Survival situations can often be resolved by finding a way to safety , or a more suitable location to wait for rescue . Types of navigation include : The mind and its processes are critical to survival . The will to live in a life-and-death situation often separates those that live and those that do not . Stories of heroic feats of survival by regular people with little or no training but a strong will to live are not uncommon . Among them is Juliane Koepcke , who was the sole survivor among the 93 passengers when her plane crashed in the jungle of Peru . Situations can be stressful to the level that even trained experts may be mentally affected . One should be mentally and physically tough during a disaster
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