ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪnd baɪ ˈʌðɚz ʌvðə pˈɑːɹɾi hˌuː hɐdbɪn dɪskˈʌvɚd bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə plˈæn kʊd biː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd, lˈæfɚɾi səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə ðə mˈʌðɚ ʃˈɪp ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ˈaʊɚz ʌv dɪskˈʌmfɚt ɪnðə ɹˈeɪn ænd swˈɑːmp.
After being rejoined by others of the party who had been discovered before the plan could be completed, Lafferty succeeded in returning to the mother ship after spending 24 hours of discomfort in the rain and swamp.