This week on Dead or Survive, Cheryl dives into the icy depths of history with the story of R. Norris Williams, a first-class passenger aboard the Titanic who not only survived the disaster — but went on to become a world-class tennis champion.
With frozen legs, sheer willpower, and a strange refusal to die, Williams' story stands as one of the most inspiring and overlooked tales from that tragic night.
He’s not the only one either — Cheryl brings us other lesser-known Titanic survivor stories, each filled with gut-wrenching decisions, wild coincidences, and a reminder that not everyone on that ship went quietly into the night.
Then Rob turns the temperature back up with a few tales that shouldn’t exist.
He introduces us to people who had the tools, the training, and the brains — and still managed to qualify for a Darwin Award. There’s snowmobiles in Alaska, electrical work gone oh-so-wrong, and a surprising number of final words that begin with “Watch this.”
🚢 The ship sank — but some spirits refused to.
⚡ The fuse blew — and so did common sense.
❄️ From iceberg grit to snowmobile idiocy, this episode has it all.
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