video at link.He said that he had broken away from his tour group of nine Brits and one American to take pictures after they reached the highest point in the trek.
But he soon heard ‘ice cracking behind’ and kept filming until the last moment before he dodged under nearby shelter.
Acknowledging that he ‘took a big risk’, he explained: ‘I felt in control, but regardless, when the snow started coming over and it got dark / harder to breath, I was bricking it and thought I might die.’
Harry continued: ‘Behind the rock it was like being inside a blizzard. Once it was over the adrenaline rush hit me hard. I was only covered in a small layer of snow, without a scratch. I felt giddy.’
When he found his tour group, they were ‘laughing and crying, happy to be alive’ following the terrifying experience.
‘It was only later we realised just how lucky we’d been’, he added.
FULL STORY: https://www.wymt.com/2022/09/08/woman-trying-get-cellphone-goes-over-cumberland-falls/Woman trying to get cellphone goes over Cumberland Falls
A woman survived going over the falls at the Cumberland Falls State Park. ...
Witnesses told officials a woman had fallen into the river and went over the falls, landing downstream.
When rescue crews got there, officials say the 36-year-old woman was swimming to a large rock downstream of the falls. She was able to swim to rescuers. EMA officials say she was checked out by medical crews at the scene and wasn’t taken to the hospital. ...
She told rescuers she was upstream taking pictures when she dropped her phone in the river. While trying to get her phone, she was swept away by the current. ...
Cumberland Falls is in southeastern Kentucky, spanning the river at the border of McCreary and Whitley counties. The Cumberland Falls is 68 feet high by 125 feet wide reaching depths up to 400 feet at the base of the falls. ...
Officials said it’s important for you to stay safe and they’re reminding people to stay behind the gate. They said visitors who disobey safety rules can be fined.
"When he didn't ring, I tried ringing him and I thought I would come and check him out," Grey said, reported 9news.com.au.
"(He is) probably one of the toughest people I've seen at that age... even ambos and police were commenting on how resilient he is, a tough old bloke."
His rescuer said he had gone to look for him after his phone calls were not answered and then he found Mr Killen several metres from his tractor which had also been stuck.
Mr Killen was treated mainly for hypothermia and dehydration at the scene before he was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital where he is in a serious condition.
"The tractor was bogged quite severely next to a dam and it appears the gentlemen has tried to step off the tractor," Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson Shaun Bright told reporters.
"He's a very tough gentleman. When we got there, the gentleman was suffering from suspected hypothermia and severe dehydration.”
"The gentleman was covered head-to-two in mud ... certainly quite distressed," added Mr Bright.
Farmer, 95, pulled alive from mud by pal after being buried for two days
A 95-year-old farmer has been rescued by a pal after being stuck in mud and unable to free himself for two days in Australia.
Tom Killen was wedged up to his shoulders in a bog on his Carters Ridge property, two hours north of Brisbane in Queensland, with no way of calling for help, it is reported.
A friend said that he was “one of the toughest people I’ve seen at that age” with Mr Killen surviving the ordeal.
He is believed to have become stuck in the mud by a dam around midday on Sunday and it was not until two days later, on Tuesday morning, that he was discovered and pulled to freedom by his pal Dave Grey
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That would be tough at any age!A friend said that he was “one of the toughest people I’ve seen at that age” with Mr Killen surviving the ordeal.
The driver of the flying car lost control after he experienced a seizure and was admitted to hospital. Reported to be a young man, he is expected to recover from the dangerous ordeal.
Priest hails 'miracle' after not even noticing a crashing car flew over his roof
Says it all. Milford Ohio. Watch the video.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/priest-hails-miracle-after-not-28471317The Franciscan priest is blind in his left eye and wears hearing aids, so did not see the high-speed crash occur despite it coming within inches of him.
He normally has his guide dog in the passenger seat.To be fair, I think that seeing as the priest has reached the age of 87 and must have spent quite some time driving one-eyed, most likely only on quiet local roads, without incident, we can cut him some slack.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/11/elde...e-after-escaped-car-crash-unscathed-17742449/
By some miracle, the two weren't badly hurt, crawling out from the wreckage with cuts, bruises, and mild concussion.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. John Gilbert said: “It’s a miracle in several senses,” Gilbert said. “Nearly all of the vehicles that go over the side of the road in that particular area turn out to be fatalities. For them to survive the crash — is a miracle."
The two fell in an area notorious for poor phone signal, but their phones could still be used to send out an emergency call.
Gilbert continued: “The fact they had a piece of technology that survived the crash and it worked as advertised and got rescue to them in a timely manner is another miracle.”
A helicopter was used to hoist the couple out of the canyon and rushed to hospital, but thankfully no serious injuries were found.
A local lifeboat managed to get to her at the base of the cliff, where she was ‘pretty nervous but moving okay and running around,’ according to Becky Mack from Swanage RNLI. The lifeboat team then used the dog’s collar and lead to secure her.
Despite having received a small bruise and being a little shaken, Penny was remarkably unharmed by her ordeal – though she was ‘very glad’ to return to her owner.
After being rushed to the San Maurizio hospital in Bolzano and being hospitalised in intensive care, Mr Sartori is expected to make a full recovery despite suffering some fractures and frostbite on his hands and feet.
Talking from his hospital bed, Mr Sartori said while buried under the snow, he tried to stay awake and not fall asleep as his will to live was very strong.
He told Italian news agency Ansa: "The night was terrible. I was so scared, I didn't want to die. I knew I shouldn't give up, I shouldn't fall asleep at all, otherwise that would have been the end of it.”
Mr Sartori said he made small movements while being buried in order to keep his body temperature as high as possible and survive the ordeal.
He added that as soon as the avalanche stopped, he used one arm to form the shape of a funnel so that he could breathe.
The mountaineer said: "I feel very lucky.”
The emergency services started looking when the missing man's family raised the alarm and a team from the Aiut Alpin Dolomites eventually found him in the Alpe di Fanes area.
They started looking that evening with an aerial search and started digging when they found a glove that the man had lost when the avalanche struck.
Short video.He is believed to have been ski touring in Lidairdes when the avalanche hit. His family alerted rescue services when he didn’t return on time.
Miraculously, only using the search light on the helicopter, the team was able to spot the man’s arm waving at them and extract him from a large pile of snow blocks.
He was then hoisted 100ft up to safety.
Local reports stated the man recovered from the incident without serious injury.
Nathan Reeves was recording a podcast with guest, Alexsey Reyes, when a vehicle slammed into the cafe in Houston, Texas.
Neither sustained any serious injuries from the crash which police are investigating.
He digs him out. Video at link.In an incredible moment caught on camera, Francis Zuber happened upon a man who was suffocating in snow on a Washington state ski slope.
He even had a shovel with him!Skier saves snowboarder from death in terrifying rescue
He digs him out. Video at link.
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The bollards did a great job there. Honourable mention must also go to the awesome safety glass.
Quiet? That was the only Q word.The bollards did a great job there. Honourable mention must also go to the awesome safety glass.
An obvious contributing factor in this incident was a flagrant use of the 'Q' word.
In my industry we don't say that. ASKING for trouble.
The bollards did their job which is to absorb some of the energy of the impact.Quiet? That was the only Q word.
And the bollards did nothing. The glass, though - awesome job.
Looked like the car was bleeding - what was that red stuff on the ground?
Aha! I forgot about that.The red staining on the ground is transmission fluid.
It all comes flooding back when it happens to your own car.Aha! I forgot about that.
Anyone saying That Word at my work is summarily rebuked for trying to cause trouble.Quiet? That was the only Q word.