29 Unsettling Photos From The Internet’s Morbid Knowledge Community

Despite being a dog afraid of thunder, Roselle, the guide dog, calmly carried out her duties amidst the deafening noise and debris on the 78th floor of the North Tower on September 11th 2001. Guiding her blind owner, Michael Hingson, who sensed jet fuel, Roselle earned trust for not leading into danger. In the midst of smoke, Hingson, unsure if Roselle could hear or see signals, gave the command “Forward.” Pausing only for dog kisses to reassure a panicked woman, this remarkable canine-human team led a group down over 1,463 steps to safety.

In 2009, Sgt. Dakota Meyer disobeyed a direct order to pull back from his position and instead rescued wounded soldiers from a firefight nearby. He went back five times, personally evacuating 12 wounded soldiers and providing cover for another 24. When asked why he did what he did, he said: “That's what you do for a brother.”

Photo taken In 2017 at the wedding of Heather and David Mosher. Heather was battling advanced breast cancer but found the strength to marry the love of her life just 18 hours before passing away. The couple wed at a hospital chapel in Connecticut.

This photo shows Bonnie Haim with her young son, shortly before she vanished in 1993. At the time, her 3-year-old son claimed that his dad had ended her, but there was no evidence to support his story. 20 years later, while renovating their home, the son dug up his mother's remains in the backyard.

On June 11, 2021, commercial lobster diver Michael Packàrd was swallowed by a humpback whale near Provincetown, Massachusetts. For over 30 seconds, his crewmates feared for his life, but fortunately, the whale resurfaced after about 40 seconds, spitting out Packàrd. Miraculously, he survived with only bruising and a dislocated knee.

On September 11, 2001, firefighter Gary Box, then 35 years old and serving in Brooklyn, tragically disappeared without a trace amidst the chaos of the terrorist attacks. He hadn't spoken to his father that fateful day, and his body remained unrecovered, leaving his fate shrouded in uncertainty. Eight years later, in 2009, Gary's sister Christine visited the Tribute Center, where an employee inquired if she was searching for someone specific. She mentioned her brother Gary, prompting the employee to direct her to a photograph within the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, mistakenly bearing Gary's name. However, the pictured firefighter was Brian Bilcher, another brave member of Gary's fire squad who had also perished on that tragic day. This discovery ignited Gary's father's determination to uncover a similar image of his son. He tirelessly combed through photo archives at the National 9/11 Museum and explored the memorial's website, which allowed users to upload their 9/11 photos. After an exhaustive five-hour search one night, he went to bed, drained both physically and emotionally. The following morning, his wife Helen summoned him to the living room during breakfast, revealing a photo of a firefighter running through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel toward the Towers amidst trapped cars. This time, it was Gary.

Mehran Karimi Nasseri was stranded in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years due to a stolen passport and essential documents. He lived, studied, slept, and talked with the airport staff from August 26, 1988, to July 2006.

On May 26, 1990, Marlene Warren opened her Florida door to a clown holding balloons and flowers, only to be shot in the face. It took 27 years for authorities to arrest Sheila Keen, who had since married Warren's husband.

In 2013, 5-year-old Jocelyn Rojas was abducted from her front yard by a man in a car who lured her with ice cream. Fortunately, 15-year-old Temar Boggs and his friend witnessed the incident and decided to take action. They quickly grabbed their bikes and chased after the car. For 15 minutes, the teenagers pursued the car until the kidnapper realized he had been noticed. He pushed the girl out of the car and fled the scene. Thanks to the bravery of the two boys, the little girl was rescued. Without their intervention, her fate might have been very different.

In 2015, a Florida woman named Cheryl Treadway was held hostage by her boyfriend, but she convinced him to let her order a pizza using the Pizza Hut app. In the space for special request, she wrote' "Please help. Get 911 to me. 911 hostage help!" Police arrived at the location and she was released.

In 2017, 70-year-old Lawrence Ripple robbed a Kansas City bank, then sat down in the lobby saying he would rather go to jail than to live with his wife any longer. He was sentenced to house arrest.

Andreas Mihavecz is an Austrian man who holds the record of surviving the longest without any food or liquids. He survived 18 days. On April 1, 1979, the 18-year-old was accidentally placed in a holding cell due to his involvement in a car crash as a passenger. Unfortunately, he was completely overlooked by the three policemen responsible for him and remained forgotten in custody. In his basement cell, his cries went unheard. He survived by drinking condensed water from the walls, losing a staggering 24 kg (53 pounds) in weight during his ordeal. Eighteen days later on 19 April, an officer who had unrelated business in the basement opened his cell after noticing the stench that was emanating from it. Mihavecz survived, but it took him months to regain his health.

In 2019, a teenager was left with her jaw attached by just a centimetre of skin after a horror horse riding accident. Emily Eccles suffered one of the worst facial injuries her doctors had ever seen outside a war zone after an exhaust popping on a car spooked her horse. The then 15-year-old, smashed her head into a gatepost as she fell off after the horse bolted along a country path, causing her feet to slip out of her stirrups. She found herself holding what remained of the bottom of her face in her own hands. Her reconstructive surgeon Ricardo Mohammed-Ali rebuilt her face during a 6-hr operation.

The sinking of the Titanic resulted in the loss of over 1,500 people. One lucky survivor, Richard Williams, who spent over 6 hours waist deep in freezing water during rescue was told that he would need both his legs amputated. He refused and went on to win the Wimbledon Men's Doubles in 1920.

In 2022, Ryker Webb, a 3-year-old boy from Montana, was playing in his front yard when decided to wander off while his dad was inside the house. Upon his father's return a few moments later, Ryker was nowhere to be seen. Assuming his son would be nearby, his father, having only briefly gone inside, expected a quick search. However, as day turned into night, it became evident that finding him would not be a swift task. His family was in distress, and what heightened their concern was the fact that their area in Montana was inhabited by numerous mountain lions and bears. Following his family's report of him missing, Montana's Air National Guard deployed helicopters and drones in an attempt to locate Ryker. However, heavy thunderstorms forced them to cancel air operations, leading to a ground search of the area. After 48 hours, hope was dwindling rapidly, but to everyone's astonishment, something remarkable occurred. A couple who lived around 2.5 miles away heard whimpers coming from a shed on their property and found the toddler inside tucked into a lawnmower bag. Thankfully he wasn’t injured, just cold, hungry and thirsty. He went on to recover from the ordeal.

In 2016, Brazilian bride-to-be Rosemere do Nascimento Silva arranged for a helicopter to transport her to her wedding venue as a surprise for her fiancé. Sadly, the helicopter crashed en route, and this footage captured by her photographer reveals her final moments alive. The crash claimed the lives of not only the bride-to-be but also her brother, the pilot, and the six-month-pregnant photographer. Heartbreakingly, her fiancé stood waiting at the altar in front of 300 family and friends when he received the devastating news of her passing. Climate conditions were good at the start of the flight, but during the trip a heavy fog arose which caused the pilot to lose his bearings.

In December 1963, while spearfishing along Australia's southern coast, Rodney Fox was suddenly dragged underwater. In an instant, he endured a punctured diaphragm, torn lung, pierced scapula, and exposed abdomen, ribcage, spleen, and upper stomach. When rescuers finally retrieved him, they had to leave his wetsuit intact to prevent his organs from spilling out. Following four hours of intricate surgery and the application of 462 stitches, Rodney Fox survived one of the most severe non-fatal Great White Shark attacks in history, living to share his incredible tale.

In 1863, Union soldier Jacob Miller of the 9th Indiana Infantry was shot in the forehead during the Battle of Chickamauga and mistakenly declared dead. Despite the severe injury, his left eye dislodged and skull fractured, he regained consciousness, treated his wounds with a bandana, and crawled 15 miles to a field hospital. Only part of the musket ball was removed, and the rest emerged years later. Miller had fought in multiple battles before Chickamauga and shared his story with a newspaper in 1911. He lived with an unhealed wound until his death in 1917 at age 88, leaving behind a striking photo and an extraordinary tale of survival.

A Taiwanese university student, influenced by a friend's persuasion, agreed to a drastic scheme involving the amputation of his legs to claim a $1.3 million insurance payout. However, the student received a mere $7,200 from the scam, which he is now obligated to return. To simulate frostbite, a condition necessary to justify the amputation, he subjected his feet to dry ice for an extended period of over 10 hours. This extreme act led to a double amputation. Medical professionals were skeptical of the injuries, noting the absence of typical frostbite symptoms. The scam unraveled from here.

Mary Ann Bevan was an English nurse who was born in 1874, in East London. She lived a very normal life up until the age of 32. At 32 years old, Bevan developed Acromegaly, a medical condition marked by excessive production of growth hormones. This leads to the abnormal enlargement of body parts, including the hands, feet, and facial features. Just years after developing the condition, her husband Thomas passed away suddenly. This situation left Bevan with few financial means to support herself and her children. Consequently, she chose to join a traveling circus, where she performed under the moniker "The Ugliest Woman in the World." Despite the obstacles she encountered, Bevan showed remarkable commitment to her children and succeeded in accumulating approximately $50,000 by working at ‘f***k shows’ during the early 1900s.

On February 2, 2018, 16-year-old Kevon Watkins faced connectivity issues while attempting to play Xbox games in his family's Georgia home. In an effort to improve the speed, he decided to change the Wi-Fi password to prevent others from logging on and potentially slowing down the service during his gaming sessions. Following this, a confrontation between Kevon and his mother unfolded, escalating to a point where his older sister, Alexus, stepped in to prevent Kevon from physically harming their mother. Tragically, instead of de-escalating the situation, Kevon placed Alexus in a chokehold and refused to release her despite pleas from his younger brother and mother. By the time the police arrived, the situation had taken a devastating turn. Her brain had been starved from oxygen resulting in extreme damage. Alexus was quickly rushed to hospital but unfortunately didn’t survive the injury. Kevon was tried and sentenced to life imprisonment for the tragic incident.

In 1996, after being shot in the forehead by a drunken assailant and enduring a near 8-year coma, policeman Gary Dockery awoke suddenly and started talking enthusiastically, recognizing friends and recalling events from past years. During his brief speaking opportunity, Dockery reminisced about camping outings, his green Jeep, and the names of his horses. He expressed his love to his 12 and 20-year-old sons. However, he soon slipped back into the coma and never woke up again. He was pronounced dead in April 1997.

In 2014, a 57-year-old Japanese man called Yasuo Takamatsu learned how to SCUBA dive specifically so he can look for his wife's remains after she was presumably swept away during the 2011 tsunami. He says her last email to him was "I want to go home", and he is determined to make that happen. As of 2022, he still remains searching and given up hope.

Feral child Genie Wiley was confined to a dark room for over a decade from 20 months old, often bound to a bed or toilet by her father. His response to any noise or behavior she exhibited was akin to that of a snarling dog, instilling fear in her. These severe conditions deprived Genie of the opportunity to learn how to walk or speak. She was discovered in 1970, malnourished and mute.

Newlywed Samantha Miller lost her life in a car crash just moments after leaving her wedding venue. Her husband Aric was also injured but survived. The crash was caused by a drunk driver.

Canadian hockey player Duncan MacPherson vanished in Austria in 1989 while en route to begin a player-coach role in Scotland. After last being seen at the Stubai Glacier resort on August 9, he missed his scheduled arrival in Dundee on August 12, prompting a family-led search. Six weeks later, his borrowed car was found in the resort’s parking lot. For the next decade his whereabouts alluded everyone. Fourteen years later, in 2003, his body was discovered in the ice of the Schaufelferner Glacier, showing severe injuries consistent with machinery impact. His snowboard was similarly damaged, suggesting he may have been accidentally run over by a snowcat during a foggy day and buried in a shallow crevasse, where he remained hidden until the glacier melted.

In 2015, a 4-year-old girl from Colorado called Naomi was at the park with her family. She wandered off and walked over a frozen pond and fell through. This image shows her footsteps as she walked towards the lake. Unfortunately she didn’t survive and her cause of death was determined to be drowning and hypothermia.

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17-year-old Juliane Koepcke was sucked out of an airplane after it was struck by lightning in 1971. She fell 2 miles to the ground, was strapped to her seat, and survived 10 days in the Amazon Jungle.

In 2020, Olesia Suspitsina tragically fell to her death from a cliff while posing for a photo to commemorate the end of lockdown. Ignoring safety barriers, she climbed to the cliff's edge for a more dramatic shot. Unfortunately, she slipped and fell 115 feet to her death in front of her horrified friend.