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I Was Prey

Monsters Inside Me: My Lungs Are Rotting

A young woman is struck down by a dangerous parasite that leaves her covered in painful, oozing sores. Then, a man is brought to the brink of death by a deadly fungus.


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    While swimming in South Africa, a man suddenly finds himself in the jaws of a massive crocodile. In Nova Scotia, Canada, a woman is walking her beloved dog when they're suddenly ambushed by a pair of angry raccoons.
  • I Was Prey: All Alone

    37:25|
    During an archery hunt in British Columbia, Canada, a man comes face-to-face with a mother grizzly bear. In Tracy, California, another man is savagely attacked by a Brahma Bull roaming his neighborhood.
  • I Was Prey: Safari Horror

    36:37|
    Two friends are confronted by a grizzly bear in Montana, and what they think is a bluff charge is a near-lethal attack. Then, a woman is thrown into the water and finds herself in the jaws of a hippo while canoeing in Zimbabwe.
  • I Was Prey: Terror In Paradise

    37:39|
    During a family trip to Pattaya, Thailand, a woman attends an elephant show when one of the massive beasts turns deadly. Then, a golf ball recovery specialist is diving in a Florida lake when he's attacked by a vicious alligator.
  • I Was Prey: Grisly Encounters

    38:29|
    A park ranger investigates a noise near his cabin and encounters a massive grizzly bear. Then, days before their destination wedding, a couple takes a river tour in Africa and she's thrown from her raft and ravaged by a crocodile.
  • I Was Prey: Backyard Bite

    38:04|
    A man working in his garden outside Corpus Christi, TX, is bitten by a rattlesnake that puts him on the brink of death. Then, a man is blindsided by a bull shark that tears the calf muscle from his leg in the Bahamas.
  • I Was Prey: Fighting for Family

    38:41|
    A triathlete is attacked by a shark while training in Alabama, and a father fights to survive after being bitten by a rattlesnake. Then, a giraffe attacks a couple on vacation in Zambia, and a girls' trip turns deadly in Cancun.
  • I Was Prey: Alone in the Wild

    36:03|
    Twenty miles into a marathon in a remote part of New Mexico, a runner finds herself caught between a bear and her cub. Then, a mountain lion attacks a man working on an oil pipeline in Alberta, Canada.
  • I Was Prey: A Christmas Miracle

    37:12|
    On Christmas Eve, a man walking with his two young daughters is attacked by an enormous kangaroo. Then, a lion at an animal sanctuary in South Africa reaches under a gate and pulls a volunteer's legs through the bars.