When a rafter was stung by a scorpion, she assumed she’d be fine. Then she lost her ability to see or speak clearly. It was the beginning of a nightmare that nobody in her group of experienced adventurers saw coming. After all, there aren’t supposed to be deadly scorpions in the United States. But as her condition grew more frightening, they began to believe they had a serious emergency on their hands. In this episode, a collaboration with the Outside podcast, we investigate how a standard backcountry incident turned into a medical and scientific mystery.
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We Fell Down the Mountain
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SAR's Secret Weapon: An Ultra-Running Volunteer
The Mountains Called, I Shouldn't Have Listened
At the Heart of the Matter
Tragedy on the Appalachian Trail Part 2
Tragedy on the Appalachian Trail Part 1
Mystery on the Mountain
Buried in a Rockslide
Stranded on Mt. Rainier
The Twenty-Ninth Day
Injured on an Ice Ledge
Trapped in Quicksand
The Science of Survival
Disaster on Mt. Rainier Part 2
Disaster on Mt. Rainier Part 1
Alone with a Compound Fracture
Bit by a Rattlesnake
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