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The group has no idea how long it will be before they find civilization, so they must continue moving forward. They are on the fourth leg of the journey and so far they have lost three team members to the harshness of life in the wilderness. The group quickly realizes that things won't be getting any easier for them. The next shelter is the dilapidated shell of a crashed airplane.
Not only is the journey physically taxing, but the mental toll is equally as great. The plummeting temperatures and frigid winter winds make life in the shelter all but unbearable. The only positive attribute to the new camp is the addition of a large caliber rifle and a new skinning knife provided as part of the experiment.
The brutal conditions of the camp and the severe lack of food become far too much for the strongest member of the team to handle. Police Officer Dan Rac activates his emergency GPS beacon, summoning the helicopter for rescue.
Only five people remain in the wild, and food is of the utmost importance. Near the shelter is a pond alive with beaver. Using skills learned in survival school, the team goes about setting wire snares in an attempt to catch one of the aquatic creatures. Once again, Alaska thwarts their efforts and the group comes up empty-handed. The hunting continues, but all that can be brought in is one single squirrel. Split five ways, it is not nearly enough to replace the energy each person has spent over the past several days.
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