09x01 - Category 5 Survival

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Woman: hurricane irma
has made landfall.

Man:
all residents of central florida
are advised to seek cover.

Duke:
these winds are picking up.

It's still coming
down super hard.

I don't like you out there.
It's scaring me.

It's so crazy.

What the hell.

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Narrator: one man...

One woman...

Whoo!

Narrator:
...alone for 21 days

To face the wrath...

Woman: stop raining!

Narrator:
...and fury

Of the most hostile
environments on earth.

They have no clothes,
no food, no water.

I want water.

Do they have the skill
and the will...

Ow! Fire!

...to overcome the most
brutal survival challenge

Of their lives?

"Naked and afraid."

Duke: it's a fricking
b*ttlefield out here.

Narrator: deep in the heart
of central florida

Lies the sweltering flood zone
of the wekiva river basin.

The daunting wilderness
provides camouflage

For massive
500-pound black bears

Who will attack anything
that threatens their territory.

In the murky swamps,
alligators grow up to 14 feet

And can bite down with a force
of nearly 3,000 pounds.

Many species of deadly
venomous snakes and spiders

Conceal themselves
within the dense forest,

Making every step
a calculated risk.

At this time of year, tropical
storms are a constant threat.

They can quickly intensify
into devastating hurricanes

That would ravage this already
flood-prone region of florida.

This is a lot prettier
than I thought it would be.

A reality check.

The tree's trying to beat me up.

My name is amal.

I am originally from iraq.

I am very familiar with being
hungry, being thirsty.

When I was about 8 years old,
my family and I

Survived in the desert
on our own for almost 2 years.

Made little spears
from a couple sticks.

When the animal falls in there,
it'll stab it.

I credit this to my brother.

When I was younger, I seen him
make one of these in iraq

To catch some dinner for us.

I have been through
so much in my life,

And I used it as a lesson.

An american family sponsored us,

And we were able
to move to the u.s.,

So now I live in iowa,

And I have three beautiful
children who I absolutely adore.

One of my main reasons
why I'm doing this challenge

Is I have a little girl

Who thinks I can conquer
the world if I try,

And I want to prove
to her that you can.

So my son asked me to take this
on my trip to be safe,

My little one,
my 7-year-old.

I'm really worried
about my kids.

I've never, ever left them for
more than a few hours at a time.

I love you.
Love you, too.

Narrator:
amal's experience surviving
for 2 years in the desert,

Gives her the mental
fortitude and resourcefulness

That will help
in the challenge,

But she might struggle
with adapting

To the demands of this
tropical environment.

She's been assigned
a primitive survival rating,

Or psr, of 6.5.

Duke:
this is a rich, verdant area,

A lot growing here.

I'm excited to get to work,
start surviving.

My name is duke.

I'm a wilderness guide

And a bird and plant biologist.

Building a figure-four
deadfall trap.

Dead.

The item that I've
chosen to bring...

Buddha cat.

Call it whatever you want,
an early mid-life crisis,

But, by going through
this challenge,

I want to apply all
the skills and knowledge

That I have to see if it can
help me be a survivalist.

Narrator: a biologist
and wilderness guide,

Duke brings substantial survival
training into the challenge,

But overconfidence
in his abilities

Could compromise his success.

He begins with a psr of 7.1.

Here we go.

As far as my partner, a lot
of men come into this thinking,

"I'm mr. Macho man,"

And that's not what
I want for my partner.

I want him to see me as
a teammate and as a partner,

And I want us to work together.

Ready to kick this swamp's butt.

Duke: all right.
Here's my stop.

Getting free!

I got to get rid of my lucky
underwear too.

Do a little jig before that.

I've gone to a certain
desert festival,

And I was basically naked
the whole time for that.

I'm totally fine with it.

Nature, take me.

I have zero expectations
about my partner.

I'll only assume that she chose
to be here just like me,

For better or for worse.

Amal: the water is definitely
starting to stink.

And, on top of that, I got
this nasty big spider up here.

That is a thing of nightmares.

Let's hope that that's
as big as it gets.

Oh, ahoy!

Hello there.

Don't fall.

Up to the hip.

Oh, god.

Fancy meeting you here.

Yeah.

I could think of other ways
we could meet.

Yeah.
Nice to meet you.

Duke.
Amal.

Amal?
Yes.

Good to meet you.
You too.

Yeah.
So here we are.

Are you ready to
conquer this?

Yeah, either that or be
conquered by it,

No, that's not an option.

Not an option.
No, no.

It's a pretty
bountiful area, so...

Yeah, definitely.
Sure.

We're going to
k*ll it, right?

All right.
Yes!

Starting things with
a high five, I love it.

Yes.
Should we see what we have?

Yeah. It looks like our bags
are right there.

Yeah.
Let's check them out.

See what's in them.

Sweet.
So we got a fire starter here.

What did you bring?

I got this pot
so we can make dinner.

Awesome. I brought this
knife that I customized.

Ooh.
Yeah, check it out.

It's got an
ergonomic handle.

Well, it's shaped
for my hand, but...

Well, aren't you just fancy?
It's shaped for your hand.

Does that mean you're not
going to let me share?

I am definitely sharing.
Okay.

Please help.
Thank you.

We also have our
trusty map.

Oh, good.

It seems like
we're in the swampy area.

I think our best bet
is to head down this way.

Looks like there's more life
right there for us.

Yeah, it looks like
potentially higher ground too.

Yeah, for sure.

I'm very concerned
about the weather here.

A big storm can hit super quick,
out of nowhere,

So higher ground
is kind of a no-brainer.

Let's get the ball
rolling then.

Yeah, let's do this.

Think we need
to go this way.

It's pretty hard
navigating in this swamp.

Yeah, it's very
dense in here.

Oh.

That's a good one.
Look at that guy.

Ooh, don't touch him.

Let's let him be.

There's so much to
look out for.

You got spider webs.
Yeah.

You got poison ivy.

Are you concerned
about snakes at all?

Yeah.
I think, next to alligators,

That's probably
my biggest thing.

One of them that
I've never seen before

That's here
is the cottonmouth.

Yeah, well, let's hope
we don't see it.

Narrator:
the venomous water moccasin is
also known as the cottonmouth.

When threatened, it will display
its white-lined mouth

As a warning signal
to keep away.

Its venom contains
a cytotoxic poison

That can dissolve
tissue within seconds.

So, duke, tell me a little bit
about yourself.

Oh, well, I'm a capricorn.

I like long walks
on the beach.

I was expecting my partner
to be, like, this really tall,

Big army guy,

And he's completely
the opposite,

Which is really good,

But I'm hoping he's not just,

You know, a pretty boy

That wants to get out
soon when it gets rough.

Where are you from,
originally?

California.
Oh, nice.

Yeah.
What about you?

Iowa.
Iowa.

I live in iowa,
but I'm from iraq.

Wow.
Yeah.

That's badass.

First impression,
she seems totally nice,

Completely capable,
and ready to rock it.

Oh, I see some water.

Ah, yes.

Yep.

This feels
pretty good to me.

Yeah?
Yeah.

I just would feel better

If we were just, like,
a little bit higher.

If it was to rain a lot, this
water would come up real quick.

I don't know if it's going to
get any higher than this ground.

I think this is a pretty
decent option for camp.

All right. Well, let's see if we
can find a place to camp.

Yeah.

I mean, this seems pretty dry
and open right here.

One shelter that I know about,
it's a double lean-to or, like,

A a-frame, but
it actually tapers down.

Yeah.
Are you down with that?

Yeah.
Cool.

Amal:
I am feeling a little hesitant
about this location, but...

Timber.

...he seems pretty
confident about it.

I'm feeling really good
that we work together,

And I think duke and I
make a great team.

Can we just put this
on this way.

Oh, like that.

Yeah.

We got --
we could put lats --

Yeah, we can put here, and then
we can put them on the sides.

...lats across the way.
Yeah.

Put palms in there.
Mm-hmm.

I think we're already off to
some good communication, so...

I think so too.
We talk.

Yes.

Sweet.

There we go.

Look at us.

Whoo!

There's so many sounds out here.

It's crazy what you don't hear
during the day,

Or maybe just they're
nocturnal creatures.

I do keep hearing owls,
which I absolutely hate.

I don't know
if that's an owl.

Lot of dangerous
things out here,

Gigantic black bears,
alligators.

Let's keep your
machete close by.

Yeah, it's right there
by your head.

Get out of here.

It's pouring down outside,
like, pouring down.

I'm kind of nervous
that the lake that we're by

Will rise up
and enter our shelter.

Might be a long night.

This could get really,
really bad.

Duke: well, the water
definitely came up

4 Or 5 inches, maybe.

Last night was miserable,
to say the least,

And I didn't sleep at all.

Wow.
Yeah, this was...

Looks a little different,
doesn't it?

Uh-huh.

Shelter held up
pretty well

Until it was
a torrential downpour.

Then we started
getting leaks here and there.

Can this whole area
be inundated with a huge storm?

I have no idea.

Damn, man.
It's raining.

It's starting
to come down.

Yeah, it is.

Oh, my god.

Do you remember, when we first
set up this shelter,

I wasn't really too happy
about it because I wanted to be,

You know,
somewhere further up.

Okay. Why don't we scope
out other places?

We can walk a little bit
further,

See if there's
higher ground.

Should have listened to me
from the beginning

And get somewhere higher,
but, hey, let's go.

Ah.
I feel tired already.

Yeah, me too.

I'm just not used
to the humidity.

Yeah, for sure.

Bones.

Looks like a wild
boar skull.

It's got the tusks
sticking out the bottom.

Well, whatever k*lled it,
I hope is long-gone.

Yeah.

There's bears out here.

That's just one animal
I don't want to deal with.

I feel like we have been
walking for 10 years.

I haven't seen anywhere yet that
looks better than our site.

Oh, snap.
Look at this.

It's another creek.

Oh, my god.
This water is fricking amazing.

Amazing.
It's not orange.

Dude, it's not orange
because it's a spring.

What?
Look at that.

This is just coming right
out of the ground.

Wow.

This water has been purified
by everything in the soil,

Like carbon and fungi.

It's actually safe
to drink.

I'm so, so happy because we have
a natural water source

That we don't have to boil.

So it's awesome.

I totally just got a boost
from finding this spot.

Yeah.
Why don't we bunker here?

Yeah.
What do you think?

Let's kick butt
and take names.

High fives.
Yes.

Boom.

Duke: we're starting from
scratch with this,

But good thing about this
being our second shelter

Is we've done this before,

And we're kind of making it
almost the same layout.

We have, like, maybe
an hour of sunlight.

Mm-hmm.

We have a lot of chores
to get done before then.

Pressure is on.

We'll be all right.
I hope so.

We kicked a*s for
the little bit of time we had.

Oh, we totally did.
This is awesome.

It says a lot
about our teamwork.

Man, it's coming down.

Yeah.

Yesterday, we just went
through a hike from hell,

And we're super tired.

The priority for today is that
we're going to try to get

Some food one way
or another.

I'm going to do
a little bit of fishing.

There's a bunch of
baby ones over there.

Sweet, okay.

Good luck.

Ooh, there's two big ones
right down here.

Hey, duke.
Grab the pot if you can.

I just caught some fish,
and I don't want to put it

Back in the water because
I don't want to lose them.

Awesome.
What's your technique?

It's kind of gross
to be honest with you.

When you pee in the water,
they smell it,

And then they kind of
get attracted to it,

And then they just kind
of linger right here.

That's what they're
doing right now.

Oh, that's hilarious.

Narrator:
fish can be attracted to urea,

A protein that
is present in urine.

Would it be helpful
to double bag?

What, do you want
to do it, too?

Yeah, I mean,
if you've got the urine,

And they're hanging
out right now.

Well, I don't got no more urine,
but they're hanging out.

Well,
this is really exciting.

Amal's fishing was
a major morale burst.

The protein is really
important to both of us.

There you go.
Here's your plate.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate that.
Here's my plate.

Oh, my gosh.
Here we go.

Even though they're tiny,

There's definitely
good protein for us.

I'm so thankful.

Thank you for your...
No problem.

...amazing technique.

Oh, I feel really
good about that.

Oh.
I'm so happy.

I'm used to, like, eating a
small amount and being okay.

Where do you think
that comes from?

When I was younger,
we had escaped iraq

To go to saudi arabia,
and, when we were in the camp

For a couple years,

They gave us a very
small amount of food,

A loaf of bread and a gallon
of water for 14 of us.

Refugee camp?

Yeah.
That's intense.

But if I eat just
a little bit...

How old were you?
I was 7 or 8.

Wow.

It sounds like amal has made
quite the journey to be here

Because of her background.

Definitely a lot of respect
and reverence of her story.

I feel really lucky
to have her as a partner.

You've been on a journey.

To say the least.
You've had a life.

Wow, amal.
To say the least.

Shelter is leaking.
Yeah.

Now it's trying
to come over here.

Well, it's a good time
to fix leaks.

I'm really worried.

It's probably just
going to get worse.

I really hope not,
but I feel like

That's what's going
to happen right now.

Narrator: as duke and amal
fortify their camp,

They're unaware that
this torrential rain

Is actually part
of an enormous storm.

Man: houston is still underwater
from hurricane harvey

As irma bears down
on the florida keys.

Woman:
hurricane irma has made landfall

As a category four storm
with violent winds

Up to 140 miles per hour.

It's threatening nearly
the entire state of florida.

Based on this forecast,
it's not looking good.

Narrator:
the crew has been monitoring
water levels near camp

And tracking the
hurricane's progress.

For now, the survivalists
are not in the direct path

Of the storm,

But conditions
can change drastically

In a matter of hours.

The wind is ripping
right now.

It's so crazy.

We don't know when
it'll stop.

I just really hope that this
doesn't turn into a hurricane.

There's a lot of puddles
forming here.

I think I want to do
some trenching.

Oh, my goodness.

I'm going to make a little,
like, digging stick

And then try
to redirect this water.

As long as I don't run into
too many pine roots,

It's totally doable.

Duke: plan is to survey
and just see where

The water wants
to already go,

Turn it that way and steer
it away from our shelter.

This only will help if the
amount of water that can leave

Is greater than the amount
of water coming in.

What the hell.

I'm going to go investigate.
Be right back.

These winds are picking up.

It's still coming down
super hard.

There's concern for safety.

Hey, duke.
Yeah?

I don't like you out there.
It's scaring me.

We should probably, when it's
this bad, not leave each other.

Winds are making it
sort of heave and h*

As though it wants
to lift off the ground.

Yeah, the shelter is moving.
That's not good.

I definitely
don't feel safe.

Woman: irma has changed
course overnight

And is now one of
the strongest hurricanes

Ever recorded
in the united states.

Man:
all residents of central florida
are advised to seek cover.

Let's start moving out.

Narrator: water levels
are rising dangerously,

Quickly flooding the only road
leading to duke and amal.

The crew races to secure them
before it's too late.

Man: let's go. Let's go.
Let's go.

Narrator: with mandatory
evacuation orders

In place throughout
the state...

Man: let's go. Let's go.
Let's go.

...the crew moves quickly
to extract the survivalists

Before a rescue
becomes impossible.

Amal: yeah, the shelter is
moving. That's not good.

I definitely
don't feel safe.

Amal and duke?
Yes?

We have a safety issue.

We're going to have
to take you out.

It turned into a pretty
bad hurricane,

And, with the water levels
coming up the way they are,

We need to take you out.

Okay.
We need to go now.

Whoa. *Bleep*
water is so high now.

Here's your vehicle.
We're going to get in the car.

I have never been
in a legit hurricane.

And obviously we knew
it was bad out there,

But I don't think
we knew how bad.

I want to get
back out there.

Narrator: amal and duke are
taken to a place of shelter

And given water while they wait
for the hurricane to pass.

Oh, my god.

I feel like this tree is going
to snap at any second.

None of this
is a good sign.

Ow.
It looks insanely serious.

I really hope our shelter
can withstand all of this.

Absolutely no power
anywhere.

This is getting really,
really scary.

Woman: hurricane irma has left
widespread destruction

In its wake.

Man: irma has moved
through florida

And has now been downgraded
to a tropical storm.

Narrator: the damage is severe,
but, by the afternoon,

The curfew in this part
of the state is lifted.

Guys?

-Yeah.
-Yep.

All right. We're going to
take you back to camp.

We're ready.
We want to go.

Narrator: less than 24 hours
after the storm hit,

Amal and duke are transported
back to the survival area.

Man, there's a lot
of felled trees.

Yeah, wow.

I hope there's not one
right on our shelter.

I'm wondering how much
the hurricane

Messed with everything.

Like, this is beyond real,
but I'm excited to go back in.

Oh, my god.

That's crazy.

It's a fricking
b*ttlefield out here.

Whoa.
Here's a huge tree.

Nothing even looks
the same.

Make sure you watch
where you step right now.

Duke: this storm has stirred up
a lot of the wildlife.

There's a lot of
displacement of creatures,

You know, large and small.

We are probably going
to have more

Aggressive wildlife,
unfortunately.

So we are going to need to be
careful about all that.

Oh, my god.
Look at the fricking water.

Oh, *bleep*.

We've been walking
for a while,

And come around
at our previous camp.

I don't know if we would
have survived.

There's a lot of dead stuff
from the hurricane.

I do not have high hopes
for our shelter.

Nope.

Just see how it goes.

There's our shelter!

Is it in place?

Oh, my god! It looks...
Fixable.

It looks usable as long
as it's not flooded.

Whoo! Yes!

We still got to see how much
water is inside of it.

Wait, did we just
make a shelter

That almost withstood
a hurricane?

Hold on.

We even underestimated
our shelter.

We didn't think it was
going to last.

We thought it was going to be
blown away and be gone,

And I'm really
happy to be wrong.

Definitely have some holes,
couple branches down on it.

Maybe the trenching
saved the flood.

We're not flooded!

We're not flooded.
Whoo!

Oh, dude,
give me a hug.

Oh, my god.

Oh, I'm so happy.

We need to come up
with a happy dance.

Feel really lucky right now.

Getting a fire going.

Fire!

We have fire.

What's that noise?

Duke: get out of here.

Keep going.

Come on.

Go!

Go!

Hey, duke.
Duke: yeah?

I see tracks.

Duke: last night,
amal heard something.

I heard it too.
I went outside.

It was something large.

You know, you can't see
what anything is,

So you have to assume the worst.

It looks like there
might be toes,

But I don't want
to say for certain.

We're both very concerned
that, you know,

This could be
the worst of our fears.

This could be bear tracks
going right through our camp.

Our shelter is like
30 feet away.

This is way too close
to the shelter.

If that was a bear, we're going
to need to be extra vigilant

That's a really scary scenario.

Hopefully, whatever it is,
it stays away.

I am not going to lie.

I'm feeling a little weak today.

Yeah, me too.

I just want food.

You're definitely
not alone.

I'm not going to try
to sugarcoat it.

We have shelter and water
and firewood,

But lack of food
is a major concern.

So fish trap
numero uno.

I started with a bunch
of these stems,

And then the remainder

Is going to be filled
in with palm leaves.

It's basically a funnel shape.

They find their way in,
but it's hard for them

To get back out
through that same hole.

Let's see how it looks.

Nice.

Let's go catch some fish.

Yeah.

I kind of like
this area.

Okay.

Cool.
Fingers crossed.

Yes.

You want to pee
in the water again?

I'm going to check
this trap right here.

Not super high hopes.

Oh, ow.
Ow!

Oh, god.

Yellow jackets, man.

Amal:
are you stung?

I just got stung
on my w*nk*r.

Ah.

Oh, *bleep*

Ohhh.

Getting stung point-blank
on your under-junk

By a yellow jacket...

Ow.

...it's probably one
of the least joyful things

I've ever experienced.

Owie.

Never gotten stung on my yenis.

I don't have anything
to compare it to besides sharp,

Hot, burning knives
going through pieces of skin

That you don't want
them to go through.

We'll have to see if I have
a allergic reaction.

Hopefully I don't need
a e-penile-ephrine shot.

Why do you have to go
right for the jewels?

It had so many other
places to sting me,

Yet it chose to sting me right
at the end of the business line.

Oh, my god.

Huh?

My genitals.

My male chassis gear is just
swollen beyond anything

That should ever look healthy.

All right.
It's awkward, but let me see.

Holy...

That can't be good.

I am soaking my junk
in the crick here

Just to help combat
the swelling that's happening.

The one time you want shrinkage.

It's day 10.

That means only about 10
more days until extraction.

We're moving slow.
We're a little weak.

My stomach is growling.

Yeah.

When I close my eyes,
and all I can see

Is slow scrambled
eggs and coffee...

Let's check on the fish trap.

No luck on the fish?

I'm sorry, partner.
No luck.

The storm completely
changed the fish.

They've been flushed out
or displaced,

And I think they're still
recovering from that.

A lot went on
during that hurricane.

Going to leave it there
overnight and check again

In the morning.

Narrator: after almost 2 weeks
in the wild,

Amal and duke have had
only 100 calories combined.

No fish.

If they don't find food soon,

They'll be at risk
for malnutrition,

Muscle loss, and diminished
brain function.

Duke: what's up, squirrel?

Potential food source, hello.

I have the components
for a figure-four deadfall trap.

This log has a lot
of weight down there,

So as soon as a critter
hits the trigger stick,

The thing falls on it.

This has got to work.

Mm, they are fast.

Mentally, it's getting
harder and harder.

Your mind is like,
"hey, why are you doing this?

Go home. Go relax.

Go be somewhere where
it's nice and clean,

And you're not miserable."

And, every day, you have
to fight those feelings

And those thoughts.

I got some pretty major
hunger pangs right now,

Just came over me.

Whew.

I'm really feeling the affects
of having so much weight loss

And sleeping on the hard ground.

My bones just getting
crushed, basically.

Looks like the trap is down.

Yep, nothing in there.

The squirrel is just
making fun of us.

Man, this sucks.

My body is getting weaker
as the time goes.

It's really taking
its toll on me.

I feel like I'm just...

I just got dizzy.

*Bleep*

All right. Looks like we're
going to bed hungry again.

...passes and no luck.

Damn, I have lost
some weight.

Yeah.

I'm seriously having some
crazy food thoughts.

Amal: every night, it is getting
harder and harder.

I'm really missing my family,

Really my kids
more than anything.

I have never been away
from them for so long.

The nights are
the absolute hardest

Because I'm used to, like,

Being there with my children,
but I'm doing this for them,

So I just want
to make them proud.

Duke: it's day 18.

We are very hungry.

We could really use a bump
before extraction

In a couple days.

I want this fish pretty badly
for my partner and i.

I know amal is having
a hard time

Right now mentally
and emotionally.

Oh, I'm almost afraid to look

Because I don't want
to be disappointed.

There's nothing in there.

Amal: even after surviving
through a refugee camp,

Florida is so much harder
than it seems, way harder.

I feel so weak.

This is a feeling
I've felt before,

And I don't like it, you know,
the feeling of hunger

And, you know, not being able
to do anything about it,

And it reminds me
a lot of my past,

And I don't like that.

When i, you know,

When we come up short
from getting a meal,

It's a little depressing
when you came out here

Expecting to --
not dominate nature --

But, you know, work pretty
harmoniously with it,

Not be slapped around
so much by it.

I am a little disappointed in
my preparation in coming here,

In my skill set.

I am going to keep trying
to push myself.

I haven't actually
been successful

Getting a squirrel
with the deadfall,

So I'm going to put
a snare right here.

Trick is you want the loop
big enough for the prey

You're going to go after
to be able to squeeze through

But not just
slip through.

It'd be so nice
to get a squirrel.

Snake!

Ugh!

How hungry am i?

Do you want a c*ck?

I'm not starving
enough.

Are you sure you don't
want a c*ck?

I am 100 percent sure.

Okay. Then I'm going
to eat it.

Ew.

It does not taste
the greatest.

Ugh. That's so gross.

Thinking of even picking them up

And putting them in my mouth
is just too much.

I can't do it.

Duke: snake!

Well, I'm very
thankful for this.

It'll be a lot.

It'll be a lot for us.

We got a snake, partner.

Amal: wow.

It's a really
good-size one.

Right?
I am impressed.

Thank you.

You are welcome.

Amal: this is exciting because
we were just talking

About being weak and hungry,

And this is going to give us
a lot more energy

To be able to make it
through to extraction.

I am very grateful for duke.

He is definitely trying to,
you know, make sure

We stay in this together, and we
try to cross the line together.

That's a lot of snake.

This is good to go.

Should we chew it with the bones
and everything?

Yeah. We're going to eat
it off the bones.

Mm.

It has so much
flavor in it.

It tastes delicious.

One more day.

We needed that snake for morale
as well as actual protein.

This is so good.

Amal: it's the morning
of day 21.

Very soon, I'll be able to
talk to my children, so, yeah,

I'm super, super excited.

We are about to stand up
and head on out of here.

Duke, what do you got to say?

Paging mr. Dudis,
first name les, les dudis.

We are out.

We should start figuring out
how long it's going to take us

To get out of here since
we've moved locations and...

This is our old camp,
which we know is flooded.

And then I feel like
we walked this way.

Oh, yeah, we went way
down this way.

We're basically twice as far
from extraction

Than we were originally,
which makes me really concerned.

Narrator: to reach
their extraction point,

Duke and amal must trek through
5 miles of thick trees

And entangled brush that offer
very few distinct landmarks,

Making it extremely
difficult to navigate.

Along the way, they'll have
to avoid ravenous bears

And poisonous snakes before
swimming an additional 1/4 mile

In alligator-infested
water to a road

Where their extraction
vehicle awaits.

You want to wait up?

You're not going to
get lost, are you?

No.

Whoa!

You scared me.

I saw some little baby
alligators over there.

Duke: seeing these baby
alligators could mean

That there are larger
alligators nearby,

And so we have a new thing
to be on alert about.

You think we should go
a little to the right?

It's straight ahead,
I'm assuming.

Going forward then.

Ugh.

Forgetting
which way to go?

Oh, yeah, we don't know
exactly where we are...

I don't know.
...on the map.

That makes it worse.

It does make it
kind of worse.

Looking for a sign,
some kind of dry area.

I am hot.

Oh, I feel weak.

You and me both.

Oh, my god.

I'm so fricking tired,
and that worries me.

I feel like I don't know
where we're at.

Been lost for a little while.

We have.

Ugh. Where are we?

We just need a sign.

Give us a sign!

Duke:
the hardest part of this hike

Is not having an accurate
sense of direction.

I want to climb
that tree.

Do it.

Focus on seeing where
the heck we're going.

Okay.

Amal: we've been walking for
a very long time,

And we haven't really
had any sign

Of any of our landmarks
that we were hoping to see.

So I am seeing a body of water
that looks similar

To our last landmark
on the map before our x spot.

There's an island.

Does it seem like
there's kind of an island

In the middle of it?
Amal: yeah,

Right in the middle.
That's totally it.

Are you serious?
Yeah, it's got to be.

Yes!

Yes!!
Whoo!

My legs hurt a lot,
but I know I could do it,

So I just have to go.

Duke:
ooh, it's really deep over here.

Oh.

I'm just beat.

Amal: me too.

Do you hear that?

I hear something.
Ah!

Look, look, look, look,
look, look, look, look.

Oh, my god.
Whoo!

Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Whoo!
Whoo!

Oh, my...
We did it.

Give me a dirty,
sandy hug.

Dude, you did it.
We did it.

I couldn't have done it
without you.

Amal: seeing the rescue vehicle
got me very emotional

Because my mind instantly
went to my kids.

It's as if they were sitting in
the back seat, waiting for me.

And I'm thinking about how

They're going to see their mom
in a different light.

I think they're going to see
a different strength from me,

And that's really big.

That's really big for me.

I need to go.
Let's go.

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Man, I just finished 21 days
surviving in the florida swamp,

And I feel electric right now.

Whoo!
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

We went through a fricking
hurricane out here,

And it was
all worth it.

I am on my way to go speak
to my babies.

Amal: I don't know if I could
have done this challenge

Without duke as my partner.

I mean, he was very supportive,
and he's been there for me.

Duke: amal and I have these
crazy different backgrounds,

But I'm really just blown away

That we got to the place
where we did,

Which was so full
of love and friendship.

Whoo!
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

We did it.

Bye, florida!
Bye, florida!

See you with clothes
on next time.

Narrator:
over the course of the 21 days,
amal lost a total of 10 pounds.

Her past experience
overcoming adversity

In the barren desert
served her well,

And her psr rises
from 6.5 to 7.0.

Duke lost a total of 26 pounds,

But his perseverance
raises his psr

From 7.1 to 7.6...
Whoo!

...proving that teamwork
and determination

Can be the answer to surviving

The hurricane-battered
swamps of florida

Naked and afraid.