{"id":210,"date":"2014-08-05T21:06:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T01:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=210"},"modified":"2026-04-25T22:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:11:28","slug":"ten-interesting-facts-surviving-wilderness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=210","title":{"rendered":"Survival in the Wilderness: Lessons from Hatchet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"210\" class=\"elementor elementor-210\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04697c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04697c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a53721a\" data-id=\"a53721a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4215bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4215bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"450\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Surviving-the-Wilderness.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28954\" alt=\"Survival in the Wilderness: Lessons from Hatchet\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Surviving-the-Wilderness.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Surviving-the-Wilderness-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Surviving-the-Wilderness-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Surviving-the-Wilderness-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-Surviving-the-Wilderness-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea6b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ea6b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In Gary Paulsen\u2019s novel <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hatchet<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Brian doesn\u2019t exactly sign up for a wilderness vacation. One plane crash later, he finds himself face-to-face with mosquitoes, wild animals, hunger, and the fact that the remote Canadian forest doesn\u2019t come with Wi-Fi. What gets him through? Ingenuity, grit, and a lot of trial and error.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The good news for us? We can enjoy Brian\u2019s story from the safety of our classrooms (air conditioning, anyone?) while learning a little about survival and how to connect it to reading, writing, and problem-solving.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To help students dig deeper into Brian\u2019s survival skills, I\u2019ve created a <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">flip organizer<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with nine areas for students to record key survival strategies. An answer key <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is included<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> so you\u2019ll know if your students are on the right track, or if they\u2019re trying to convince you that \u201ceating candy bars from my backpack\u201d counts as wilderness survival.<\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">10 Fascinating Survival in the Wilderness Facts with Classroom Twists!<\/span><\/h2><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Survival in the Wilderness<\/span> Organizer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffd978b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffd978b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a299103\" data-id=\"a299103\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564091b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"564091b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/Hatchet-Novel-Organizer.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Hatchet Survival Organizer\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e716182\" data-id=\"e716182\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0e9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a0e9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before diving into the facts, let\u2019s channel our inner Brian. This flipbook-style organizer helps students track nine key areas of survival from the novel. It\u2019s easy to assemble, discussion-friendly, and comes with a full answer key because wandering through wilderness facts without a guide is how hypothermia starts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5c189 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8a5c189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/organizer-hatchet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hatchet Organizer<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3b405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b3b405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you like a printable version of the facts listed below? You can get them here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c6ae2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f3c6ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/tenfactsurvival.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Survival Article<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcb0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dcb0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Water<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc822b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc822b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f6808e\" data-id=\"7f6808e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e81329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e81329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-373bc58\" data-id=\"373bc58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2590153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2590153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Humans need eight cups of water each day.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A person can survive three to five days without water.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sixteen drops of bleach will treat one gallon of water.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udca1 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Classroom Connection:<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Have students write a \u201cwater diary\u201d from Brian\u2019s perspective. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Each entry should describe <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">his<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> thirst level and how <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> might find or purify water.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (Bonus points for adding sensory details.)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0439e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d0439e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Food<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b496e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b496e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0fb44b\" data-id=\"a0fb44b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83427e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83427e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9121411\" data-id=\"9121411\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b0a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6b0a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A person can survive about 30 days without food.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Insects are high in protein\u2014yes, bugs really are brain food!<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udca1 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Writing Prompt:<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Imagine Brian invites you over for dinner in the woods. Write the menu. How would you describe those \u201cdelicious\u201d roasted grasshoppers so your guests don\u2019t run away?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d612095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d612095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. Temperature<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-52d4ad6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52d4ad6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e93483\" data-id=\"7e93483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657ea67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"657ea67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6622d2\" data-id=\"d6622d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bf18b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3bf18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hypothermia can begin when the body <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">drops<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">just<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> two degrees.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Body heat escapes 25x faster in water than in air.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cricket chirps can help you tell the temperature (add 37 to the number of chirps in 15 seconds).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad9397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aad9397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4. Distress Signals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-70d183c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70d183c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dc70e0\" data-id=\"4dc70e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f4523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62f4523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7956096\" data-id=\"7956096\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7021c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7021c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Three is the universal number for distress (three shouts, three whistle blows, three fires).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udca1 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Quick Write:<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Create a distress poem. Each line must repeat the word \u201cHelp!\u201d three times in different ways.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04e9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04e9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5. S.T.O.P.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a3b3cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a3b3cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e74100\" data-id=\"8e74100\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dc179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9dc179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7fd3b4\" data-id=\"c7fd3b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118d8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"118d8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Sit. Think. Observe. Plan. The first 10 minutes after realizing you\u2019re lost are critical.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udca1 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Activity:<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Give students a short survival scenario (<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ex:<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201cYou\u2019re hiking and realize the trail is gone!\u201d). They must write a paragraph applying S.T.O.P. to the situation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adbd11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7adbd11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>6. Ten Essential Items<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7fc9d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7fc9d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c18792\" data-id=\"7c18792\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e7daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20e7daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-6.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2cadd\" data-id=\"6f2cadd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396ad55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396ad55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Maps, compass, flashlight, food, water, matches<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2026 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(and no, Brian didn\u2019t exactly pack these ahead of time).<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udca1 <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Creative Writing:<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Have students create a \u201cTop Ten List\u201d of survival items they <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wish<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Brian had. Encourage humor\u2014maybe Brian really needed bug spray or a solar-powered pizza oven.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b9102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01b9102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>7. Rescue Incidents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8249ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8249ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-091d48f\" data-id=\"091d48f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f97fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f97fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-7.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d3ad58\" data-id=\"3d3ad58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09aefd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09aefd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>While total U.S. missions are hard to track because they involve so many local agencies, the <b data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"169\">National Park Service (NPS)<\/b> alone now handles roughly <b data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"223\">3,300 to 4,500<\/b> &#8220;major&#8221; SAR incidents a year.<\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yosemite alone sees 4,661 lost hikers per year, which translates to 13 per day.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The most common rescue targets: hikers (48%) and boaters (21%).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc7ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc7ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>8. Rescue Expenses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eec7af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eec7af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3bddc4\" data-id=\"d3bddc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3c1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e3c1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-8.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22273e3\" data-id=\"22273e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d295ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d295ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>\u00a0While many simple ground searches are inexpensive, the average &#8220;major&#8221; rescue (one requiring a helicopter or specialized team) now averages closer to <b data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"229\">$1,600 \u2013 $2,000<\/b>. Complex missions involving high-altitude helicopters can easily exceed <b data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"317\">$50,000<\/b>.<\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some rescues exceed $200,000, especially helicopter missions in remote parks<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teach a math extension: Calculate the cost of rescuing a group of 5 hikers over 3 days.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf79145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf79145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>9. Most Common Types of Rescues<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-471dfc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"471dfc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-723181d\" data-id=\"723181d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9610fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9610fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-9.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11c4cc1\" data-id=\"11c4cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca9518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bca9518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hiking:\u00a0<\/span> <b data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"138\">50\u201360%<\/b><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Boating: 21%<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Day hikers are most vulnerable, especially those who start around 2\u20133 pm<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on weekends.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13a4b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e13a4b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>10. Types of Accidents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f0e5c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f0e5c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72bb51b\" data-id=\"72bb51b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfd2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cfd2a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_hatchet\/surviving\/Surviving-the-Wilderness-10.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Surviving the Wilderness - Hatchet Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3fc75a\" data-id=\"e3fc75a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2041f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c2041f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">About 20% of SAR missions result in fatalities.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most common causes:<\/span><ul><li><p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Slips and Falls (25%):<\/b> These are the #1 cause of non-fatal injuries. A simple slip on wet granite or loose gravel can turn a fun hike into a rescue mission.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Off-Trail Wandering (15%):<\/b> Many hikers get lost simply by following &#8220;unreliable navigation apps&#8221; or shortcuts that lead them into steep, unmanageable terrain.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Exhaustion &amp; Dehydration (12%):<\/b> People often underestimate how much water they need or how long a trail will take, leading to &#8220;physical failure&#8221; before they can get back to their car.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7dd08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b7dd08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Challenge students to write a <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHow To\u201d survival in the wilderness guide<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for future stranded travelers. Their guide must include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a strong introduction (hook the reader\u2014why should they trust you?).<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">at least three survival tips from the fact list.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a closing paragraph that convinces the reader they\u2019ll make it out alive.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pair this with the <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hatchet<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> organizer <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> you\u2019ll have both comprehension and creativity working side by side.<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udcda Sources &amp; Citations<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The survival statistics and insights in this post were originally compiled<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> from a mix of expert interviews, government reports, and educational resources. Over time, some links have gone dark, but the titles are preserved below for transparency and context. Active sources are linked; inactive ones <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are listed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> without URLs.<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2705 Currently Active Sources:<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/survivaldispatch.com\/statistics-of-getting-lost-and-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Survival Dispatch \u2013 Statistics of Getting Lost and Found<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/adventure\/article\/hikers-survival-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">National Geographic \u2013 Hiker Survival Tips<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/subjects\/wilderness\/2022-w-report.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2022 NPS Wilderness Report<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udcc1 Archived or Unlinked Sources:<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">31 Random Survival Number Facts<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Survival Facts<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to Survive in the Woods<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Near-Fatal Accidents<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Grand Teton National Park Tallies Single-Year Record<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Economic Impact of Search-and-Rescue Operations<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dead Men Walking: Search and Rescue in <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">US<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> National Parks<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Charley Shimanski \u2013 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