How to Survive Lake Natron

want to know how to survive some of the most dangerous situations on the planet then subscribe to our channel today and don't miss a single episode your life just might depend on it the pilot has lost control of this plane and even if you survived the crash you'd fall into one of the most toxic places on earth lake natron its corrosive water can eat away human flesh and kill you by poisoning so to survive this keep watching here's how to survive falling into lake natron located in the remote region of tanzania in east africa lake natron is one of the most toxic places on earth part of its toxicity is caused by the aldonio langai volcano located on the lake southern coast this active volcano expels a strange magma that is rich in sodium and potassium carbonate it's known as natural carbonate or natron the magma flows into the water making it extremely alkaline the desert salty rain soaks into it unlike other lakes lake natron's water doesn't run into the sea or other streams instead it evaporates and the sodium stays behind this increases the lake salinity making it even more lethal most animals cannot survive these corrosive waters if they fall in they could die before touching the bottom of the lake ancient egyptians used the same chemicals to turn dead bodies into mummies by eroding the skin and calcifying the remains so if you don't want to be reduced to an empty bone skeleton keep watching what happens if you drink the water how could you swim in the lake without burning your skin and why are there so many flamingos around step one find a ride lake natron's water can reach 60 degrees celsius that's hot enough to give you third degree burns in five seconds or less and with the water's high concentration of salt you would dehydrate quickly so you really need to stay out of the water if you're in a vehicle that crashes into the lake climb onto anything that can help you stay out of the water and find something you can use to paddle to shore avoid using your hands step two wear a suit if an emergency happens and you have a dry suit get into it fast when you're in lake natron's corrosive water the dry suit can help insulate your body from the sodium but you still need to get to shore fast the salt will soon dry out the suit's fabric and once it touches you it can burn your skin and corrode away your tissue step 3 swim clumsily if you fall into the lake during the wet season it could be up to 3 meters deep the good news is you won't sink due to the extremely high salt concentration in the water the bad news is you know the hot water will burn you no matter what don't let the water get in your mouth nose ears or eyes the water is almost as corrosive as ammonia so if you swallow it you'll die and if it splashes into your eyes it could permanently blind you so forget about your swimming lessons and keep your head above the water step 4 work together in 2007 a documentary film crew was flying over lake natron its surface was clear and beautiful that morning but the helicopters landing skid hit the lake surface the entire craft plunged into the corrosive water and caught fire cameraman ben herbertson recalls that the hot salty water was burning his eyes the pilot broke his leg and suffered severe cuts to his face the producer broke his hip herbertson and other passengers helped them out of the chopper the water wasn't deemed so they tried to drag their wounded to shore but lake natron is 1040 square meters in size so they had a long way to go fortunately they were just a few kilometers from the coast so herbertson and one of the guides rushed to the nearby maasai village for help step 5 make friends the guide speaks the maasai language and quickly explain what happened the young villagers improvise stretchers with their walking sticks and clothing so they can lift injured passengers out of the lake's hot dangerous water the entire team survived but the pilot and producer were flown to hospitals in nairobi and south africa [Music] this caustic lake could be fatal to you and many other animals but surprisingly it is full of life every three to four years up to two million lesser flamingos take advantage of the islands in the middle of the deadly lake to raise their babies away from predators they are so well adapted that they feed on the salty algae growing at the bottom of the lake since 75 of the world's population of this near threatened species is born in this harsh environment lake natron is essential for its survival so looks are deceiving you know what else is deceiving falling into a seahole i bet you want to know how to survive that keep watching here on how to survive you

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Length: 6min 20sec (380 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 22 2021