River Monsters discovers man on a deserted island and save his life.
River Monsters presenter Jeremy Wades has probably seen it all, but nothing could have prepared him for what he encountered while filming one day.
In a new episode, Death Down Under, which aired last week, the crew captured on camera an extraordinary moment when they came face to face with a castaway on a deserted island. The team was investigating the death of six men in a plane crash near Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaraia when they spotted the fisherman crying for help. Stephen Shearman director of the episode told Inside edition:
“He had said his last prayer. He was prepared to die and meet his maker.”
The director revealed that the team had not originally intended on filming at that end of the island, but due to choppy waters at their first film location they decided to move. He revealed:
“Together, we spotted this blue Esky, or cooler box, that was just sat on the rock.”
Ironically, the team started joking that Tom Hanks might pop out of nowhere. But to their surprise someone really did appear.
This guy with no clothes was running out of the cave, waving his arms out.”
It was later discovered that the man, named Tremine, had been stranded for over 60 hours after venturing off his fishing boat in search of better oysters. Tremine was unable to predict the weather conditions and found himself trapped after taking a wrong turn.
“He had tried to walk back, got beaten by the sun, and made his way back to the beach. Meanwhile, he had suffered from sunstroke and was unable to go any further. He then spent that first night on the beach, and the next morning he tried again, but the sun had gotten to be too much for him, and at this point, he is now trapped.
Everything was fine, and within two to three hours, everything wasn’t really fine at all. In his own words, he was ‘preparing to die.'”
Your body can only survive for up to 72 hours without water, meaning Tremine was going to die in a few hours.
With no wife or children, nobody on the mainland had suspected Tremine had gone missing, but luckily fate was on his side and he survived to live another day. As soon as the crew found him, he was hauled aboard the boat and given hydration pills.
“His body wasn’t ready for that at all. His condition was quite serious. I don’t know if you’ve met Australian men, but they’re very proud. The idea that he’d gotten lost was mortifying for him. Once he got rehydrated, his strength gained straight back. His recovery was quick.”
You can see what other surprises River Monsters has in store this season by tuning in to Animal Planet on Thursdays at 10pm.
