Unbelievable 2000-Foot Fall Survivor
Unbelievable 2000-Foot Fall Survivor-How high can a person fall and survive? By the way, falling down from one or two storied building can be fatal, but one lucky person survived falling from a height of about 2000 feet.
The incident took place in New Zealand where a climber fell while climbing Mount Taranaki.
According to local police, the climber fell 1,968 feet onto soft snow while attempting to summit the peak in the North Island.
According to the statement issued by the police, the climber is very lucky to have survived.
The snow below had softened due to rising temperatures and the man suffered minor injuries in the fall, the statement said.
The height from which the man fell is equal to the Makkah Clock Royal Tower in Saudi Arabia, which is considered one of the tallest buildings in the world.
The climber was summiting the peak with a group on September 9.
According to the police, after seeing their fellow climber falling from the peak, others descended to search for him.
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A member of Taranaki Alpine Rescue was also climbing there at the time and helped find the man who had fallen. Mt Taranaki is considered one of New Zealand’s most dangerous peaks.