Benedict Allen: Lost and Dying in the Amazon | Lost in the Amazon P1

What I survived · Sep 15, 2026 · 31m

At just 22 years old, British explorer Benedict Allen set out to travel 600 miles through the remote northeast Amazon. It was supposed to be an expedition. Instead, it became a fight for survival.Gold miners hunted him. His canoe capsized, swallowing his supplies. Malaria burned through his body — two types of it, including one that could kill him in 24 hours. Starving, feverish and alone, Benedict made a choice that would haunt him for decades.He eventually walked out of the jungle. But something inside him forced him to confront his near-death experience and a question he needed to answer…