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His portrait of his breakdown is harrowing and believable.

"It paints a pretty stark and harrowing picture," Connor Bamford, a marine ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey and lead author of the study, told AFP.

In two reports published recently by the California Department of Social Services, investigators describe the harrowing circumstances of three women who were left behind in the assisted living facilities during the deadly Jan. 7 fire.

He later recounted the harrowing conditions in captivity, where he said he was often isolated and denied food.

The narrow Straits of Gibraltar was particularly harrowing for U-boat captains and crews.