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I truly appreciate the kind words. I don't feel like a hero, just a guy in a desperate situation...but that being said, Ill take the compliment man it was NOT easy at all, I'm a big guy and so is my dad, my dad weighs around 280lbs (127 kilos) and I had to do that arsehole of a swim with one arm! my left arm (the one I used to hold him) was sore for about a month. I would have had it checked out but once it started to get better I just figured whatever as for putting an end to my adventures? heck no! whats life without excitement and adventure! I may have almost died, but damn do I have a great story now haha! and I'm glad you are alive! almost dying is quite and experience

amazing stories here. I actually had my closest call just a few months ago back in may. I actually bought TLD because a friend said "hey you almost died in Canada, its like you lived the long dark!" and I didn't know what he meant so he showed me, and there began my love for the game. anyway this is a long story and I have a few pictures. me and my dad are avid outdoorsman, hunting fishing and the like. I personally also go on solo bushcraft adventures (dad prefers a tent, I prefer tarps). my uncle and his friend planned a Canadian fishing trip up near Lac La Croix, using Zups canoe and outfitters, me and my dad were invited and of course we said yes. its a fairly long story so ill condense it we are dropped off at the base of two waterfalls (named...you guessed it, twin falls) and we unload our gear and canoes from the boat and begin our 7 day adventure into the wilderness. weather was chilly, 44F (about 6C) and the water was barely above freezing, running very high and fast from glacial run-off. my uncle and his friend (Tom) get in the water first, paddling ahead and taking a look, while me and my dad pack the rest of our gear into the canoe and get ready. they come back and tell us there is one rough spot, but past that its smooth waters. we get up to the fast spot, we just have to round the corner and we'll be fine, so my uncle gets out and tosses us a rope (to get where he was you need to pass the rough spot, being why we didn't just portage it) my dad grabbed the rope (hes in front, I'm in back) and my uncle begins to pull, we start paddling like crazy into the rapids and about 5 strokes in....my paddle breaks...I spin it (my spare is just out of reach, good one...) and and try and paddle with the handle, Dad doesn't hear me yelling because its so loud and next thing you know, we are tipping into the river. I consider myself a very prepared person, I'm always ready for a crisis. working in healthcare will do that. I hold my breath and brace for the cold, throw my hand up and grab the canoe, "keep kicking your legs and breathe" I tell myself to retain focus. 20 seconds and dad still isn't above the water, I begin to worry...splash, there he is, facing the other direction. "TURN AROUND GRAB THE CANOE" I scream at him he turns and his eyes are bloodshot from the cold and he has a...weird...look on his face (which I now know is being in shock, at the time I didn't make the connection) and he grabs the the canoe so we are up river from the falls, in between the falls is a fairly large island, and before the one on the left (see picture) is a smaller island. I do a quick speed calculation and figure we cant get to the small one considering how fast we are moving down river, so I scream "kick the other direction!" and dad being in shock and technically unconscious (he has no recollection after hitting the water) he yells "NO NO NO NO NO" and I yell back "THE FUCK YOU MEAN "NO"?? KICK THAT WAY" *pointing at the big island* no response, just kicking the wrong direction so I say "fuck it, I guess we're going this way" miss the island by 100ft..speeding to the falls...on a complete whim and some sort of intervention, I manage to find a spot where the water is only up to my stomach (I'm 6 foot 3, 1.6meters I think) and I grab let go of the canoe and grab my dad (by this point I realize hes in shock) he isn't moving and his face is turning white I stand in this spot against the current for 20 minutes, trying to find a way off and onto the island, water is too deep and running to fast. crazy luck that I even managed to get to the spot I was standing in. at that point I see my uncle and tom on the island, screaming at me. the long story short, they threw a rope and tom dropped it because he doesn't handle pressure very well, so my only choice is to swim across the current to the shallow area...45 minutes of standing in the cold water, dad is turning blue and I'm barely feeling anything below my waist, I decided its either stay here and wait for the cold to kill my dad and make me to numb to swim, or just go for it. both ending with me probably going over the falls anyway. I'm a fighter, I choose the latter. one arm, swimming like a fuckin madman, I make it halfway before I realize with all of the weight, I'm being dragged into the current. so I tell dad "ready? were going over.." he says "hrrrglebughhh" (hes speaking nonsense by that point) I wrap my arm around his head to cushion it, and as I'm about to do the same to my own (20feet from the edge of the falls) I see a rock, instinctively I kick my foot and wedge it under. we are stuck. water is only 3ft but I'm to tired to stand up, holding my dad. I look up...uncle and tom running to grab us... fast forward 2 minutes, they are stripping my dad naked (hes blue and purple and unconscious) my uncle screams at me to go make a fire, I grab his matches and rush down to where we got dropped off (theres a firepit there) and make a fire. fast forward another half hour, dad is returning to consciousness and regaining a small amount of color. another half hour I had the other picture taken by my uncle for "memories" (I think that was my own hypothermia making me crazy) anyway, rescue story is boring, a boat came by a few hours later and brought us back to the outfitter. so if youre ever up in Lac La Croix, at Zups canoe and outfitters. ask about the 23 year old who saved his dad. apparently I'm a hero there hahaha, which I disagree, I just didn't wanna die yet! anyway, its far better told in person! I had to make the map to easier explain the story to some coworkers haha

suburban living in MN, USA. i like to have my colt 1911 commander (basically a regular 1911 with a shorter barrel) i use that as my every day normal conceal carry. as for hunting- AR-15 (belongs to my pops but ive used it more often) collapsible recurve bow (25lbs-11.3kilo pull weight) i use to kill the rabbits who haunt the garden and neighborhood alike (hard to do living next to a police station-shhh don't tell) Remington 12G for goose season and i plan on buying a classic wood finish M14 once i finish getting my RN so i can actually afford it

oh my god i haven't laughed that hard in awhile, THANK YOU

my dumbest way I have died didn't actually kill me outright killed my first bear EVER, mauled twice in the process (voyager, survived with 15 condition) went to harvest ALL THE THINGS AT ONCE didn't realize I had ripped gloves and boots 5 hours of harvesting later I have lost 40% condition due to frost bite (texting a coworker during this so I didn't look at my screen) lack of health and a few bad decisions eventually spelled my end from fighting 2 wolves at the derailment by the camp office ahhh memories

making up my own story single player only (which means they focus on what you can achieve alone, instead multiplayer gimmicks pacing surprisingly relaxing, even when I have 10% condition, I never dread having to start over

as a fairly new survivor (only been playing since may 2017) I just wanted to let all of you at hinterlands know, you have done amazing work. I mean yeah sure the story mode update wasn't spick and span of bugs and such, but really the only thing that hindered my enjoyment was that arsehole bear spawning 4 feet outside jeremiahs cabin when it was time for the hunt. nearly killed me in game (and startled the everloving fck out of me in real life). but really that was my only trouble. I know peoples brains work differently, but I really didn't have any trouble with how the story was presented, and when I did come across an issue, 90% of the time it was my own fault for not reading something correctly...or going the wrong way cause I'm a dingus. I saw a few youtubers having actual issues like bugs and stuff, but almost none of it affected my personal game. anyway, while not a perfect launch. it was still AMAZING and I'm itching for more. be it sandbox or story, I CANNOT wait. enjoy your time off, ill just be here playing TLD like a hermit. with love and support, a faithful cartographer ; ^ ) ill see you in the quiet apocalypse...