I Shouldn't Be Alive
I Shouldn't Be Alive

I Shouldn't Be Alive

The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.

The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Shark Survivor

1982. Five people get caught in a tropical storm and their yacht sinks. They have to survive in the middle of the ocean

EP 2

Lost in the Snow

A U.S. Army Private, his wife, and their five-month old son travel to a funeral, but on the way there, they miss the sig

EP 3

Escape from the Amazon

Three friends go to the Amazon for a trip but things get nasty when their guide leads them to jeopardy. As the four (thr

EP 4

Swept Away

Two friends go kayaking in the Strait of Georgia. When the tide comes in, one friend falls from his kayak and fears that

EP 5

Kidnap in the Killing Fields

A man involved in demining Cambodia accidentally steps on a landmine and blows off his leg. Two years earlier, he was ki

EP 6

Jaws of Death

A man crashes his plane in the African savannah. With legs broken in a total of six different places, he has to make it

EP 7

Trapped Under a Boulder

An environmentalist heads for a remote island off the coast of Queensland, he then meets a Dutch man on a deserted beach

EP 8

Ice Cave Survivor

1995. A man and his son go on a skiing trip to Turkey. When a snowstorm arrives, they lose their way, and the father has

EP 9

Shipwrecked

Two cousins go on a fishing trip when they realize they are shipwrecked on a deserted island.

EP 10

Alaskan Avalanche

Two climbers are scaling a sheer ice-wall in an Alaskan mountain when one of the climbers falls and is badly injured. A

EP 11

Lost at Sea

Two sons looking to repair their relationship with their father plan a fishing trip with their father in Mexico. An unex

EP 12

Crash in a Volcano

Three men filming a volcano in their helicopter crash after losing control and get trapped in a crater of the active vol

EP 13

Lost in the African Bush

Five survivors of a private plane crash must survive the dangers of the desolate African wilderness. With two severely i

EP 1

Nightmare Canyon

Two brothers go on a hike in Utah's Canyons. They expect the trip will take no more than 8 hours, but when freezing temp

EP 2

Frozen at 20,000 Feet

A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for t

EP 3

Trapped Under the Ice

A man and his aged dad go kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness. Everything goes fine until they run into some ice on the r

EP 4

Into the Heart of Darkness

Two close friends head for the Amazon rain forest and get lost in the jungle. They have to survive the dangers of the ju

EP 5

Blood in the Water

Five boat safari goers find themselves stranded in the hippo and crocodile-infested Zambezi River when their watercraft

EP 6

Dive into Danger

Two divers get stranded in the Pacific Ocean when their boat has to leave them. As they believe help is not coming they

EP 7

A Walk in Hell

A group of five teenaged scouts and three adult guides hike into the Grand Canyon during a heat wave. As their water run

EP 1

Trapped in the Canyon

Two-time adventure racing world champion Danelle Ballengee suffers a pelvis-shattering 60-foot fall and 2 nights in sub-

EP 2

Date from Hell

A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for t

EP 3

Nightmare on the Mountain

An 18 year-old elk hunter in Montana is seriously injured by a bear and must spend a night wandering the wooded mountain

EP 4

Crushed and Alone

A man drives his quadbike in the Canadian Wilderness, loses control of it and he and the quadbike topple over and he end

EP 5

Boys Adrift

Two teenagers plan on going fishing in a less than seaworthy boat when a riptide drags them into the Atlantic ocean. The

EP 6

Fear in Freefall

Three friends sky diving trip goes horribly wrong when their plane gets caught by a storm, sending them into the shark i

EP 7

Shattered on Impact

Four men fight for their lives against the very animals they have dedicated themselves to protect.

EP 8

Lost in the Outback

A treasure hunter gets lost in the Australian Outback and struggles to survive wild dingoes, as well as the scorching he

EP 9

Blizzard of Death

A father and son on a hunting expedition in Kyrgyzstan are caught in a blizzard, and the rescue helicopter sent to retri

EP 10

Avalanche of Terror

A solo hiker in the Carpathian Mountains breaks his hip and femur when he is crushed by multiple avalanches.

EP 11

Grand Canyon

EP 1

A Dad's Worst Nightmare

Divorcee Mathew McGough is taking his five-year-old daughter Shannon for an overnight camping trip to Wallaroo Rocks, de

EP 2

Shipwrecked Family

On the final leg of an amazing two year sailing voyage, the Silverwood Family hit some stormy weather 180 miles west of

EP 3

Trapped on a Ledge

Charlie Hench has set himself a big challenge before he turns the big 50 - to fulfil his dream of a late-summer solo hik

EP 4

Crashed in the Rockies

Trainee pilot Justin Kirkbride takes two friends, Tommy and Larry, on a sightseeing tour of the Rocky Mountains, but cra

EP 5

Death in the Sea of Cortez

Lifelong friends Joseph Rangel and Lorenzo Madrid, both in their 50s, sign up for a five-day sport fishing trip in the S

EP 6

76 Days Adrift

Steven Callahan departs from El Hierro in the Canary Islands, in Napoleon Solo - a sloop he designed and built himself.

EP 7

Alone in the Amazon

Fresh-faced twenty two year old Brit Benedict Allen embarks on an epic six-month expedition which will take him from the

EP 8

Vacation Nightmare

Newlyweds Brandon and Brandy Wiley are on a backpacking adventure in Costa Rica, when their 8 - person Cessna crashes in

EP 9

River of Fear

Running through the majestic splendour of the Grand Canyon the Colorado River offers construction contractor David Whitt

EP 10

Killer Crevasse

Mountaineer Jim Davidson and best-friend Mike Price embark on a mountaineering expedition to conquer the snow-shrouded s

EP 11

Hike into Hell Canyon

Twenty five year old nurse Linda Forney and her pet dog Cocoa Gin set off to explore one of the seven natural wonders of

EP 12

Death Climb

In January 1999, Jamie Andrew and his friend Jamie Fisher are trapped on a ledge in the French Alps when a surprise snow

EP 13

Hell in the Dessert

Just three months into a new relationship, Roger Sargeant, his new girlfriend Shelly and her two young daughters Tiffany

EP 14

Ocean Disaster

Skipper Steve Conway, safety officer Roger Stone and four student sailors are competing in a 4 day, 600 mile yacht race

EP 15

Left for Dead on Everest

50 year-old Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall attempted to climb Everest in 1984 but didn't reach the summit. Now, 22

EP 16

A Father's Deadly Dilemma

In 2003, David Hunt and his 11-year-old daughter Leia, set off on a snowmobiling adventure in the Quebec back country. D

EP 17

I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 17

EP 1

Avalanche!

Five young guys from Bozeman, Montana have got together for a back-country ski trip to celebrate New Year 2005. Sam Kava

EP 2

Blood on the Mountain

British hiker Matt Briggs spends ten days stranded in the mountains of New Zealand's South Island following a crippling

EP 3

First Date Nightmare

Experienced climbers Rachel Kelsey and Jeremy Colenso are in the Swiss Alps descending the Piz Badille Mountain when the

EP 4

Christmas Horror

Students Sonja Rendell and Marni Sheppeard are on a 3-day hike in Arthur's Pass National Park, staying in picturesque hu

EP 5

Climb out of Hell

Amateur photographer Jordan Nicurity is exploring a beautiful cove on Hornby Island in British Columbia when he falls 20

EP 6

Til Death Do Us Part

In 2009, Tom and Linda Bosworth set off on a short 'jeeping' adventure to a beautiful but remote canyon in New Mexico..

EP 1

Volcano Vacation Hell

Businessman and entrepreneur Dewey Gaedcke decides to check out the spectacular Kilauea Volcano, driving down a secluded

EP 2

Chasm of Death

School teachers and old friends, Ben Gowans, Jason Cox and Clay Craig embark on a 'guy's trip' to the remote wilderness

EP 3

Dive of Terror

In 2006, ex-Navy diver Rob Hewitt embarks on a short recreational fishing dive off the Kapiti Coast near Wellington, New

EP 4

Escape from Bear Mountain

In the summer of 2010 Texan Gary Nall and his friend Dave Akers take a trip in Dave's Cessna to the Knick Glacier deep i

EP 5

Lost in the Jungle

Ken gets lost alone on a trip to Mayan ruins.

EP 6

Perfect Storm

A helicopter rescue crew fight for their lives.

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