Ashley Judd Rescued From Jungle on Hammock After Shattering Her Leg

Actor Ashley Judd was on a wildlife research trip in the Congo when she stumbled over a tree and shattered her leg. Now, Judd  is recounting the life-threatening injury and the harrowing 55-hour rescue that followed. In images released this week by Judd, she is shown being carried through the rainforest by guides in a makeshift hammock, which took three hours. When they got to a passable road, she was placed on a motorcycle. She was in the middle, while a helper cradled her shattered leg.