# 100 Yards from Water | Disaster Strikes E218

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Podcast: [The CRUX: True Survival Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crux-true-survival-stories-2136323)
Published: 2026-02-26T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On July 17, 2006, Dave Buschow died of dehydration during a wilderness survival course in Utah, despite his guide carrying emergency water nearby. His deteriorating condition — cramping, slurred speech, hallucinations — went untreated for hours before he collapsed, raising serious questions about how the program's philosophy discouraged intervening even in life-threatening situations. The case highlights the danger of institutional ideology overriding basic medical judgment, and who ultimately bears responsibility for those decisions in the field.

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