Miracle at Point Nemo: Rescued from the remotest spot on Earth
When French yachtswoman Isabelle Autissier got into difficulties at Point Nemo in the middle of the Pacific, she was able to make one last call for help as her boat capsized.
Record-breaking French yachtswoman Isabelle Autissier was taking part in the Around Alone Race in 1999 when her boat was upturned by a huge wave and capsized in the middle of the Pacific. She was stranded in her upturned hull in an area known as Point Nemo. It's the remotest place on Earth - the closest human being was on the International Space Station. She tells Jo Fidgen how she was able to make one last call for help - but would rescue come in time?
Nadeem Shehzad and Mohammed Saud are the Indian bodybuilding brothers who rescue injured birds, eventually turning their home in Delhi into a makeshift hospital. They've now cared for over 26,000 injured birds. (The voice overs are by Gaurav Sajjanhar and Samar Abbas Kazmi. The clips of Cliffhanger are from Studio Canal.)
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(Photo: Yachtswoman Isabelle Autissier. Credit: Jacques Vapillon via WWF)
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