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The Inspirational Story Of The Thredbo Disaster’s Sole Survivor

by Stuart Diver

Length 3 hours 51 minutes

Language English

Narrators Roger Cardwell & Chris Pitman

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On the night of July 30th 1997 a landslide shattered the tranquility of Thredbo Village, sweeping away two ski lodges and burying 19 people beneath tonnes of concrete and mud. In the days that followed, the world mourned as rescuers dragged body after body from the rubble.

But out of tragedy sprang an amazing story of survival. Stuart Diver, whose young wife Sally died beside him in the first moments of the slide, had clung to life buried beneath a concrete slab for 65 freezing hours.

This is Stuart Diver’s story. The story of how one man found the mental and physical strength to live through tragedy and survive against impossible odds.

Biography & Memoir Nonfiction

Stuart Diver still lives in idyllic Thredbo, where he works as an Executive Manager. Living with his wife Rosanna and daughter Alessia they all enjoy the activities and people who live in this inspiring part of the world. He works on the public speaking circuit and still does a considerable amount of charity work involving himself in a variety of exiting projects.

Roger Cardwell's name has been associated with the Adelaide media for more than 50 years. Throughout the 1960s he was the host and performer of the Australian national TV show Country and Western Hour and Adelaide ADS7 TV show Country Style. Roger was also one of Australia's leading TV news anchor men for over 20 years. His voice was heard regularly on radio, and though it has been a while since he has graced our screens, his listeners at Adelaide’s Burnside Library – where he took part in their book reading program supported by the Royal Society for the Blind – hung on every word.

Chris Pitman is an actor residing in Adelaide, South Australia. He has narrated several audio books and worked extensively in theatre, having worked for every major theatre company around Australia. His credits include Cloudstreet, Belvoir St Theatre, Don's Party, Sydney Theatre Company, Toy Symphony, Queensland Theatre Company, and Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, State Theatre Company of South Australia.