Many of them starved to death, and many survivors suffered from malnutrition.
Many survivors were suffering from hypothermia after only a few minutes in the water.
Two C-47s were shot down after release and half the survivors suffered battle damage.
About 15 percent of victims die, and some survivors suffer lasting emotional disturbances.
Medical scans reveal that the survivors are suffering from radiation exposure which threatens their lives.
Most survivors suffered only minor injuries; seven people were admitted to hospitals.
With no way to seek confidential services, most survivors suffer in silence.
But the survivors of the Gulag suffer more than most.
But, he said, it was "not unreasonable" to suggest that survivors can suffer injury.
Thirty-two of the 42 people on board die, and all 10 survivors suffer injuries.