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Sources

• Allan, Vicky. "Open Water." The Sunday Herald, August 7, 2005. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/
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• "Animals for Food." wilderness-survival.net, 2008. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/food-1.php#fig8_2
• "Heatstroke: First aid." mayoclinic.com, 2008. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-heatstroke/FA00019
• Man vs. Wild, "Desert Island." The Discovery Channel, 2007.
• ­Northern Maritime Research, 2008. http://www.northernmaritimeresearch.com/­
• Peek, John. "Shipwrecked!" BBC Radio, January 15, 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/shipwreck.shtml
• Survivorman, "Lost at Sea." The Discovery Channel, 2007.