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Man OK After Falling 130 Feet

2006 Reader Submission
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Man OK After Falling 130 Feet From Copter By Associated Press Mon Jan 30, 3:06 PM

VIENNA, Austria - A man plummeted 130 feet from a helicopter Monday but escaped injury because deep snow cushioned his fall.

The 42-year-old was suspended from the helicopter by a rope to make repairs when the knot came undone and he slipped free, police in the Upper Austria town of Hallstatt said in a statement.

Although a fall from that height normally would result in death or serious injury, the deep snow drifts broke the man's fall, officials said. He was taken by rescue helicopter to a nearby hospital for a medical checkup as a precaution but appeared to have no injuries, they said.

Sounds like a good candidate for a honerabel mention

Submitted on 01/31/2006

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Associated Press Jan 30, 2006

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James said:
Definitely Toss: Other
Thanks for submitting, but did ytou consider the fact that the victim is entirely blameless of any stupidity? We NEED an example of extreme stupidity to consider something for an award. If anything, this was a miraculous escape from death. Please re-read our rules of submission. Thanks! :-)


Jack said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
I must disagree with James. Since this was a repair job rather than a Search & Rescue (SAR) mission, I'm going to assume that he was some kind of technician who didn't know a granny knot from a slipknot and tied himself off to the rope. I'll give this a 1/2 thumbs up to keep it in the slush pile until we get more information.


Jorge said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection


Greg said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I'm with Jack - sounds like some cowboy repair job to me. Guy hangs himself upside down from a helicopter to fix a TV aerial or something, but has no proper safety equipment - and evidentally fairly poor knotting abilities too! ;-)


Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
It could be an accident, but I'm erring on the side of stupid cowboy repair!


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