Lawrence van Sertima is struck by a taipan on September 11, 2001, and the only antivenom available cannot be accessed being a six-hour flight away, with all planes grounded due to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.įarmer Vernon Diggins in South Africa is attacked by a Mozambique spitting cobra that was curled up under his pillow, his middle finger nearly needed amputation.
Both Susan and Luke, her two-year-old son, are badly injured. Susan Cenkus and her two children are attacked by a black bear in a forest in Tennessee, and her daughter Elora Petrasek, 6, dies. Danie Pienaar, a wildlife specialist, is stricken by a black mamba while deep in the African bush, and he needs to hike to his car to drive out and survive.ĭuring an engagement celebration, 18-year-old Kasey Edwards is mauled by an alligator and loses his arm Bruce Campton is struck five times by a death adder.Īnimals: American alligator and death adder John Raster, an ear, nose and throat specialist, is mauled by a brown bear while on vacation, and he is beyond earshot of his friends. A European viper strikes tourist David Dunn in France, leaving his brother to get him to safety.Īnimals: Common chimpanzee and European viperĭr. The guide has his entire face eaten off and dies, while some of the others receive serious injuries. Gary Brown, Melvin Mammah, two other Americans and a local guide are attacked by a massive escaped chimpanzee while visiting a chimpanzee sanctuary. Krishna Thompson is mauled by a bull shark in the Bahamas during a wedding anniversary celebration. Karen and Charlie Folger are swarmed by killer bees while visiting their new house in the Texas countryside. Bruce Kanegai, the karate expert, is struck by a southern pacific rattlesnake while playing golf.Īnimals: Great white shark and South Pacific rattlesnake
Tonga Loumoli is eviscerated by a crocodile needlefish while diving at night, and his diving partner must drag him a quarter mile on a raft to shore.Īnimals: Eastern diamondback rattlesnake and crocodile needlefishĪchmat Hassiem, a lifeguard and prospective Olympian, has his foot ripped off by a great white during a training exercise. While hiking in the woods with a friend, off-duty deputy sheriff Brandon Parker is bitten by an eastern diamondback rattlesnake and he collapses while attempting to walk back to his truck. Dane Keiser is pulled under a fence by three lions in a South African game reserve and is seriously injured. Monique Munro-Harris is stung by a deathstalker scorpion in Iraq, and needs to be airlifted through enemy positions to survive. At a wedding deep in the South African bush, Piet van der Walt is mauled by a leopard who was aiming for his head. He travels 1,400 miles to do that and is promptly gored after spooking them.Īnimals: Black widow spider and Asian elephantĬraig Hutto, 16, is attacked by a bull shark on a beach in Florida, eventually losing his leg. Jeremy McGill is a teacher in China, when a friend suggests he see some wild elephants. Mike Makens is bitten by a black widow and spends 7 days in excruciating pain as his family tries to procure antivenom from Mexico.
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