Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Keegan Gill was dogfighting over the Atlantic when his jet's system overrode his controls and sent him into a steep dive toward the ocean.

He pulled the ejection handle two seconds before he would have hit the water at 695 miles per hour.

The force of the air shattered both arms, both legs, broke his neck, ripped his helmet off, and severed a nerve in his hand.

His dry suit shredded.

His parachute release failed.

He spent two hours getting drowned alive by his own chute in 37-degree water.

He woke up two weeks later in a trauma center.

Survival is not always dramatic.

Sometimes it is just not dying long enough for someone to find you.

The full episode will change the way you think about what the body can endure. 🎙️
youtu.be/bVctwPm8pMU

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