How Being Held Hostage Actually Works | Authorized Account | Insider

Jessica Buchanan is a kidnapping survivor who spent 93 days held hostage by Somali pirates. Originally a schoolteacher from the United States, she relocated to Africa to work as an education advisor for a nongovernmental organization. While finishing a routine field mission on October 25, 2011, she was abducted at gunpoint and held for ransom. Forced to live outdoors in brutal conditions, Jessica's health deteriorated until she was rescued in a highly classified raid by SEAL Team Six authorized by President Barack Obama. Buchanan speaks with Business Insider about her abduction and the mental fortitude she needed to develop to stay alive. She also details the high-stakes rescue by SEAL Team Six and the realities of what she terms "surviving survival" — navigating the complexity of PTSD and challenges of reacclimating to normal life after intense trauma. In 2013, Buchanan coauthored "Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six." She is also the author of 2025's "How to Survive Survival." For more from Jessica Buchanan: https://www.jessbuchanan.com/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPHZ6BZP?... Read "Pirates held her hostage for 93 days. She says surviving taught her what really matters when life falls apart": https://bit.ly/4bQTDKc 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:36 - The Capture 00:06:08 - The Separation 00:09:34 - The Mole 00:10:25 - The Ransom 00:16:46 - Open-Air-Prison 00:21:09 - The Captors 00:31:40 - The Mental Toll 00:37:51 - The Emergency 00:41:24 - The Rescue 00:47:00 - The Recovery 00:51:12 - The Aftermath 00:56:28 - The Future 01:03:00 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #hostagerescue #hostagesituation #sealteam6 #abductions #somalipirates #authorizedaccount MORE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT VIDEOS: How US Marine Special Ops Actually Work    • How US Marine Special Ops Actually Work | ...   How TOPGUN Fighter Pilots Actually Work    • How TOPGUN Fighter Pilots Actually Work | ...   How Psychopaths Actually Work    • How Psychopaths Actually Work | Authorized...   Insider is brought to you by Business Insider is a global newsroom covering business, technology, innovation, and the economy. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/?utm_... Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.businessinsider.com/subsc... Find Business Insider on Facebook:   / businessinsider   ... on Instagram:   / businessinsider   ... on X: https://x.com/BusinessInsider ... on TikTok:   / businessinsider   ... on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VMNsyS... How Hostage Escapes Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider