Watch as hiker slips & falls down mountain as camera captures miracle escape
THIS is the terrifying moment a hiker found herself trapped upside down between two boulders while trying to retrieve her phone.The terrified young woman - named locally as Matilda Campbell - was caught headfirst in a tight ‘S’ position for seven hours until she was saved.Miraculously she survived with just minor cuts and bruises - but her phone could not be saved.
In a message online, she said: “Thank you to the team who saved me you guys are literally life savers.With limited phone reception, the friends tried for an hour to save the imprisoned climber before finally reaching out for help.BBC star & legendary broadcaster dies aged 87 as tributes pour in They built a wood frame to protect the woman from falling debris while building a half-tonne winch to lift away a boulder blocking her in the gap.NSW Ambulance Specialist Rescue Paramedic Peter Watts said: “In my 10 years as a rescue paramedic I had never encountered a job quite like this, it was challenging but incredibly rewarding.
“Every agency had a role, and we all worked incredibly well together to achieve a good outcome for the patient."
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