NEVJEROJATNA SREĆA 16-GODIŠNJAKA KOJI JE UPAO U 'ĐAVOLJU KUHINJU' Skotrljao se niz snježnu padinu u zloglasnu provaliju: 'Pravo je čudo da sam živ'

Šesnaestogodišnji Kanađanin kotrljao se niz snježnu padinu više od 150 metara u američkoj državi Oregonu izvukavši se samo sa slomljenom bedrenom kosti.

Gurbaz Singh, podrijetlom iz Vancouvera, sa skupinom dječaka penjao se na Mount Hood pored Portlanda kad se poskliznuo na ledu, navodi se u objašnjenju šerifova ureda u Clackamasu.

Ne mogavši se zaustaviti, Gurbaz se kotrljao niz planinu od Pearly Gatesa do mjesta nesretno nazvana Devil's Kitchen (Vražja kuhinja).

Otprilike četiri sata nakon pada, spasioci su pronašli Gurbaza, stabilizirali su mu nogu i počeli ga polako i sigurno spuštati niz planinu.

"Mislio je da će se uspjeti negdje zaustaviti i pokušavao se sjekirom zakačiti za nešto, al to nije uspijevao jer se prebrzo kotrljao", objašnjava Gurbazov tata Rishamdeep Singh za KATU.

"Sada je OK, ne misli puno o tome. Razgovara s obitelji i prijateljima, dobrog je raspoloženja".

Singh je rekao da njegov sin i dalje misli planinariti, ne samo to - kad ozdravi, ponovno će na Mount Hood.

Gurbaz Singh se na svom Instagram profilu zahvalio svima koji su sudjelovali u njegovu spašavanju.

- Iz vlastitog iskustva mogu reći da je puka sreća da sam ostao živ, mogao sam umrijeti, napisao je na Instagramu strastveni planinar.

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I'd just like to say how thankful I am for everyone that helped save my life this Monday morning on Mount Hood. From the fellow climbers who kept me talking, hydrated and warm, while I was screaming in pain, to @portlandmountainrescue and @timberlinelodge Ski Patrol for getting me off the mountain safely, all of you guys are heroes and I am forever grateful. While training and experience does help in the backcountry, accidents are bound to happen. I am very lucky that I only suffered a fractured femur from this fall. From my experience, the experience and skills I had learned over the past 2 years helped with the consequences of my fall but it was just luck, I should have died there. Please always wear a helmet, mine was destroyed and I suffered no head injuries, it would have been so much worse if I was not wearing one. I am slowly on the road to recovery, just trying to get back on my feet, to my normal life. Again I am so thankful for everyone's wishes and everyone who was there who saved my life that tragic day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #searchandrescue #sar #k #rescue #workingdog #firefighter #training #mountains #outdoors #firefighters #photography #mountainrescue #military #firstresponders #helicopter #malinois #surveillance #bushcraft #adventure #pnw #pnwpeakbaggers #mountaineering #mounthood #gurbazsingh

A post shared by Gurbaz Singh (@kidmountaineer) on Jan 3, 2020 at 10:36pm PST