After dropping her cellphone while taking photos in Australia’s Hunter Valley place, a woman discovered herself trapped back down in a small gap between two stones.
The New South Wales Ambulance support described the hard rescue operation as “between a rock and a hard place” on their Instagram account, describing how the 23-year-old, who was later identified as Matilda Campbell, was absolutely “between a rock and a tough place.”
The rescue operation took a total of seven hours to free her from the roughly three-metre ( 10-foot ) crevice.
Peter Watts, the professional save nurse involved, noted that in his decade-long job, he had not faced a situation quite like this. After their unsuccessful attempts to open her, Campbell’s friends had to make the trip to a place with better phone reception to get the emergency services.
Watts praised the interdisciplinary team energy during the rescue operation. Rescuers carefully removed some large boulders and constructed a hardwood frame to maintain stability and make a secure access point. The most difficult aspect of the rescue was guiding Campbell through a difficult” S” bend, which spanned more than an hour. A specialized winch was also employed to move a massive 500-kilogram ( 1, 100-pound ) boulder out of the way.
Throughout the struggle, Campbell remained quiet and cooperative, assisting the volunteers in their attempts to open her. She was ready to do anything that we asked of her to do to help us get her out, Watts said. Luckily, Campbell was freed with just small scratches and bruises, although her phone was sadly left behind in the hole.
Following the incident, Campbell shared a light-hearted post on Facebook that featured a picture of her rescuing that showed her feet stifling between the boulders. She comically captioned the image,” No my foot on display like that”, accompanied by a laughing icon. In another article, she casually reflected on her accident-prone character and said,” No more stone inquiry for me for a while”.
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