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Buried Alive in a Grain Silo: How Julie Counted Hours
Buried Alive in a Grain Silo: How Julie Counted Hours
Cold, claustrophobic, and driven by a single glove stuffed with dry grain, this episode starts with an automated sensor ping at 7:42 AM on March 4, 2017 when 400 tons of milo collapsed - sealing a corridor and trapping 26-year-old Julie Stevens with only a four-inch ventilation grate and the feel of air to count hours by. How did rescuers almost miss a faint thermal signature for more than a day, and what role did a diabetic cat play in sparking the search?
In this episode, we follow the timeline from Julie signing in at 6:50 AM through…
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