Hiker falls into a crevice in Italy and survives seven days without food: "It's a miracle"
Created: 07/04/2022 05:27
By: Linus Prien
The wanderer was found in a crevice on Mount Matajur.
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In Italy, a man was found in the Julian Alps after seven days without food.
He had previously had an accident and lost his phone.
Still, the man is fine.
Udine - In northeastern Italy, in the Julian Alps, a 31-year-old hiker's life was saved by Italian firefighters.
The man was hiking in the Italian-Slovenian border area when he had an accident.
He had fallen into a crevasse and lost his backpack along with provisions and phone in the accident.
The man then had to survive seven days on a ledge - without eating and almost without drinking.
Sensation in Italy: rescue helicopter finds injured hiker
Although he was only slightly injured, he could not climb out of the crevasse.
During that time he only drank water that flowed through a small trickle after a thunderstorm.
"I'm fine, I'm not injured," he said, according to
Corriere della Sera
(Sunday).
The responsible fire department reported on Twitter about the man's rescue: "The hiker, who got lost in an inaccessible area of the Pulfero municipality in Taipana (UD) since last Saturday, was found by #vigilidelfuoco after 7 days of research.
The recovery this morning by the helicopter rescuers of the Venice Aviation Department in a gorge of Monte Matajur".
Hikers rescued in Italy: "It's a miracle"
According to RTL, the hiker had noted his route on his laptop before the trip, which is why the rescue workers knew roughly where to look for the missing person.
Despite everything, the man was initially taken to a hospital to be examined.
"It's a miracle, we didn't believe in it anymore," the man's mother told
Corriere
after the rescue.
Her son is a bit emaciated and looks like a crayfish because of the sun
.
(with dpa)
Two hikers from Franconia lost their way in February. The mountain rescue service rescued the couple by helicopter - and that in heavy snowfall and wind.
