Moment terrified hiker is found UPSIDE DOWN between two rocks after getting trapped trying to find her phone
Date: 2024-10-22THIS is the terrifying moment a hiker found herself trapped upside down between two boulders while trying to retrieve her phone.
Pictures show the terrified young woman’s ordeal with just her feet visible sticking out from beneath the rocks.
The terrified young woman – named locally as Matilda Campbell – was caught headfirst in a tight ‘S’ position for seven hours until she was saved.
One of the giant boulders weighed a huge 1,100lbs and had to be winched out by a rescue team.
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.
“Too bad about the phone tho.”
Horrified friends attempted to rescue her from the perilous ordeal in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia.
With limited phone reception, the friends tried for an hour to save the imprisoned climber before finally reaching out for help.
The helpless adventurer was wedged down a three-metre crevice into the rocky abyss.
Rescue team members watched on as the intricate and challenging mission was carried out.
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.”
