Read the story and complete it with the given words

• remote
• struck
• broke
• notify
• struggled
• pain
• dehydration
• desperate
• survive
• rescue
• spotted

Lost in the African Bush

One day in 2003, animal conservationist Greg Rasmussen was flying low over a(n) [ ] area in the African savanna, when disaster [ ]. His plane crashed, and he [ ] both of his legs. His radio wasn't working, so he couldn't [ ] the authorities. Before long, he smelled gas, so he [ ] to drag himself away from the plane. He was in terrible [ ]. He was out under the midday sun, and had to fight exhaustion and [ ]. As the sunset, wild animals approached. It was a(n) [ ] struggle to [ ]. Just after daybreak, Greg heard a [ ] helicopter. The pilot [ ] him and his nightmare was finally over.