The 14 year old that survived a plane crash in -60°C and saved a cannibal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- It was supposed to be a routine medical mercy flight but then they hit a hill going 350km/h… Pilot Marten Hartwell and Inuit teenager David Kootook would survive in the arctic for almost a month together. The story would be as tragic as it was inspirational.
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00:00 - How they all met
02:27 - The crash
03:21 - Passenger biographies
05:10 - Surviving the crash by any means necessary
13:18 - After the rescue
17:11 - Credits
I flew with Martin Hartwell, or so I was told, as a young teen. From Norman Wells to Fort Franklin, now Deline.
I know what -40 and colder feels like! I can’t imagine being injured , lost and without proper shelter and food . David is a hero and Martin did what he could to survive . Unless we ourselves were in such a situation we cannot judge . Poor David probably didn’t even have to be on that flight if it was starvation that He eventually succumbed to and not acute appendicitis. A tragic piece of Canadian history.
Tragic but an amazing example of perseverance and willpower.
I have (very briefly) experienced -40C when I lived in Alberta. I cannot imagine spending a significant amount of time in such conditions in a tent!
The fact that they survived so long was noted by the government. The report said that the 6 layers they wore saved them both. So putting an extra coat in your car trunk could save your life.
I live in Western Alberta and have tried winter camping a few times to see if we could do it. The final time the temperature dipped below minus 30, she was pretty chilly!! I've found winter camping you dont get as much sleep as normal.
My Grandpa, Ernest Coulson, who was a bush pilot in his Fleet Canuck (CF-EOA) said he flew Judy Hill around on at least one occasion.
She was a huge figure for healthcare in the NWT. Your grandad must have some amazing stories.
@@DiveInCanada Yes, he sure was an interesting guy and I loved his stories. I posted his info as someone else may recognize him (the North is a small place). I sure appreciate having relateable content like this this, Thank You.
I’ll keep the content coming if you keep watching. The comments help a ton. I appreciate it.
Great video. Very well told story. Super tragic. Was his altimeter not working? Did I miss that in the video?
It was working, he had very little instrument training and wasn’t rated to fly only by instrument. Mix in the pitch black night and getting blown off course, and, well… you know the rest of the story.
Was always interesting to us, growing up near Martin In NS
I’m sure it didn’t come up often, but did he talk about it at all? From what we read, he didn’t typically get into the crash.
Eeeesh. That's a wild one! Very well told. Super compelling stuff.
Thanks! We strive to tell the truth well.
Reminds me of the movie, A Cry in the Wild, which was based off a similar event that took place.
I’m going to check that out. Thanks for the recommendation. This story reminds of me of the novella “the hatchet”.
This was a well put together doc. Nice job!
Thank you very much!
I remember when this was on the news. I turned 13 on the day they were found.
Stomp'n Tom Connors' song.The Martin Hartwell Story, I feel, belongs right beside Gordon Lightfoot's song The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
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It's a damn good song. Classic Canadiana at its best.
Never heard the song. Gonna have to check that out.
@@DiveInCanadaand 19 steelmen drowned so you can get to the other side of old Vancouver town.
Thank you to everyone involved in making this, very informative. All of you earned my sub !
Thank you very much for watching. We are so glad you enjoyed.
Man what a nightmare scenario, poor kid. Hard living up North eh
The north isn’t for the weak willed. It’s a hard but great life in the arctic. David was a hero and needs to be remembered.
A BIG TX for the video my friend!!!!! ive got extras informations that i never got anywhere else since im studying this story!!!!!! i am looking for the planecrash report, do u have it??? are the picture of david and his aunt real ones?? do u have a link about marteen hartwell's cbc interview ?? TX AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! :D
We have part of the plane crash report. If you dig deep enough you can find it but if you look in our about page and send us an email, we can send you the info we have.
Unfortunately we don’t have pictures of David and Neemee. Just the two police sketches. We have both interviews but they are locked behind a paywall. We can send you links in the email.
@@DiveInCanada i've been looking for almost 2 years and only found a small part of the planecrash report including gps coordonates of the plane crash site on press reader. i've just send you an email, if you could send me the links towards the plane crash report and the interview, TX again!!! :D
@@fredericsupercycle4136 I don't know if we will have any new information for you, but the research team told me they sent out the email. Let me know if we can help in any other way. Have you looked through Peter Tadman's book? I'll put the internet archive link below. It's a great free library, all you have to do is sign up.
archive.org/details/survivor0000tadm
630 ched fueling albertans into misinformation and bad takes? Where's my Nick Cage "you don't say" gif?
Wasn’t a surprise on our end that’s for sure.
More cannibal stories please.
Noted! We have a few more cannibal topics we can cover.
@@DiveInCanada Cool, subscribed!
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