Search and Rescue Finale

The second of a two-part episode, and an hour-long episode. During the first 15 minutes of the episode, Les reviews the season's developments. Becca, Becky, Catarina, and Holden as well as the surviving four teens' families assemble to welcome Adam, Jen, Kareem, and Zac home. Each surviving teen's situation is assessed after three days in the wilderness. Only Adam has eaten a substantial amount of food (he caught a smallmouth bass), while the others are depressed, hungry, tired, and not doing much work. The teens spend a third day in the woods. Rescue workers search for the teens. Zac doesn't make a signal fire, delaying his rescue. Jen injures her foot, but regains her sense of purpose. Adam moves his camp to the open shoreline. Jen is rescued first (by ground searchers), and Zac is found soon after by a search and rescue dog team. Kareem's despair at not being rescued leads him to stop seeking food and ignore his signal fire. Adam is rescued late on the third day after his smoke signal draws a rescue boat. Kareem is rescued at the very end of the day by a search and rescue helicopter after finally lighting his signal fire. Each teen has an emotional reunion with their family.

Writing:
  • Les Stroud

Stars:
Release Date: 2009-04-07
Seasons: 1 2
TMDb: 0.0/10
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 30

Other episodes for this season

Impact
Episode 1 - Impact
Shelter
Episode 2 - Shelter
Hunger
Episode 3 - Hunger
Navigation
Episode 4 - Navigation
River
Episode 5 - River
Deep Woods, pt. I
Episode 6 - Deep Woods, pt. I
Deep Woods, pt. II
Episode 7 - Deep Woods, pt. II
Swamp
Episode 8 - Swamp
Rock Face
Episode 9 - Rock Face
Mountain
Episode 10 - Mountain
Island
Episode 11 - Island
Solo Missions
Episode 12 - Solo Missions
Search and Rescue Finale
Episode 13 - Search and Rescue Finale