The Incredible Survival Story of Mauro Prosperi: Lost in the Desert — Transcript

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1. 0:02[Applause]
2. 0:02[Music]
3. 0:06thank you
4. 0:08in today's video we bring you the
5. 0:10awe-inspiring tale of Moro prosperi an
6. 0:13Italian man who faced the unforgiving
7. 0:15Sahara Desert and survived Against All
8. 0:17Odds the year was 1994 and Morrow
9. 0:21prosperi an Italian police officer and
10. 0:24experienced long-distance Runner decided
11. 0:27to participate in the marathon D Sables
12. 0:29a grueling six day
13. 0:31155-mile ultra marathon through the
14. 0:34Sahara desert in Morocco known as the
15. 0:37toughest foot race on Earth
16. 0:39this extreme event attracted only the
17. 0:41most daring of athletes on the fourth
18. 0:43day of the race a sudden Sandstorm blew
19. 0:46in and Morrow lost his bearings despite
20. 0:49his attempts to find the right path he
21. 0:51found himself stranded and utterly alone
22. 0:53in the vast desert with only a small
23. 0:56ration of food and water his chances of
24. 0:58survival were Slim
25. 1:00over the next few days Morrow fought to
26. 1:02stay alive
27. 1:03he ate bats and insects drank his own
28. 1:06urine and even took Refuge inside the
29. 1:07carcass of a dead camel his
30. 1:09determination never wavered even as he
31. 1:12faced near certain death
32. 1:14driven by thoughts of his family and the
33. 1:16will to survive Moro persevered
34. 1:19after eight days Morrow stumbled Upon A
35. 1:21group of Nomads Who provided him with
36. 1:23food and water they also gave him
37. 1:25directions to a nearby Village which was
38. 1:28a five-day walk away emaciated sunburned
39. 1:31and exhausted moral embarked on this
40. 1:33final leg of his journey
41. 1:35when he finally reached the village
42. 1:37Maura was taken to a nearby military
43. 1:39camp
44. 1:40there he learned that he had covered a
45. 1:42staggering 186 miles during his 10-day
46. 1:45ordeal in the desert
47. 1:46his family who had been informed of his
48. 1:49death were Overjoyed to hear he was
49. 1:51alive
50. 1:52the story of Maro prosperi is a
51. 1:54testament to The Incredible strength of
52. 1:56the human Spirit his resilience
53. 1:58determination and will to survive in the
54. 2:00face of adversity continue to inspire
55. 2:02people all around the world
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