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Into the Abyss

By Carol Shaben

An Extraordinary True Story. Grand Central Publishing. 2012.

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Into the Abyss

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Waiting to be rescued, four survivors of a plane crash struggle to stay alive overnight in the sub–zero, snow–covered Canadian wilderness that they never should have been flying over in the first place.

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Who should read Into the Abyss

pilots • first responders • rescuers • true story fans • those interested in survival tales • anyone keen to know what it’s like in the northern Canadian wilderness

About the author of Into the Abyss

Carol Shaben was working as a journalist in the Middle East, when she read in a local newspaper that her father had survived the Wapiti 402 plane crash. Her writings have earned two National Magazine Awards—a Gold Medal for Investigative Reporting and a Silver Medal for Politics and Public Interest. Shaben was formerly an international trade consultant and CBC writer/broadcaster.

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