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He Survived Six Days - But Whose River Knew Him Better?
He Survived Six Days - But Whose River Knew Him Better?
Cold and calm, the river kept him alive and betrayed the search: after six days in fifty-two degree water Randy Keller’s strike-anywhere matches were bone dry and he sat eating watercress under a limestone overhang - how did the river both preserve him and hide him? Which part of the floodplain’s logic explained dry matches and a six-day delay by a trained search team?
In this episode, we follow the timeline and choices that shaped Randy Keller’s six days alone on Cullen Fork and consider the river conditions, equipment list, and search…
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