT WAS THE WORST
BECAUSE IT DIDN'T STOP.
IT'S COLD AND WET.
MY SKIN IS STILL VERY HOT.
I'M TRYING TO STAY DRY
WITH ONE LEAF.
SO I'M TRYING MY BEST
TO STAY IN THE GAME, BUT...
...I HAVE A BREAKING POINT.
WHO KNEW?
AH.
MY BODY TEMPERATURE
CONTINUES TO DROP,
AND MY BODY IS SHUTTING DOWN.
BUT AFTER ALL THE SUFFERING
I'VE ENDURED,
I AM NOT QUITTING NOW.
♪♪
SO I KNOW I HAVE TO
IMPROVE MY SITUATION
AND GET UP OUT OF THE SHELTER.
Narrator:
FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS,
LEANN HAS BARELY MOVED OR EATEN,
AND THE EXTREME
DROPS IN TEMPERATURE
BROUGHT ON BY THE RAINSTORMS
ARE MAKING IT EVEN HARDER
FOR HER METABOLISM
TO CREATE HEAT.
LeAnn: THE GOAL ON THE WALK
IS TO WARM UP,
BUT I'M WALKING SO SLOW,
IT'S NOT ENOUGH
TO GET MY BODY HEAT UP.
AND I'M HOPING THE BANANA LEAVES
WILL HELP CREATE
SOME BODY TEMPERATURE --
CREATE, LIKE, AN INCUBATOR.
♪♪
♪♪
NO.
NO, NO, NO.
MORE RAIN.
♪♪
THIS *BLEEP* SUCKS.
I'M WALKING, I'M CHOPPING,
AND I'M DOING
EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN
TO BRING UP MY BODY TEMPERATURE,
BUT IT'S NOT DOING ME ANY GOOD.
THE RAIN -- IT'S PAINFUL.
IT'S FALLING VERY HARD
ON MY SKIN AND MY SUNBURN,
AND I CAN'T BEAR THE PAIN,
SO I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK
TO THE SHELTER.
♪♪
LeAnn:
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator: LACK OF FOOD
AND SEVERELY BURNED SKIN
ON 80% OF LEANN'S BODY
HAVE WEAKENED HER IMMUNE SYSTEM
AND CAUSED HER BODY'S THERMAL
REGULATION TO MALFUNCTION.
SHE'S NOW AT RISK
OF HYPOTHERMIA.
Narrator:
THE MEDICS ARE CALLED IN TO
EVALUATE LEANN'S CONDITION.
LeAnn: OKAY.
I'M GONNA THROW UP.
AHH!
Narrator: LEANN IS IN
STAGE-TWO HYPOTHERMIA,
AND IF HER TEMPERATURE
CONTINUES TO DROP,
SHE'S AT RISK OF
INTERNAL-ORGAN FAILURE.
Medic:
CAST CAMP TO BASE.
CAST CAMP TO BASE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
CARRY HER OUT.
THIS IS A MEDICAL EVACUATION.
♪♪
LeAnn: I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT
I DIDN'T COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE.
JUST THE ACCUMULATION OF SUNBURN
AND THE HYPOTHERMIA --
IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH.
I DO BELIEVE I HAVE
A STRONG WILLPOWER,
BUT I'M FREEZING TO DEATH,
AND I JUST CAN'T CONTINUE.
♪♪
THIS EXPERIENCE WAS DIFFERENT
THAN I EXPECTED.
I COULD NEVER GET PAST
THE BASIC SHELTER, WATER --
COULD NEVER GET TO FIRE,
AND WITHOUT FIRE,
THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE
THAT I WAS GONNA BE ABLE
TO FINISH THIS CHALLENGE.
♪♪
Narrator: DESPITE DISPLAYING
INCREDIBLE MENTAL FORTITUDE,
LEANN'S STRONG WILL
WASN'T ENOUGH TO SURVIVE
THE BRUTAL JUNGLE
OF INDIO MAíZ.
LeAnn:
THAT SUCKED.
Narrator: EXTREME SUNBURN
BROKE DOWN HER BODY,
AND A FINAL STORM KNOCKED LEANN
OUT OF THE CHALLENGE
WITH HYPOTHERMIA.
AFTER SURVIVING 11 DAYS
ON NOTHING BUT SUGARCANE
AND HEART OF PALM,
LEANN LOST A TOTAL OF 12 POUNDS.
FOLLOWING HER
MEDICAL EVACUATION,
LEANN'S PSR DROPS
FROM 6.1 TO 5.3
PROVING THAT IN
A POST-APOCALYPTIC RAINFOREST,
IT TAKES THE TOUGHEST
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS
TO SURVIVE NAKED AND AFRAID.