Scrounging for food in the wilderness will really take off the weight â especially if youâre forced to sup on slugs from time to time. Alan Kay, star of History channelâs Alone, lost 60 lbs. during his voluntary exile to the wild of Vancouver Island, where he had to hunt, build his own shelter and deal with weather and predators. In this exclusive clip from the finale, Kay also admits to psychological distress.
The ship's morgue cannot keep a body indefinitely, however - around one week is the limit. Which can become a problem on long cruises. In one incident in 2009, an 87-year-old woman - Marion Schaefer - died 36 days into a 114-night Holland America world cruise.
On This Day: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan Killed by Pacific Tribe. On April 27, 1521, explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by a Filipino tribe, months after he had become the first man to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The surviving members of his crew would sail back to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the world.