Outlook Weekend: Troubled Water
The Paralympian who survived a shark attack, the astronaut who nearly drowned in space and how canoeing provides a lifeline for troubled First Nations youth in Canada.
In 2013 Luca Parmitano spent five months on-board the International Space Station. He was carrying out a space walk outside the station to perform essential repairs when he realised something was wrong with his spacesuit. Water was leaking into his helmet. Soon he was at risk of drowning in space.
In Canada, First Nations people are much more likely than the general population to take their own lives. Bill Yoachim, who lost his mother to suicide, is determined to provide a lifeline for young people in his community of Attawapiskat in northern Ontario. His winning solution: teaching them to carve and sail canoes.
South African lifeguard Achmat Hassiem lost a leg in a shark attack off the coast of Cape Town. He went on to become a medal-winning Paralympian and a marine conservationist advocating the protection of endangered sharks.
Image: Newhaven Lighthouse battered by waves during stormy weather
Credit: Glyn Kirk/Getty Images
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- Sun 16 Oct 2016 00:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Australasia & News Internet
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- Mon 17 Oct 2016 01:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia
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